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33-53 10 Street zoning and development potential

33-53 10 Street, Queens 11106 is a 38,850 square foot lot zoned R5. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 77,700 sf (Max Apartments), against 34,225 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-00319-0020
Block / lot
319 / 20
Community district
Queens Community District 1
Zoning
R5
Lot area
38,850 sf
Frontage x depth
210 ft x 185 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
34,225 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1930
Built FAR
0.88

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today34,225 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Max Apartments77,700 sf

That leaves 43,475 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 38,850 sf of land is 58,275 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 77,700 sf, 33% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

Quality Housing height limit in R5 on a wide street: 45 ft. From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store zone
  • Coastal zone

Development scenarios

The largest 5 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
Max ApartmentsHousing77,7002.00114
Baseline: Standard Residences (As-of-Right)Baseline77,7002.0068
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes77,6982.0060
Walk-Up (3 Stories, No Elevator)Housing77,0881.9893
Community FacilityCommunity facility75,3701.94None

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 33-53 10 Street.

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