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533 West 27 Street zoning and development potential

533 West 27 Street, Manhattan 10001 is a 10,375 square foot lot zoned C6-3. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 93,582 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 31,106 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-00699-0014
Block / lot
699 / 14
Community district
Manhattan Community District 4
Zoning
C6-3
Lot area
10,375 sf
Frontage x depth
55 ft x 198 ft
Lot type
Through
Current use
Mixed residential and commercial
Built today
31,106 sf, 3 floors
Year built
1917
Built FAR
3.00

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today31,106 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)93,582 sf

That leaves 62,476 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 77,812 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 7.52 for this lot, which at 10,375 sf of land is 78,020 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 77,812 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • E-designation on the lot
  • Coastal zone
  • 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
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing93,5829.02111
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing93,5829.02111
Max ApartmentsHousing77,8127.50163
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes77,8127.5081
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes77,8127.5080
Baseline: Standard Residences (As-of-Right)Baseline77,8127.5073

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.

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