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70 East 167 Street zoning and development potential

70 East 167 Street, Bronx 10452 is a 10,000 square foot lot zoned R8A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 72,000 sf (Max Apartments), against 10,000 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
2-02479-0019
Block / lot
2479 / 19
Community district
Bronx Community District 4
Zoning
R8A
Lot area
10,000 sf
Frontage x depth
100 ft x 100 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
10,000 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1920
Built FAR
1.00

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today10,000 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Max Apartments72,000 sf

That leaves 62,000 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 10,000 sf of land is 60,200 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 72,000 sf, 19% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

Quality Housing height limit in R8A on a wide street: 125 ft (145 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • 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
Max ApartmentsHousing72,0007.20106
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing72,0007.2084
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing72,0007.2084
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes72,0007.2074
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)71,8227.18240 rooms
Max CommercialCommercial7,7600.78None

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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