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1551 Richmond Avenue zoning and development potential

1551 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island 10314 is a 40,890 square foot lot zoned R3-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 65,048 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 14,401 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
5-01548-0150
Block / lot
1548 / 150
Community district
Staten Island Community District 2
Zoning
R3-2
Lot area
40,890 sf
Frontage x depth
180 ft x 292 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
14,401 sf, 1 floor
Year built
2000
Built FAR
0.35

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today14,401 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility65,048 sf

That leaves 50,647 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 40,890 sf of land is 30,668 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 30,668 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 homes65,0481.5934
Community FacilityCommunity facility65,0471.59None
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes64,6061.5828
Max CommercialCommercial64,4161.58None
Max ApartmentsHousing30,6680.7545
Max Residential (Parking Waiver: 2 units)Housing30,6680.752

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 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 1551 Richmond Avenue.

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