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4250 Broadway zoning and development potential

4250 Broadway, Manhattan 10033 is a 16,025 square foot lot zoned C4-4. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 103,403 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 20,356 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-02163-0053
Block / lot
2163 / 53
Community district
Manhattan Community District 12
Zoning
C4-4
Lot area
16,025 sf
Frontage x depth
102 ft x 150 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
20,356 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1914
Built FAR
1.27

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today20,356 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility103,403 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility104,162 sf

That leaves 83,047 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.44 for this lot, which at 16,025 sf of land is 55,126 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 64,100 sf, 16% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

  • 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
Community FacilityCommunity facility104,1626.50None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes103,4036.4577
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing80,2855.0194
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing80,2855.0192
Max ApartmentsHousing64,1004.0094
Split Lot (2 Buildings)Housing64,1004.0072

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 24, 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 4250 Broadway.

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