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1240 Edward L Grant Hwy zoning and development potential

1240 Edward L Grant Hwy, Bronx 10452 is a 59,050 square foot lot zoned R9A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 532,631 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 26,000 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
2-02871-0002
Block / lot
2871 / 2
Community district
Bronx Community District 4
Zoning
R9A
Lot area
59,050 sf
Frontage x depth
608 ft x 141 ft
Lot type
Block assemblage
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
26,000 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1953
Built FAR
0.44

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today26,000 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)532,631 sf

That leaves 506,631 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 444,056 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 7.52 for this lot, which at 59,050 sf of land is 444,056 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 444,056 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R9A on a wide street: 145 ft (185 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • FRESH food store zone
  • 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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing532,6319.02682
Max ApartmentsHousing444,0567.52653
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes444,0567.52508
Max Residential (Standard Housing) (Parking Waiver: 333 units)Housing444,0567.52333
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)441,7977.481,507 rooms
Max CommercialCommercial45,8230.78None

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 25, 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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