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126-56 Northern Bl Sr South zoning and development potential

126-56 Northern Bl Sr South, Queens 11368 is a 20,720 square foot lot zoned C4-4. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 96,668 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 17,105 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-01821-0006
Block / lot
1821 / 6
Community district
Queens Community District 7
Zoning
C4-4
Lot area
20,720 sf
Frontage x depth
107 ft x 209 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
17,105 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1931
Built FAR
0.83

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today17,105 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)96,668 sf

That leaves 79,563 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 71,277 sf (Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.44 for this lot, which at 20,720 sf of land is 71,277 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)) holds 71,277 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • E-designation on the lot
  • Coastal 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 housing96,6684.67118
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing96,6684.67118
Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)Housing71,2773.4473
Sky Exposure Plane Option (Parking Waiver: 60 units)Housing71,2773.4460
Max ApartmentsHousing49,7282.4073
Baseline: Standard Residences (As-of-Right)Baseline49,7282.4048

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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