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62 West 116 Street zoning and development potential

62 West 116 Street, Manhattan 10026 is a 10,091 square foot lot zoned C4-5X. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 60,546 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 8,245 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-01599-0065
Block / lot
1599 / 65
Community district
Manhattan Community District 10
Zoning
C4-5X
Lot area
10,091 sf
Frontage x depth
50 ft x 202 ft
Lot type
Through
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
8,245 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1913
Built FAR
0.82

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today8,245 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)60,546 sf

That leaves 52,301 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 50,455 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 5.00 for this lot, which at 10,091 sf of land is 50,455 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 50,455 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide 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 housing60,5466.0068
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing60,5466.0068
Max ApartmentsHousing50,4555.0074
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes50,4555.0048
Community FacilityCommunity facility50,4555.00None
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes50,4515.0046

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 62 West 116 Street.

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