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144-29 Northern Boulevard zoning and development potential

144-29 Northern Boulevard, Queens 11354 is a 29,783 square foot lot zoned R6. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 116,154 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 10,102 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-05003-0055
Block / lot
5003 / 55
Community district
Queens Community District 7
Zoning
R6
Lot area
29,783 sf
Frontage x depth
170 ft x 175 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
10,102 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1970
Built FAR
0.34

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today10,102 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)116,154 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility138,668 sf

That leaves 106,052 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 114,826 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 2.43 for this lot, which at 29,783 sf of land is 72,373 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 89,349 sf, 23% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

Quality Housing height limit in R6 on a wide street: 75 ft (95 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage

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
Community FacilityCommunity facility138,6684.66None
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing116,1543.90141
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing116,1543.90138
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes114,8263.86115
Max ApartmentsHousing89,3493.00131
Split Lot (2 Buildings)Housing89,3493.00106

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.

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