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127-25 Metropolitan Avenue zoning and development potential

127-25 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens 11415 is a 21,490 square foot lot zoned R6. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 93,162 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 21,400 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09249-0052
Block / lot
9249 / 52
Community district
Queens Community District 9
Zoning
R6
Lot area
21,490 sf
Frontage x depth
112 ft x 240 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
21,400 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1938
Built FAR
1.00

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today21,400 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility93,162 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility103,152 sf

That leaves 71,762 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 2.43 for this lot, which at 21,490 sf of land is 52,221 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 64,470 sf, 23% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

Quality Housing height limit in R6 on a wide street: 75 ft (95 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • 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
Community FacilityCommunity facility103,1524.80None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes93,1624.3476
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing83,8113.9098
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing83,8113.9098
Max ApartmentsHousing64,4703.0095
Split Lot (2 Buildings)Housing64,4703.0074

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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