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2875 Broadway zoning and development potential

2875 Broadway, Manhattan 10025 is a 8,863 square foot lot zoned R8. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 76,079 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 24,400 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-01894-0052
Block / lot
1894 / 52
Community district
Manhattan Community District 9
Zoning
R8
Lot area
8,863 sf
Frontage x depth
100 ft x 75 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
24,400 sf, 3 floors
Year built
1920
Built FAR
2.75

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today24,400 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)76,079 sf

That leaves 51,679 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 63,814 sf (Commercial Overlay).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 8,863 sf of land is 53,355 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Shared Housing (SRO)) holds 60,812 sf, 13% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

Quality Housing height limit in R8 on a wide street: 135 ft (175 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • 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 housing76,0798.5886
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing74,8158.4486
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes63,8147.2066
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)60,8126.86201 rooms
Max ApartmentsHousing60,8126.8694
Sky Exposure Plane OptionHousing53,3556.0259

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.

This is the screening number. Get the study for 2875 Broadway.

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