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1481 Blondell Avenue zoning and development potential

1481 Blondell Avenue, Bronx 10461 is a 12,500 square foot lot zoned R6-1. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 55,472 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 14,580 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
2-04081-0024
Block / lot
4081 / 24
Community district
Bronx Community District 10
Zoning
R6-1
Lot area
12,500 sf
Frontage x depth
100 ft x 125 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
14,580 sf, 1.5 floors
Year built
1959
Built FAR
1.17

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today14,580 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility55,472 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility60,000 sf

That leaves 40,892 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.00 for this lot, which at 12,500 sf of land is 37,500 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 37,500 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R6-1 on a narrow street: 75 ft (95 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • E-designation on the lot

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 facility60,0004.80None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes55,4724.4440
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing48,7503.9054
Max ApartmentsHousing37,5003.0055
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes37,5003.0027
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)37,2142.98125 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 23, 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 1481 Blondell Avenue.

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