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581 West 235 Street zoning and development potential

581 West 235 Street, Bronx 10463 is a 11,400 square foot lot zoned R6A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 44,460 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 6,000 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
2-05795-0546
Block / lot
5795 / 546
Community district
Bronx Community District 8
Zoning
R6A
Lot area
11,400 sf
Frontage x depth
95 ft x 120 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
6,000 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1955
Built FAR
0.53

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today6,000 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)44,460 sf

That leaves 38,460 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 34,200 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.00 for this lot, which at 11,400 sf of land is 34,200 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 34,200 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R6A on a narrow street: 75 ft (95 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Narrow street frontage

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 housing44,4603.9052
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing44,4603.9052
Max ApartmentsHousing34,2003.0050
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes34,2003.0027
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes34,2003.0027
Max Residential (Standard Housing) (Parking Waiver: 20 units)Housing34,2003.0020

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 581 West 235 Street.

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