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168-04 Jamaica Avenue zoning and development potential

168-04 Jamaica Avenue, Queens 11432 is a 10,800 square foot lot zoned C6-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 93,312 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 18,600 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-10209-0002
Block / lot
10209 / 2
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C6-2
Lot area
10,800 sf
Frontage x depth
107 ft x 104 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Mixed residential and commercial
Built today
18,600 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1931
Built FAR
1.72

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today18,600 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)93,312 sf

That leaves 74,712 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 77,760 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 10,800 sf of land is 65,016 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 77,760 sf, 19% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

  • Wide street frontage
  • 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
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing93,3128.64112
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing93,3128.64112
Max ApartmentsHousing77,7607.20114
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes77,7607.2080
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)77,5677.18262 rooms
Sky Exposure Plane OptionHousing65,0166.0277

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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