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1026 Avenue Of The Americas zoning and development potential

1026 Avenue Of The Americas, Manhattan 10018 is a 8,774 square foot lot zoned C5-3. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 88,792 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 25,000 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-00840-0004
Block / lot
840 / 4
Community district
Manhattan Community District 5
Zoning
C5-3
Lot area
8,774 sf
Frontage x depth
64 ft x 85 ft
Lot type
Through
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
25,000 sf, 5 floors
Year built
1920
Built FAR
2.85

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today25,000 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)88,792 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility131,610 sf

That leaves 63,792 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 87,739 sf (Commercial Overlay).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 8,774 sf of land is 87,740 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Shared Housing (SRO)) holds 81,144 sf, 7% less than that simple multiplication suggests. On this lot the building rules, not the FAR, set the limit; the full study shows which one binds.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Irregular lot shape

Development scenarios

The largest 6 as-of-right schemes RunEnvelope’s engine produced for this lot, by zoning floor area. A full study also models the building itself: floor plates, heights, setbacks, unit mix and parking.

SchemeTypeFloor areaFARHomes
Community FacilityCommunity facility131,61015.00None
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing88,79210.1291
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing88,34610.0791
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes87,73910.0096
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)81,1449.25271 rooms
Max ApartmentsHousing81,1449.25183

Floor area is zoning floor area in square feet. Highlighted: the largest scheme with homes. Income-restricted schemes (Universal Affordability Preference, AIRS senior housing) require a share or all of the homes to be affordable. Shared housing counts rooms, not apartments. Schemes that need a landmark transfer of development rights, the FRESH food store bonus or a stack of every program are left off this page; the full study shows them.

What these numbers are

As-of-right only: what the Zoning Resolution allows without a variance, special permit or rezoning. Computed by RunEnvelope’s zoning engine on October 24, 2026 from PLUTO 26v2 lot data, in screening mode: the engine uses the City’s recorded lot area and dimensions, not a surveyed lot outline.

This is not a professional opinion, an appraisal or a statement that anything will or should be built here. Existing tenants, leases and the owner’s plans are not part of it.

What a full study checks

  • ■The actual lot outline, street frontages and yards, not PLUTO's recorded dimensions
  • ■Easements, restrictive declarations and zoning lot agreements on record
  • ■Landmark, waterfront and flood rules that apply to the specific building
  • ■Height, setback and floor-by-floor massing, with floor plans
  • ■Unit count, parking and the affordability program terms

Why this lot has a page: we publish pages only for lots that clear a set of data quality and headroom tests.

This is the screening number. Get the study for 1026 Avenue Of The Americas.

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