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2162 3 Avenue zoning and development potential

2162 3 Avenue, Manhattan 10035 is a 11,395 square foot lot zoned C4-6. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 136,740 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 29,607 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-01767-0033
Block / lot
1767 / 33
Community district
Manhattan Community District 11
Zoning
C4-6
Lot area
11,395 sf
Frontage x depth
121 ft x 94 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Mixed residential and commercial
Built today
29,607 sf, 4 floors
Year built
1930
Built FAR
2.60

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today29,607 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)136,740 sf

That leaves 107,133 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 125,914 sf (Max Res + Public Plaza Bonus).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 11,395 sf of land is 113,950 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Res + Public Plaza Bonus) holds 125,914 sf, 10% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • 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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing136,74012.00154
Max Res + Public Plaza BonusHousing125,91411.05125
Max ApartmentsHousing113,95010.00167
Split Lot (2 Buildings)Housing113,95010.00110
Community FacilityCommunity facility113,95010.00None
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes113,94910.00125

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 24, 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.

This is the screening number. Get the study for 2162 3 Avenue.

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