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155 East 126 Street zoning and development potential

155 East 126 Street, Manhattan 10035 is a 12,490 square foot lot zoned R7-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 62,575 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 25,870 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-01775-0028
Block / lot
1775 / 28
Community district
Manhattan Community District 11
Zoning
R7-2
Lot area
12,490 sf
Frontage x depth
125 ft x 100 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
25,870 sf, 5 floors
Year built
1905
Built FAR
2.07

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today25,870 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)62,575 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility81,185 sf

That leaves 36,705 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 61,240 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.44 for this lot, which at 12,490 sf of land is 42,966 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 42,965 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R7-2 on a narrow street: 75 ft (105 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store zone
  • Coastal 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
Community FacilityCommunity facility81,1856.50None
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing62,5755.0175
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing62,5755.0175
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes61,2404.9025
Max ApartmentsHousing42,9653.4463
Sky Exposure Plane OptionHousing42,9653.4448

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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