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571 East 179 Street zoning and development potential

571 East 179 Street, Bronx 10457 is a 10,384 square foot lot zoned R7-1. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 52,024 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 10,384 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
2-03061-0159
Block / lot
3061 / 159
Community district
Bronx Community District 6
Zoning
R7-1
Lot area
10,384 sf
Frontage x depth
92 ft x 126 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
10,384 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1947
Built FAR
1.00

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today10,384 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)52,024 sf

That leaves 41,640 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 49,838 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.44 for this lot, which at 10,384 sf of land is 35,721 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 35,721 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R7-1 on a narrow street: 75 ft (105 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store 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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing52,0245.0159
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing52,0235.0158
Community FacilityCommunity facility49,8424.80None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes49,8384.8044
Max ApartmentsHousing35,7213.4452
Sky Exposure Plane OptionHousing35,7213.4438

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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