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1376 Cromwell Avenue zoning and development potential

1376 Cromwell Avenue, Bronx 10452 is a 51,410 square foot lot zoned R8A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 370,152 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 127,860 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
2-02864-0035
Block / lot
2864 / 35
Community district
Bronx Community District 4
Zoning
R8A
Lot area
51,410 sf
Frontage x depth
213 ft x 178 ft
Lot type
Through
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
127,860 sf, 3 floors
Year built
2005
Built FAR
2.49

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today127,860 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)370,152 sf

That leaves 242,292 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 334,165 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 51,410 sf of land is 309,488 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 309,488 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R8A on a wide street: 125 ft (145 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • 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 housing370,1527.20460
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes334,1656.50375
Community FacilityCommunity facility334,1656.50None
Max ApartmentsHousing309,4886.02455
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes309,4886.02359
Max Residential (Standard Housing) (Parking Waiver: 250 units)Housing309,4886.02250

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.

This is the screening number. Get the study for 1376 Cromwell Avenue.

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