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696 East Fordham Road zoning and development potential

696 East Fordham Road, Bronx 10458 is a 28,687 square foot lot zoned C4-5D. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 160,647 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 40,585 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
2-03091-0073
Block / lot
3091 / 73
Community district
Bronx Community District 6
Zoning
C4-5D
Lot area
28,687 sf
Frontage x depth
56 ft x 333 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
40,585 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1926
Built FAR
1.41

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today40,585 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)160,647 sf

That leaves 120,062 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 133,681 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 4.66 for this lot, which at 28,687 sf of land is 133,681 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 133,681 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • 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
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing160,6475.60193
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing160,6475.60193
Max ApartmentsHousing133,6814.66196
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes133,6814.66143
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes133,6814.66130
Community FacilityCommunity facility133,6814.66None

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 696 East Fordham Road.

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