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1040 Sherman Avenue zoning and development potential

1040 Sherman Avenue, Bronx 10456 is a 9,690 square foot lot zoned R7-1. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 48,547 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 9,690 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
2-02451-0001
Block / lot
2451 / 1
Community district
Bronx Community District 4
Zoning
R7-1
Lot area
9,690 sf
Frontage x depth
75 ft x 107 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
9,690 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1992
Built FAR
1.00

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today9,690 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)48,547 sf

That leaves 38,857 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 43,791 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.44 for this lot, which at 9,690 sf of land is 33,334 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 38,760 sf, 16% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

Quality Housing height limit in R7-1 on a wide street: 85 ft (115 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • FRESH food store zone
  • 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
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing48,5475.0155
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing48,5475.0155
Community FacilityCommunity facility44,2464.57None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes43,7914.5243
Max ApartmentsHousing38,7604.0057
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes38,7604.0034

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 23, 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 1040 Sherman Avenue.

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