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3-17 26 Avenue zoning and development potential

3-17 26 Avenue, Queens 11102 is a 34,853 square foot lot zoned R7-3. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 225,265 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 28,750 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-00911-0049
Block / lot
911 / 49
Community district
Queens Community District 1
Zoning
R7-3
Lot area
34,853 sf
Frontage x depth
151 ft x 229 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
28,750 sf, 2.5 floors
Year built
1940
Built FAR
0.82

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today28,750 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility225,265 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility226,544 sf

That leaves 196,515 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 5.00 for this lot, which at 34,853 sf of land is 174,265 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 174,266 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R7-3 on a wide street: 125 ft (145 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • FRESH food store zone
  • E-designation on the lot
  • 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
Community FacilityCommunity facility226,5446.50None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes225,2656.46222
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing209,1186.00258
Max ApartmentsHousing174,2665.00256
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes174,2655.00189
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)173,4054.98583 rooms

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 24, 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 3-17 26 Avenue.

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