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147-14 Jamaica Avenue zoning and development potential

147-14 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11435 is a 3,664 square foot lot zoned C6-4. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 43,967 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 3,000 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09994-0061
Block / lot
9994 / 61
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C6-4
Lot area
3,664 sf
Frontage x depth
40 ft x 95 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
3,000 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1931
Built FAR
0.82

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today3,000 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)43,967 sf

That leaves 40,967 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 36,640 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 3,664 sf of land is 36,640 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 36,640 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Narrow 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 housing43,96712.0044
Max CommercialCommercial38,14510.41None
Max ApartmentsHousing36,64010.0054
Community FacilityCommunity facility36,64010.00None
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes36,62610.0034
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes36,62510.0033

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 147-14 Jamaica Avenue.

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