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5037 Broadway zoning and development potential

5037 Broadway, Manhattan 10034 is a 9,875 square foot lot zoned R7D. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 55,300 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 9,900 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-02243-0247
Block / lot
2243 / 247
Community district
Manhattan Community District 12
Zoning
R7D
Lot area
9,875 sf
Frontage x depth
102 ft x 100 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
9,900 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1958
Built FAR
1.00

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today9,900 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)55,300 sf

That leaves 45,400 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 46,018 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 4.66 for this lot, which at 9,875 sf of land is 46,018 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 46,018 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R7D on a wide street: 105 ft (125 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • FRESH food store zone
  • E-designation on the lot
  • 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 housing55,3005.6063
Max ApartmentsHousing46,0184.6667
Split Lot (2 Buildings)Housing46,0184.6648
Community FacilityCommunity facility46,0184.66None
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes46,0174.6641
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes46,0124.6644

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 23, 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 5037 Broadway.

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