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121-08 Jamaica Avenue zoning and development potential

121-08 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11418 is a 13,939 square foot lot zoned R6A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 54,362 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 10,153 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09331-0008
Block / lot
9331 / 8
Community district
Queens Community District 9
Zoning
R6A
Lot area
13,939 sf
Frontage x depth
157 ft x 79 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
10,153 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1931
Built FAR
0.73

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today10,153 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)54,362 sf

That leaves 44,209 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 41,817 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.00 for this lot, which at 13,939 sf of land is 41,817 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 41,817 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R6A on a narrow street: 75 ft (95 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • E-designation on the lot
  • 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 housing54,3623.9064
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing54,3623.9064
Max ApartmentsHousing41,8173.0061
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes41,8173.0038
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes41,8173.0032
Community FacilityCommunity facility41,8173.00None

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 21, 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.

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