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3861 Broadway zoning and development potential

3861 Broadway, Manhattan 10032 is a 10,230 square foot lot zoned R8. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 88,387 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 10,225 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-02137-0018
Block / lot
2137 / 18
Community district
Manhattan Community District 12
Zoning
R8
Lot area
10,230 sf
Frontage x depth
102 ft x 100 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
10,225 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1922
Built FAR
1.00

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today10,225 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)88,387 sf

That leaves 78,162 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 73,656 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 10,230 sf of land is 61,585 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 73,656 sf, 19% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

Quality Housing height limit in R8 on a wide street: 135 ft (175 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • FRESH food store 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
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing88,3878.64106
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing88,3878.64106
Max ApartmentsHousing73,6567.20108
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes73,6487.2076
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)73,4757.18250 rooms
Sky Exposure Plane OptionHousing61,5856.0272

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 3861 Broadway.

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