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29 West 34 Street zoning and development potential

29 West 34 Street, Manhattan 10001 is a 4,938 square foot lot zoned C5-3. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 70,692 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 17,398 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-00836-0015
Block / lot
836 / 15
Community district
Manhattan Community District 5
Zoning
C5-3
Lot area
4,938 sf
Frontage x depth
50 ft x 99 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
17,398 sf, 3 floors
Year built
2009
Built FAR
3.52

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today17,398 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility70,692 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility74,070 sf

That leaves 53,294 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 4,938 sf of land is 49,380 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 49,380 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage

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
Community FacilityCommunity facility74,07015.00None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes70,69214.3238
Max CommercialCommercial59,73812.10None
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing59,25612.0060
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing59,25612.0060
Max ApartmentsHousing49,38010.00103

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 29 West 34 Street.

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