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571 Forest Avenue zoning and development potential

571 Forest Avenue, Staten Island 10310 is a 37,600 square foot lot zoned R3X. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 37,600 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 9,100 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
5-00156-0038
Block / lot
156 / 38
Community district
Staten Island Community District 1
Zoning
R3X
Lot area
37,600 sf
Frontage x depth
125 ft x 308 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
9,100 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1931
Built FAR
0.24

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today9,100 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility37,600 sf

That leaves 28,500 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 0.75 for this lot, which at 37,600 sf of land is 28,200 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Residential) holds 28,200 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • 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
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes37,6001.0012
Community FacilityCommunity facility37,6001.00None
Max ResidentialHousing28,2000.7526
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes28,2000.7510
Max CommercialCommercial17,2020.46None
Existing Building: Retain & Enlarge (ZR 54-31)Keeps existing building9,1000.24None

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 21, 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 571 Forest Avenue.

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