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590 Wales Avenue zoning and development potential

590 Wales Avenue, Bronx 10455 is a 10,541 square foot lot zoned R7-1. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 52,810 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 10,550 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
2-02653-0023
Block / lot
2653 / 23
Community district
Bronx Community District 1
Zoning
R7-1
Lot area
10,541 sf
Frontage x depth
101 ft x 105 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
10,550 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1920
Built FAR
1.00

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today10,550 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)52,810 sf

That leaves 42,260 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 43,120 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.44 for this lot, which at 10,541 sf of land is 36,261 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 36,261 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
  • FRESH food store zone

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 housing52,8105.0163
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing52,8105.0163
Community FacilityCommunity facility49,0764.66None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes43,1204.0941
Max ApartmentsHousing36,2613.4453
Sky Exposure Plane OptionHousing36,2613.4438

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.

This is the screening number. Get the study for 590 Wales Avenue.

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