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147 West 43 Street zoning and development potential

147 West 43 Street, Manhattan 10036 is a 6,030 square foot lot zoned C6-7T. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 72,360 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 30,150 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-00996-0009
Block / lot
996 / 9
Community district
Manhattan Community District 5
Zoning
C6-7T
Lot area
6,030 sf
Frontage x depth
60 ft x 100 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
30,150 sf, 6 floors
Year built
1910
Built FAR
5.00

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today30,150 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)72,360 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility90,450 sf

That leaves 42,210 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 71,991 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 6,030 sf of land is 60,300 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 60,301 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

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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
Community FacilityCommunity facility90,45015.00None
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing72,36012.0077
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing72,36012.0077
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes71,99111.9435
Max CommercialCommercial63,00210.45None
Max ApartmentsHousing60,30110.00126

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 West 43 Street.

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