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2485 Richmond Avenue zoning and development potential

2485 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island 10314 is a 278,128 square foot lot zoned C4-1. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 556,256 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 81,058 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
5-02400-0025
Block / lot
2400 / 25
Community district
Staten Island Community District 2
Zoning
C4-1
Lot area
278,128 sf
Frontage x depth
648 ft x 613 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
81,058 sf, 1.5 floors
Year built
1996
Built FAR
0.29

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today81,058 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility556,256 sf

That leaves 475,198 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 1.50 for this lot, which at 278,128 sf of land is 417,192 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 417,192 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • 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
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes556,2562.00362
Community FacilityCommunity facility556,2562.00None
Max ApartmentsHousing417,1921.50613
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes417,1921.50176
Max Residential (Standard Housing) (Parking Waiver: 10 units)Housing417,1921.5010
Max CommercialCommercial278,1281.00None

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.

This is the screening number. Get the study for 2485 Richmond Avenue.

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