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147-34 Northern Boulevard zoning and development potential

147-34 Northern Boulevard, Queens 11354 is a 13,800 square foot lot zoned R7X. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 82,800 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 16,600 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-05016-0039
Block / lot
5016 / 39
Community district
Queens Community District 7
Zoning
R7X
Lot area
13,800 sf
Frontage x depth
150 ft x 92 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
16,600 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1950
Built FAR
1.20

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today16,600 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)82,800 sf

That leaves 66,200 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 69,000 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 5.00 for this lot, which at 13,800 sf of land is 69,000 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 69,000 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
  • 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 housing82,8006.0097
Max ApartmentsHousing69,0005.00101
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes69,0005.0070
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes69,0005.0068
Community FacilityCommunity facility69,0005.00None
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)68,4594.96234 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 25, 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 147-34 Northern Boulevard.

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