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1384 Nelson Avenue zoning and development potential

1384 Nelson Avenue, Bronx 10452 is a 9,765 square foot lot zoned R8A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 65,970 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 12,268 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
2-02520-0032
Block / lot
2520 / 32
Community district
Bronx Community District 4
Zoning
R8A
Lot area
9,765 sf
Frontage x depth
122 ft x 63 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
12,268 sf, 1 floor
Year built
2015
Built FAR
1.26

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today12,268 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)65,970 sf

That leaves 53,702 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 58,785 sf (Commercial Overlay).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 9,765 sf of land is 58,785 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Shared Housing (SRO)) holds 57,452 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 housing65,9706.7675
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes58,7856.0259
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)57,4525.88199 rooms
Max ApartmentsHousing57,4525.8886
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes56,8225.8244
Community FacilityCommunity facility48,6054.98None

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 23, 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 1384 Nelson Avenue.

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