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2100 Adam C Powell Blvd zoning and development potential

2100 Adam C Powell Blvd, Manhattan 10027 is a 12,500 square foot lot zoned C4-7. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 149,999 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 33,740 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-01931-0027
Block / lot
1931 / 27
Community district
Manhattan Community District 10
Zoning
C4-7
Lot area
12,500 sf
Frontage x depth
100 ft x 125 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
33,740 sf, 3 floors
Year built
1900
Built FAR
2.70

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today33,740 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)149,999 sf

That leaves 116,259 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 125,000 sf (Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 12,500 sf of land is 125,000 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)) holds 125,000 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • 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 housing149,99912.00178
Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)Housing125,00010.00130
Max ApartmentsHousing90,0007.20132
Tower-on-BaseHousing90,0007.20110
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing90,0007.2098
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes90,0007.2093

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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