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45-18 Greenpoint Avenue zoning and development potential

45-18 Greenpoint Avenue, Queens 11377 is a 16,300 square foot lot zoned R6A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 63,570 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 16,300 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-00165-0011
Block / lot
165 / 11
Community district
Queens Community District 2
Zoning
R6A
Lot area
16,300 sf
Frontage x depth
144 ft x 185 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
16,300 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1928
Built FAR
1.00

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today16,300 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)63,570 sf

That leaves 47,270 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 48,900 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.00 for this lot, which at 16,300 sf of land is 48,900 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 48,900 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R6A on a narrow street: 75 ft (95 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Narrow 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
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing63,5703.9071
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing63,5703.9071
Max ApartmentsHousing48,9003.0072
Community FacilityCommunity facility48,9003.00None
Existing Building: Retain & Enlarge (ZR 54-31)Keeps existing building48,9003.00None
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes48,8963.0035

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 45-18 Greenpoint Avenue.

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