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604 Castle Hill Avenue zoning and development potential

604 Castle Hill Avenue, Bronx 10473 is a 77,750 square foot lot zoned R5. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 155,500 sf (Commercial Overlay), against 71,960 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
2-03573-0025
Block / lot
3573 / 25
Community district
Bronx Community District 9
Zoning
R5
Lot area
77,750 sf
Frontage x depth
400 ft x 215 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
71,960 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1960
Built FAR
0.93

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today71,960 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Commercial Overlay155,500 sf

That leaves 83,540 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 1.50 for this lot, which at 77,750 sf of land is 116,625 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 116,625 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R5 on a wide street: 45 ft. From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • 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
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes155,5002.0074
Community FacilityCommunity facility155,5002.00None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes155,4992.00110
Max ApartmentsHousing116,6251.50171
Max Residential (Standard Housing) (Parking Waiver: 10 units)Housing116,6251.5010
Max CommercialCommercial95,7071.23None

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.

This is the screening number. Get the study for 604 Castle Hill Avenue.

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