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6 West 52 Street zoning and development potential

6 West 52 Street, Manhattan 10019 is a 5,046 square foot lot zoned C5-2.5. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 60,552 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 8,000 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-01267-0050
Block / lot
1267 / 50
Community district
Manhattan Community District 5
Zoning
C5-2.5
Lot area
5,046 sf
Frontage x depth
50 ft x 100 ft
Lot type
Interior
Current use
Mixed residential and commercial
Built today
8,000 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1919
Built FAR
1.59

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today8,000 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)60,552 sf

That leaves 52,552 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 59,415 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 5,046 sf of land is 50,460 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation holds 50,459 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

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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 housing60,55212.0061
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing60,55212.0061
Community FacilityCommunity facility60,55212.00None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes59,41511.7747
Max CommercialCommercial52,83110.47None
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes50,46010.0050

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 25, 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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