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5-29 46 Avenue zoning and development potential

5-29 46 Avenue, Queens 11101 is a 69,840 square foot lot zoned M1-6A/R9. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 629,957 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 46,600 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-00026-0021
Block / lot
26 / 21
Community district
Queens Community District 2
Zoning
M1-6A / R9
Lot area
69,840 sf
Frontage x depth
300 ft x 232 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
46,600 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1960
Built FAR
0.67

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today46,600 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)629,957 sf

That leaves 583,357 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 588,053 sf (Shared Housing (SRO)).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 7.52 for this lot, which at 69,840 sf of land is 525,197 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Shared Housing (SRO)) holds 588,053 sf, 11% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

Quality Housing height limit in M1-6A on a narrow street: 245 ft. Quality Housing height limit in R9 on a narrow street: 135 ft (185 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Flood zone AE (special flood hazard area)
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • 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 housing629,9579.02831
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)588,0538.422,058 rooms
Max ApartmentsHousing588,0538.42865
Waterfront Tower (ZR 62-343)Housing588,0538.42703
Mixed-UseMixed use with homes588,0538.42679
Tower-on-BaseHousing588,0518.42772

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 25, 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 5-29 46 Avenue.

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