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1497 Richmond Avenue zoning and development potential

1497 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island 10314 is a 52,504 square foot lot zoned R3-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 82,095 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 8,372 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
5-01548-0001
Block / lot
1548 / 1
Community district
Staten Island Community District 2
Zoning
R3-2
Lot area
52,504 sf
Frontage x depth
192 ft x 338 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
8,372 sf, 1 floor
Year built
2001
Built FAR
0.16

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today8,372 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility82,095 sf

That leaves 73,723 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 0.75 for this lot, which at 52,504 sf of land is 39,378 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 39,378 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • 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
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes82,0951.5643
Community FacilityCommunity facility82,0951.56None
Max CommercialCommercial78,9071.50None
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes78,7561.5033
Max ApartmentsHousing39,3780.7558
Max Residential (Parking Waiver: 2 units)Housing39,3780.752

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 1497 Richmond Avenue.

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