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153-01 Jamaica Avenue zoning and development potential

153-01 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11432 is a 9,450 square foot lot zoned C6-4. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 113,399 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 21,420 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09754-0057
Block / lot
9754 / 57
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C6-4
Lot area
9,450 sf
Frontage x depth
75 ft x 126 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
21,420 sf, 3 floors
Year built
1968
Built FAR
2.27

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today21,420 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)113,399 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Max Commercial113,400 sf

That leaves 91,979 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 94,500 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 9,450 sf of land is 94,500 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 94,500 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
Max CommercialCommercial113,40012.00None
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing113,39912.00129
Max ApartmentsHousing94,50010.00139
Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)Housing94,50010.00121
Community FacilityCommunity facility94,50010.00None
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes94,48910.00102

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 24, 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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