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44-25 Kissena Boulevard zoning and development potential

44-25 Kissena Boulevard, Queens 11355 is a 24,000 square foot lot zoned R7-1. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 120,240 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 12,800 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-05192-0015
Block / lot
5192 / 15
Community district
Queens Community District 7
Zoning
R7-1
Lot area
24,000 sf
Frontage x depth
241 ft x 100 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
12,800 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1954
Built FAR
0.53

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today12,800 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)120,240 sf

That leaves 107,440 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 114,017 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.44 for this lot, which at 24,000 sf of land is 82,560 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 96,000 sf, 16% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

Quality Housing height limit in R7-1 on a wide street: 85 ft (115 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • 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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing120,2405.01145
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing120,2405.01142
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes114,0174.75118
Community FacilityCommunity facility111,7444.66None
Max ApartmentsHousing96,0004.00141
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes96,0004.0091

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 44-25 Kissena Boulevard.

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