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37-53 Junction Boulevard zoning and development potential

37-53 Junction Boulevard, Queens 11368 is a 26,125 square foot lot zoned R6A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 101,888 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 23,650 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-01759-0035
Block / lot
1759 / 35
Community district
Queens Community District 3
Zoning
R6A
Lot area
26,125 sf
Frontage x depth
275 ft x 97 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
23,650 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1931
Built FAR
0.91

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today23,650 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)101,888 sf

That leaves 78,238 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 78,375 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.00 for this lot, which at 26,125 sf of land is 78,375 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 78,375 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R6A on a wide street: 75 ft (95 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • FRESH food store 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
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing101,8883.90124
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing101,8883.90124
Max ApartmentsHousing78,3753.00115
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes78,3753.0059
Max Residential (Standard Housing) (Parking Waiver: 20 units)Housing78,3753.0020
Community FacilityCommunity facility78,3753.00None

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 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.

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