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131-27 Fowler Avenue zoning and development potential

131-27 Fowler Avenue, Queens 11355 is a 36,450 square foot lot zoned C2-6A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 182,614 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 49,160 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-05076-0020
Block / lot
5076 / 20
Community district
Queens Community District 7
Zoning
C2-6A
Lot area
36,450 sf
Frontage x depth
170 ft x 180 ft
Lot type
Through
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
49,160 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1971
Built FAR
1.35

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today49,160 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)182,614 sf

That leaves 133,454 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 145,800 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 4.00 for this lot, which at 36,450 sf of land is 145,800 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 145,800 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Narrow 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 housing182,6145.01231
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing182,6145.01231
Max ApartmentsHousing145,8004.00214
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes145,8004.00148
Mixed-UseMixed use with homes145,8004.00133
Max Residential (Standard Housing) (Parking Waiver: 100 units)Housing145,8004.00100

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 24, 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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