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129-10 Hillside Avenue zoning and development potential

129-10 Hillside Avenue, Queens 11418 is a 17,263 square foot lot zoned R6. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 67,326 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 14,793 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09281-0011
Block / lot
9281 / 11
Community district
Queens Community District 9
Zoning
R6
Lot area
17,263 sf
Frontage x depth
101 ft x 180 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
14,793 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1930
Built FAR
0.86

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today14,793 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)67,326 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility80,378 sf

That leaves 52,533 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 66,412 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 2.43 for this lot, which at 17,263 sf of land is 41,949 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 51,789 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
  • 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
Community FacilityCommunity facility80,3784.66None
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing67,3263.9077
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing67,3253.9079
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes66,4123.8565
Max ApartmentsHousing51,7893.0076
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes51,7893.0050

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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