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149-02 Jamaica Avenue zoning and development potential

149-02 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11435 is a 5,940 square foot lot zoned C6-4. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 71,280 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 5,310 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09997-0001
Block / lot
9997 / 1
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C6-4
Lot area
5,940 sf
Frontage x depth
66 ft x 90 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
5,310 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1923
Built FAR
0.89

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today5,310 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)71,280 sf

That leaves 65,970 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 59,400 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 5,940 sf of land is 59,400 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 59,400 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store 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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing71,28012.0077
Max CommercialCommercial69,83411.76None
Max ApartmentsHousing59,40010.0087
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes59,40010.0061
Community FacilityCommunity facility59,40010.00None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes59,39910.0059

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.

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