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571 Bay Street zoning and development potential

571 Bay Street, Staten Island 10304 is a 23,323 square foot lot zoned C4-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 90,960 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 4,800 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
5-00491-0001
Block / lot
491 / 1
Community district
Staten Island Community District 1
Zoning
C4-2
Lot area
23,323 sf
Frontage x depth
123 ft x 177 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
4,800 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1968
Built FAR
0.21

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today4,800 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)90,960 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility108,594 sf

That leaves 86,160 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 87,052 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 2.43 for this lot, which at 23,323 sf of land is 56,675 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 69,969 sf, 23% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Flood zone AE (special flood hazard area)
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store zone
  • 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
Community FacilityCommunity facility108,5944.66None
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing90,9603.90107
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing90,9593.90109
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes87,0523.7386
Max CommercialCommercial77,1193.31None
Max ApartmentsHousing69,9693.00103

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 24, 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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