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5-48 46 Road zoning and development potential

5-48 46 Road, Queens 11101 is a 11,000 square foot lot zoned M1-3A/R7X. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 66,000 sf (Max Apartments), against 11,250 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-00028-0040
Block / lot
28 / 40
Community district
Queens Community District 2
Zoning
M1-3A / R7X
Lot area
11,000 sf
Frontage x depth
110 ft x 100 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
11,250 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1931
Built FAR
1.02

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today11,250 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Max Apartments66,000 sf

That leaves 54,750 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 5.00 for this lot, which at 11,000 sf of land is 55,000 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 66,000 sf, 19% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

Quality Housing height limit in M1-3A on a narrow street: 125 ft. Quality Housing height limit in R7X on a narrow street: 125 ft (145 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • 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
Max ApartmentsHousing66,0006.0097
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing66,0006.0074
Mixed-UseMixed use with homes66,0006.0067
Baseline: Standard Residences (As-of-Right)Baseline66,0006.0059
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)65,5625.96218 rooms
Max CommercialCommercial44,0004.00None

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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