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12 Prospect Street zoning and development potential

12 Prospect Street, Staten Island 10304 is a 10,000 square foot lot zoned C4-2A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 36,820 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 5,000 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
5-00491-0032
Block / lot
491 / 32
Community district
Staten Island Community District 1
Zoning
C4-2A
Lot area
10,000 sf
Frontage x depth
100 ft x 100 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
5,000 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1931
Built FAR
0.50

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today5,000 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)36,820 sf

That leaves 31,820 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 20,000 sf (Shared Housing (SRO)).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.00 for this lot, which at 10,000 sf of land is 30,000 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Shared Housing (SRO)) holds 20,000 sf, 33% 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.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Flood zone AE (special flood hazard area)
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store zone
  • E-designation on the lot
  • Coastal zone

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 housing36,8203.6844
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing36,8203.6844
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)20,0002.0067 rooms
Max ApartmentsHousing20,0002.0029
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes20,0002.0015
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes20,0002.0011

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 18, 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 12 Prospect Street.

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