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160-04 Jamaica Avenue zoning and development potential

160-04 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11433 is a 6,650 square foot lot zoned C6-3. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 65,527 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 10,350 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-10101-0001
Block / lot
10101 / 1
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C6-3
Lot area
6,650 sf
Frontage x depth
46 ft x 153 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Mixed residential and commercial
Built today
10,350 sf, 3 floors
Year built
1949
Built FAR
1.56

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today10,350 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility65,527 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility66,496 sf

That leaves 55,177 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 7.52 for this lot, which at 6,650 sf of land is 50,008 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)) holds 50,008 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store 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
Community FacilityCommunity facility66,49610.00None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes65,5279.8553
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing59,9839.0262
Max CommercialCommercial53,2008.00None
Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)Housing50,0087.5258
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes50,0087.5250

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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