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148-27 Jamaica Avenue zoning and development potential

148-27 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11435 is a 11,000 square foot lot zoned C6-3. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 108,916 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 10,800 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09678-0094
Block / lot
9678 / 94
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C6-3
Lot area
11,000 sf
Frontage x depth
101 ft x 118 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
10,800 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1940
Built FAR
0.98

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today10,800 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility108,916 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility109,996 sf

That leaves 98,116 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 7.52 for this lot, which at 11,000 sf of land is 82,720 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 82,721 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • 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
Community FacilityCommunity facility109,99610.00None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes108,9169.9096
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing99,2209.02113
Max CommercialCommercial88,0008.00None
Max ApartmentsHousing82,7217.52121
Sky Exposure Plane OptionHousing82,7207.52106

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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