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4-55 26 Avenue zoning and development potential

4-55 26 Avenue, Queens 11102 is a 101,500 square foot lot zoned R7-3. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 657,344 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 21,000 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-00907-0001
Block / lot
907 / 1
Community district
Queens Community District 1
Zoning
R7-3
Lot area
101,500 sf
Frontage x depth
200 ft x 541 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
21,000 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1931
Built FAR
0.21

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today21,000 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility657,344 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility659,750 sf

That leaves 636,344 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 5.00 for this lot, which at 101,500 sf of land is 507,500 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 507,499 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R7-3 on a narrow street: 125 ft (145 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • FRESH food store zone
  • E-designation on the lot
  • Coastal 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
Community FacilityCommunity facility659,7506.50None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes657,3446.48662
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing609,0006.00775
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing609,0006.00755
Max ApartmentsHousing507,4995.00746
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes507,4995.00595

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 4-55 26 Avenue.

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