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158 West 125 Street zoning and development potential

158 West 125 Street, Manhattan 10027 is a 10,091 square foot lot zoned C6-3. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 91,021 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 5,046 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-01909-0059
Block / lot
1909 / 59
Community district
Manhattan Community District 10
Zoning
C6-3
Lot area
10,091 sf
Frontage x depth
100 ft x 101 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
5,046 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1910
Built FAR
0.50

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today5,046 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)91,021 sf

That leaves 85,975 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 75,884 sf (Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 7.52 for this lot, which at 10,091 sf of land is 75,884 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)) holds 75,884 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store zone
  • E-designation on the lot

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
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing91,0219.02105
Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)Housing75,8847.5294
Max ApartmentsHousing72,6557.20107
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing72,6557.2080
Baseline: Standard Residences (As-of-Right)Baseline72,6557.2064
Tower-on-BaseHousing72,6547.2087

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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