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138-54 94 Avenue zoning and development potential

138-54 94 Avenue, Queens 11435 is a 55,000 square foot lot zoned C6-2A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 396,000 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 143,091 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09991-0001
Block / lot
9991 / 1
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C6-2A
Lot area
55,000 sf
Frontage x depth
310 ft x 200 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
143,091 sf, 3 floors
Year built
1930
Built FAR
2.60

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today143,091 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)396,000 sf

That leaves 252,909 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 357,494 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 55,000 sf of land is 331,100 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 331,100 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store zone
  • 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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing396,0007.20501
Community FacilityCommunity facility357,5006.50None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes357,4946.50384
Max ApartmentsHousing331,1006.02487
Max Residential (Standard Housing) (Parking Waiver: 250 units)Housing331,1006.02250
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes331,0966.02345

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 138-54 94 Avenue.

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