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3801 10 Avenue zoning and development potential

3801 10 Avenue, Manhattan 10034 is a 9,992 square foot lot zoned R8A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 71,942 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 7,300 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-02200-0005
Block / lot
2200 / 5
Community district
Manhattan Community District 12
Zoning
R8A
Lot area
9,992 sf
Frontage x depth
100 ft x 100 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
7,300 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1960
Built FAR
0.73

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today7,300 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)71,942 sf

That leaves 64,642 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 64,948 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 9,992 sf of land is 60,152 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 60,151 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R8A 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
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store zone
  • E-designation on the lot
  • 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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing71,9427.2084
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes64,9486.5067
Community FacilityCommunity facility64,9486.50None
Max ApartmentsHousing60,1516.0288
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes60,1496.0259
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)59,7585.98204 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 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.

This is the screening number. Get the study for 3801 10 Avenue.

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