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164 Canal Street zoning and development potential

164 Canal Street, Staten Island 10304 is a 18,560 square foot lot zoned R6B. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 44,544 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 10,400 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
5-00526-0011
Block / lot
526 / 11
Community district
Staten Island Community District 1
Zoning
R6B
Lot area
18,560 sf
Frontage x depth
120 ft x 185 ft
Lot type
Through
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
10,400 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1987
Built FAR
0.56

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today10,400 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)44,544 sf

That leaves 34,144 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 37,120 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 2.00 for this lot, which at 18,560 sf of land is 37,120 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 37,120 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R6B on a wide street: 55 ft (65 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • FRESH food store zone
  • E-designation on the lot
  • 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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing44,5442.4053
Max ApartmentsHousing37,1202.0054
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes37,1202.0017
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes37,1202.0017
Community FacilityCommunity facility37,1202.00None
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)36,8571.99126 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 21, 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 164 Canal Street.

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