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510 West 37 Street zoning and development potential

510 West 37 Street, Manhattan 10018 is a 2,468 square foot lot zoned C2-8. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 29,580 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 2,450 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-00708-0042
Block / lot
708 / 42
Community district
Manhattan Community District 4
Zoning
C2-8
Lot area
2,468 sf
Frontage x depth
25 ft x 99 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
2,450 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1900
Built FAR
0.99

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today2,450 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)29,580 sf

That leaves 27,130 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 17,160 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 2,468 sf of land is 24,680 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Residential (Standard Housing)) holds 16,042 sf, 35% less than that simple multiplication suggests. On this lot the building rules, not the FAR, set the limit; the full study shows which one binds.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • E-designation on the lot

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
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing29,58011.9925
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing29,58011.9925
Existing Building: Retain & Enlarge (ZR 54-31)Keeps existing building18,5107.50None
Community FacilityCommunity facility17,7727.20None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes17,1606.9513
Max Residential (Standard Housing)Housing16,0426.5014

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 18, 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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