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4280 Broadway zoning and development potential

4280 Broadway, Manhattan 10033 is a 20,950 square foot lot zoned R7-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 135,201 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 37,158 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-02164-0016
Block / lot
2164 / 16
Community district
Manhattan Community District 12
Zoning
R7-2
Lot area
20,950 sf
Frontage x depth
186 ft x 110 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
37,158 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1920
Built FAR
1.77

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today37,158 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility135,201 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility136,174 sf

That leaves 98,043 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 20,950 sf of land is 72,068 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 83,800 sf, 16% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

Quality Housing height limit in R7-2 on a wide street: 85 ft (115 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
Community FacilityCommunity facility136,1746.50None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes135,2016.45102
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing104,9605.01126
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing104,9595.01123
Max ApartmentsHousing83,8004.00123
Split Lot (2 Buildings)Housing83,8004.0096

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 4280 Broadway.

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