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172-47 Baisley Boulevard zoning and development potential

172-47 Baisley Boulevard, Queens 11434 is a 27,968 square foot lot zoned R5B. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 55,936 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 15,326 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-12390-0121
Block / lot
12390 / 121
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
R5B
Lot area
27,968 sf
Frontage x depth
184 ft x 152 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
15,326 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1972
Built FAR
0.55

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today15,326 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility55,936 sf

That leaves 40,610 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 1.50 for this lot, which at 27,968 sf of land is 41,952 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 41,952 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R5B on a wide street: 35 ft. From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • 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
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes55,9362.0039
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes55,6561.9936
Community FacilityCommunity facility54,2571.94None
Max CommercialCommercial43,4071.55None
Max ApartmentsHousing41,9521.5061
Max Residential (Standard Housing) (Parking Waiver: 10 units)Housing41,9521.5010

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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