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1289 Louis Nine Boulevard zoning and development potential

1289 Louis Nine Boulevard, Bronx 10459 is a 12,400 square foot lot zoned R7-1. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 62,124 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 7,504 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
2-02976-0035
Block / lot
2976 / 35
Community district
Bronx Community District 3
Zoning
R7-1
Lot area
12,400 sf
Frontage x depth
99 ft x 118 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
7,504 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1931
Built FAR
0.61

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today7,504 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)62,124 sf

That leaves 54,620 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 58,858 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.44 for this lot, which at 12,400 sf of land is 42,656 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 49,600 sf, 16% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

Quality Housing height limit in R7-1 on a wide street: 85 ft (115 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store 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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing62,1245.0171
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing62,1245.0169
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes58,8584.7557
Community FacilityCommunity facility57,7354.66None
Max ApartmentsHousing49,6004.0073
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes49,6004.0045

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 23, 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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