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292 East 166 Street zoning and development potential

292 East 166 Street, Bronx 10456 is a 9,221 square foot lot zoned R7-1. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 46,197 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 6,702 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
2-02433-0017
Block / lot
2433 / 17
Community district
Bronx Community District 4
Zoning
R7-1
Lot area
9,221 sf
Frontage x depth
100 ft x 93 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
6,702 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1931
Built FAR
0.73

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today6,702 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)46,197 sf

That leaves 39,495 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 37,264 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.44 for this lot, which at 9,221 sf of land is 31,720 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 31,720 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R7-1 on a narrow street: 75 ft (105 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store zone

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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing46,1975.0155
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing46,1975.0155
Community FacilityCommunity facility42,9334.66None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes37,2644.0435
Max ApartmentsHousing31,7203.4446
Sky Exposure Plane OptionHousing31,7203.4432

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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