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165-22 Jamaica Avenue zoning and development potential

165-22 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11432 is a 5,254 square foot lot zoned C6-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 45,394 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 6,365 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-10155-0011
Block / lot
10155 / 11
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C6-2
Lot area
5,254 sf
Frontage x depth
20 ft x 218 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
6,365 sf, 3 floors
Year built
1932
Built FAR
1.21

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today6,365 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)45,394 sf

That leaves 39,029 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 37,828 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 5,254 sf of land is 31,629 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 37,828 sf, 19% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store zone
  • E-designation on the lot
  • 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 housing45,3948.6446
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing45,3948.6441
Max ApartmentsHousing37,8287.2055
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes37,8167.2035
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)37,7557.19128 rooms
Existing Building: Retain & Enlarge (ZR 54-31)Keeps existing building31,5296.00None

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.

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