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109 East Burnside Avenue zoning and development potential

109 East Burnside Avenue, Bronx 10453 is a 8,100 square foot lot zoned C4-4D. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 58,320 sf (Max Apartments), against 17,918 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
2-03169-0066
Block / lot
3169 / 66
Community district
Bronx Community District 5
Zoning
C4-4D
Lot area
8,100 sf
Frontage x depth
100 ft x 91 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
17,918 sf, 3 floors
Year built
1930
Built FAR
2.21

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today17,918 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Max Apartments58,320 sf

That leaves 40,402 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 8,100 sf of land is 48,762 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 58,320 sf, 19% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

  • 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
Max ApartmentsHousing58,3207.2086
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing58,3207.2067
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing58,3207.2067
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes58,3207.2058
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)58,2307.19197 rooms
Max CommercialCommercial27,5403.40None

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 109 East Burnside Avenue.

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