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5-35 46 Road zoning and development potential

5-35 46 Road, Queens 11101 is a 52,613 square foot lot zoned M1-5A/R8. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 378,807 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 126,980 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-00027-0005
Block / lot
27 / 5
Community district
Queens Community District 2
Zoning
M1-5A / R8
Lot area
52,613 sf
Frontage x depth
251 ft x 200 ft
Lot type
Through
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
126,980 sf, 3 floors
Year built
1931
Built FAR
2.41

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today126,980 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)378,807 sf

That leaves 251,827 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 316,730 sf (Waterfront Tower (ZR 62-343)).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 52,613 sf of land is 316,730 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Waterfront Tower (ZR 62-343)) holds 316,730 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in M1-5A on a narrow street: 205 ft. Quality Housing height limit in R8 on a narrow street: 115 ft (145 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
  • E-designation on the lot
  • Coastal zone
  • 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 housing378,8077.20495
Max CommercialCommercial341,9846.50None
Waterfront Tower (ZR 62-343)Housing316,7306.02360
Mixed-UseMixed use with homes316,7266.02340
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)316,7196.021,108 rooms
Max ApartmentsHousing316,7196.02466

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.

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