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165-06 Jamaica Avenue zoning and development potential

165-06 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11432 is a 7,500 square foot lot zoned C6-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 64,800 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 12,000 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-10155-0004
Block / lot
10155 / 4
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C6-2
Lot area
7,500 sf
Frontage x depth
75 ft x 100 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
12,000 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1921
Built FAR
1.60

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today12,000 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)64,800 sf

That leaves 52,800 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 54,000 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 7,500 sf of land is 45,150 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 54,000 sf, 19% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store zone

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 housing64,8008.6475
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing64,8008.6475
Max ApartmentsHousing54,0007.2079
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes54,0007.2053
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)53,8657.18182 rooms
Sky Exposure Plane OptionHousing45,1506.0249

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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