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146-46 Liberty Avenue zoning and development potential

146-46 Liberty Avenue, Queens 11435 is a 8,800 square foot lot zoned R7X. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 52,800 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 1,400 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-10055-0002
Block / lot
10055 / 2
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
R7X
Lot area
8,800 sf
Frontage x depth
125 ft x 72 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Mixed residential and commercial
Built today
1,400 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1931
Built FAR
0.16

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today1,400 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)52,800 sf

That leaves 51,400 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 44,000 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 5.00 for this lot, which at 8,800 sf of land is 44,000 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 44,000 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R7X 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
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • 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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing52,8006.0059
Max ApartmentsHousing44,0005.0064
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes44,0005.0040
Community FacilityCommunity facility44,0005.00None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes43,9925.0042
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)43,7434.97149 rooms

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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