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59-16 99 Street zoning and development potential

59-16 99 Street, Queens 11368 is a 31,249 square foot lot zoned R6. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 123,898 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 32,572 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-01918-0084
Block / lot
1918 / 84
Community district
Queens Community District 4
Zoning
R6
Lot area
31,249 sf
Frontage x depth
294 ft x 100 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
32,572 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1965
Built FAR
1.04

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today32,572 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility123,898 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility145,495 sf

That leaves 91,326 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 2.43 for this lot, which at 31,249 sf of land is 75,935 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 93,747 sf, 23% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

Quality Housing height limit in R6 on a wide street: 75 ft (95 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide 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
Community FacilityCommunity facility145,4954.66None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes123,8983.96116
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing121,8713.90150
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing121,8713.90145
Max ApartmentsHousing93,7473.00138
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes93,7473.0090

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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