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146-13 Archer Avenue zoning and development potential

146-13 Archer Avenue, Queens 11435 is a 3,333 square foot lot zoned C6-4. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 39,996 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 2,400 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09988-0040
Block / lot
9988 / 40
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C6-4
Lot area
3,333 sf
Frontage x depth
40 ft x 79 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
2,400 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1935
Built FAR
0.72

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today2,400 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)39,996 sf

That leaves 37,596 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 33,331 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 3,333 sf of land is 33,330 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 33,331 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • 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 housing39,99612.0035
Max CommercialCommercial39,99612.00None
Max ApartmentsHousing33,33110.0049
Community FacilityCommunity facility33,33010.00None
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes33,32610.0030
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes33,2929.9920

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.

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