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24-29 Jackson Avenue zoning and development potential

24-29 Jackson Avenue, Queens 11101 is a 7,085 square foot lot zoned C5-3. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 85,020 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 16,030 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-00080-0001
Block / lot
80 / 1
Community district
Queens Community District 2
Zoning
C5-3
Lot area
7,085 sf
Frontage x depth
62 ft x 100 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
16,030 sf, 3 floors
Year built
1931
Built FAR
2.26

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today16,030 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)85,020 sf

That leaves 68,990 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 16,029 sf (Existing Building: Conversion to Residential (ZR 15-11)).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 7,085 sf of land is 70,850 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Shared Housing (SRO)) holds 14,170 sf, 80% less than that simple multiplication suggests. On this lot the building rules, not the FAR, set the limit; the full study shows which one binds.

  • Wide street frontage
  • 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
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing85,02012.0097
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing85,02012.0097
Existing Building: Retain & Enlarge (ZR 54-31)Keeps existing building16,0292.26None
Existing Building: Conversion to Residential (ZR 15-11)Keeps existing building16,0292.2623
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)14,1702.0048 rooms
Max ApartmentsHousing14,1702.0021

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 14, 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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