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235 Cherry Street zoning and development potential

235 Cherry Street, Manhattan 10002 is a 11,800 square foot lot zoned C6-4. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 141,600 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 11,800 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-00248-0076
Block / lot
248 / 76
Community district
Manhattan Community District 3
Zoning
C6-4
Lot area
11,800 sf
Frontage x depth
59 ft x 177 ft
Lot type
Block assemblage
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
11,800 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1996
Built FAR
1.00

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today11,800 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)141,600 sf

That leaves 129,800 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 118,000 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 11,800 sf of land is 118,000 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 118,000 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • E-designation on the lot
  • Coastal zone
  • Irregular lot shape

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 housing141,60012.00165
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing141,60012.00146
Max ApartmentsHousing118,00010.00247
Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)Housing118,00010.00155
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes118,00010.00129
Max CommercialCommercial118,00010.00None

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 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 235 Cherry Street.

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