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153-33 Hillside Avenue zoning and development potential

153-33 Hillside Avenue, Queens 11432 is a 8,650 square foot lot zoned C4-4D. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 62,280 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 8,650 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09706-0052
Block / lot
9706 / 52
Community district
Queens Community District 8
Zoning
C4-4D
Lot area
8,650 sf
Frontage x depth
112 ft x 80 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
8,650 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1931
Built FAR
1.00

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today8,650 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)62,280 sf

That leaves 53,630 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 56,225 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 8,650 sf of land is 52,073 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 52,073 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • 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 housing62,2807.2071
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes56,2256.5056
Community FacilityCommunity facility56,2256.50None
Max ApartmentsHousing52,0736.0276
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes52,0706.0251
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)51,8045.99176 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 153-33 Hillside Avenue.

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