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515 Greenwich Street zoning and development potential

515 Greenwich Street, Manhattan 10013 is a 13,687 square foot lot zoned M1-6. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 136,870 sf (Max Apartments), against 59,615 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-00597-0001
Block / lot
597 / 1
Community district
Manhattan Community District 2
Zoning
M1-6
Lot area
13,687 sf
Frontage x depth
101 ft x 126 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
59,615 sf, 5 floors
Year built
1910
Built FAR
4.36

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today59,615 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Max Apartments136,870 sf

That leaves 77,255 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

  • Wide street frontage
  • E-designation on the lot
  • Coastal zone
  • Irregular lot shape

Development scenarios

The largest 5 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 ApartmentsHousing136,87010.00287
Mixed-UseMixed use with homes136,87010.00153
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes136,87010.00152
Max CommercialCommercial136,87010.00None
Walk-Up (4 Stories, No Elevator)Housing41,4033.0349

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.

This is the screening number. Get the study for 515 Greenwich Street.

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