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43 Grand Street zoning and development potential

43 Grand Street, Manhattan 10013 is a 3,340 square foot lot zoned M1-5/R10. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 40,079 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 3,230 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-00227-0020
Block / lot
227 / 20
Community district
Manhattan Community District 2
Zoning
M1-5 / R10
Lot area
3,340 sf
Frontage x depth
35 ft x 97 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
3,230 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1920
Built FAR
0.97

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today3,230 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)40,079 sf

That leaves 36,849 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 33,400 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 3,340 sf of land is 33,400 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 33,400 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R10 on a wide street: 215 ft (235 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Flood zone AE (special flood hazard area)
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • 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 housing40,07912.0030
Max ApartmentsHousing33,40010.0070
Mixed-UseMixed use with homes33,40010.0030
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)33,3739.99113 rooms
Max CommercialCommercial16,7005.00None
Existing Building: Retain & Enlarge (ZR 54-31)Keeps existing building16,7005.00None

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 21, 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 43 Grand Street.

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