248-01 Union Turnpike zoning and development potential

248-01 Union Turnpike, Queens 11426 is a 42,850 square foot lot zoned R3-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 64,836 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 23,510 sf built on the lot today.

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The lot

BBL: 4-08496-0055
Block / lot: 8496 / 55
Community district: Queens Community District 13
Zoning: R3-2
Lot area: 42,850 sf
Frontage x depth: 274 ft x 150 ft
Lot type: Inside
Current use: Commercial and office
Built today: 23,510 sf, 1 floor
Year built: 1948
Built FAR: 0.55

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today23,510 sf

Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility64,836 sf

That leaves 41,326 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 0.75 for this lot, which at 42,850 sf of land is 32,138 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 32,138 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

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.

Scheme	Type	Floor area	FAR	Homes
Residential + Community Facility	Mixed use with homes	64,836	1.51	47
Community Facility	Community facility	62,891	1.47	None
Commercial Overlay	Mixed use with homes	58,705	1.37	27
Max Commercial	Commercial	58,626	1.37	None
Max Apartments	Housing	32,138	0.75	47
Max Residential (Parking Waiver: 2 units)	Housing	32,138	0.75	2

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 23, 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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