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433 5 Avenue zoning and development potential

433 5 Avenue, Manhattan 10016 is a 3,083 square foot lot zoned C5-3. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 45,221 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 16,988 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-00868-0075
Block / lot
868 / 75
Community district
Manhattan Community District 5
Zoning
C5-3
Lot area
3,083 sf
Frontage x depth
25 ft x 125 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
16,988 sf, 6 floors
Year built
1920
Built FAR
5.51

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today16,988 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility45,221 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Max Commercial46,245 sf

That leaves 28,233 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 3,083 sf of land is 30,830 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 30,831 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage

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
Max CommercialCommercial46,24515.00None
Existing Building: Retain & Enlarge (ZR 54-31)Keeps existing building46,24015.00None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes45,22114.6719
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing36,99612.0031
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing36,99612.0025
Max ApartmentsHousing30,83110.0064

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 433 5 Avenue.

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