Skip to main content

5089 Broadway zoning and development potential

5089 Broadway, Manhattan 10034 is a 7,150 square foot lot zoned R7D. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 40,040 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 450 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-02243-0270
Block / lot
2243 / 270
Community district
Manhattan Community District 12
Zoning
R7D
Lot area
7,150 sf
Frontage x depth
85 ft x 100 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
450 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1950
Built FAR
0.06

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today450 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)40,040 sf

That leaves 39,590 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 33,319 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 4.66 for this lot, which at 7,150 sf of land is 33,319 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 33,319 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 housing40,0405.6043
Max ApartmentsHousing33,3194.6649
Community FacilityCommunity facility33,3194.66None
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes33,3184.6630
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes33,3184.6630
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)33,0864.63113 rooms

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 5089 Broadway.

Run the full study