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147-28 Jamaica Avenue zoning and development potential

147-28 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11435 is a 12,325 square foot lot zoned C6-4. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 147,900 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 24,600 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09995-0001
Block / lot
9995 / 1
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C6-4
Lot area
12,325 sf
Frontage x depth
125 ft x 86 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
24,600 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1931
Built FAR
2.00

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today24,600 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)147,900 sf

That leaves 123,300 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 135,205 sf (Max Res + Public Plaza Bonus).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 12,325 sf of land is 123,250 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Res + Public Plaza Bonus) holds 135,205 sf, 9% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

  • Narrow 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 housing147,90012.00178
Max Res + Public Plaza BonusHousing135,20510.97114
Max ApartmentsHousing123,25010.00181
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes123,25010.00137
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes123,24910.00128
Community FacilityCommunity facility123,24810.00None

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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