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136-31 Roosevelt Avenue zoning and development potential

136-31 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens 11354 is a 17,072 square foot lot zoned C4-3. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 66,581 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 28,550 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-04980-0014
Block / lot
4980 / 14
Community district
Queens Community District 7
Zoning
C4-3
Lot area
17,072 sf
Frontage x depth
97 ft x 176 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
28,550 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1927
Built FAR
1.67

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today28,550 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)66,581 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility79,486 sf

That leaves 38,031 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 61,010 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 2.43 for this lot, which at 17,072 sf of land is 41,485 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)) holds 41,484 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract

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 facility79,4864.66None
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing66,5813.9079
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing66,5813.9075
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes61,0103.5750
Max CommercialCommercial58,0453.40None
Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)Housing41,4842.4348

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.

This is the screening number. Get the study for 136-31 Roosevelt Avenue.

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