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1480 Sheridan Expressway zoning and development potential

1480 Sheridan Expressway, Bronx 10459 is a 84,229 square foot lot zoned R7-3. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 544,750 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 25,197 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
2-03017-0029
Block / lot
3017 / 29
Community district
Bronx Community District 9
Zoning
R7-3
Lot area
84,229 sf
Frontage x depth
538 ft x 181 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
25,197 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1924
Built FAR
0.30

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today25,197 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility544,750 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility547,488 sf

That leaves 519,553 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 5.00 for this lot, which at 84,229 sf of land is 421,145 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Shared Housing (SRO)) holds 421,145 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R7-3 on a wide street: 125 ft (145 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Flood zone AE (special flood hazard area)
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store zone
  • E-designation on the lot
  • Coastal 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
Community FacilityCommunity facility547,4886.50None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes544,7506.47547
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing505,3736.00619
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)421,1455.001,412 rooms
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes421,1455.00489
Max ApartmentsHousing421,1445.00619

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 1480 Sheridan Expressway.

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