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140 East Broadway zoning and development potential

140 East Broadway, Manhattan 10002 is a 6,613 square foot lot zoned C6-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 57,136 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 6,680 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-00283-0083
Block / lot
283 / 83
Community district
Manhattan Community District 3
Zoning
C6-2
Lot area
6,613 sf
Frontage x depth
53 ft x 124 ft
Lot type
Through
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
6,680 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1940
Built FAR
1.01

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today6,680 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)57,136 sf

That leaves 50,456 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 47,614 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 6,613 sf of land is 39,810 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 47,614 sf, 19% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

  • Wide street frontage
  • 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 housing57,1368.6462
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing57,1368.6457
Max ApartmentsHousing47,6147.2099
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes47,6057.2047
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)47,3727.16161 rooms
Sky Exposure Plane OptionHousing39,8106.0242

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 140 East Broadway.

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