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139-04 Hillside Avenue zoning and development potential

139-04 Hillside Avenue, Queens 11435 is a 6,525 square foot lot zoned C4-4D. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 39,275 sf (Commercial Overlay), against 500 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09685-0052
Block / lot
9685 / 52
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C4-4D
Lot area
6,525 sf
Frontage x depth
60 ft x 70 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
500 sf
Year built
2008
Built FAR
0.08

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today500 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Commercial Overlay39,275 sf

That leaves 38,775 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 6,525 sf of land is 39,280 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Shared Housing (SRO)) holds 33,178 sf, 15% less than that simple multiplication suggests. On this lot the building rules, not the FAR, set the limit; the full study shows which one binds.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • 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
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes39,2756.0236
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing38,1925.8538
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)33,1785.08112 rooms
Max ApartmentsHousing33,1785.0858
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes32,9165.0424
Community FacilityCommunity facility28,1394.31None

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 139-04 Hillside Avenue.

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