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3281 Richmond Avenue zoning and development potential

3281 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island 10312 is a 17,940 square foot lot zoned C4-1. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 35,880 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 4,700 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
5-05533-0038
Block / lot
5533 / 38
Community district
Staten Island Community District 3
Zoning
C4-1
Lot area
17,940 sf
Frontage x depth
92 ft x 195 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
4,700 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1976
Built FAR
0.26

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today4,700 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility35,880 sf

That leaves 31,180 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 17,940 sf of land is 26,910 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 26,910 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Coastal 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
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes35,8802.0027
Community FacilityCommunity facility35,8802.00None
Max ApartmentsHousing26,9101.5039
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes26,9101.5011
Max Residential (Standard Housing) (Parking Waiver: 10 units)Housing26,9101.5010
Max CommercialCommercial17,9401.00None

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 21, 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 3281 Richmond Avenue.

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