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2151 3 Avenue zoning and development potential

2151 3 Avenue, Manhattan 10035 is a 10,520 square foot lot zoned C4-6. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 126,240 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 33,612 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-01667-0045
Block / lot
1667 / 45
Community district
Manhattan Community District 11
Zoning
C4-6
Lot area
10,520 sf
Frontage x depth
121 ft x 87 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
33,612 sf, 4 floors
Year built
1910
Built FAR
3.20

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today33,612 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)126,240 sf

That leaves 92,628 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 117,192 sf (Max Res + Public Plaza Bonus).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 10,520 sf of land is 105,200 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Res + Public Plaza Bonus) holds 117,192 sf, 11% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • FRESH food store zone
  • E-designation on the lot
  • Coastal 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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing126,24012.00136
Max Res + Public Plaza BonusHousing117,19211.14111
Max ApartmentsHousing105,20010.00154
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes105,20010.00116
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes105,20010.00114
Community FacilityCommunity facility105,20010.00None

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 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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