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149-18 Jamaica Avenue zoning and development potential

149-18 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11435 is a 5,460 square foot lot zoned C6-4. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 65,520 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 9,000 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09997-0008
Block / lot
9997 / 8
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C6-4
Lot area
5,460 sf
Frontage x depth
60 ft x 90 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Mixed residential and commercial
Built today
9,000 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1931
Built FAR
1.65

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today9,000 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)65,520 sf

That leaves 56,520 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 54,601 sf (Commercial Overlay).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 5,460 sf of land is 54,600 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 54,600 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store zone

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 housing65,52012.0070
Max CommercialCommercial65,52012.00None
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes54,60110.0054
Max ApartmentsHousing54,60010.0080
Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)Housing54,60010.0068
Community FacilityCommunity facility54,60010.00None

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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