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164-13 89 Avenue zoning and development potential

164-13 89 Avenue, Queens 11432 is a 7,785 square foot lot zoned C4-4D. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 56,052 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 11,200 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09814-0081
Block / lot
9814 / 81
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C4-4D
Lot area
7,785 sf
Frontage x depth
86 ft x 90 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
11,200 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1948
Built FAR
1.44

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today11,200 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)56,052 sf

That leaves 44,852 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 50,591 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 7,785 sf of land is 46,866 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 46,866 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • 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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing56,0527.2064
Community FacilityCommunity facility50,6026.50None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes50,5916.5050
Max ApartmentsHousing46,8666.0269
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes46,8666.0246
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)46,5495.98159 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.

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