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715 Lexington Avenue zoning and development potential

715 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan 10155 is a 6,835 square foot lot zoned C5-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 82,020 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 21,491 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
1-01312-0050
Block / lot
1312 / 50
Community district
Manhattan Community District 6
Zoning
C5-2
Lot area
6,835 sf
Frontage x depth
80 ft x 85 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
21,491 sf, 3 floors
Year built
2004
Built FAR
3.14

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today21,491 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)82,020 sf

That leaves 60,529 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 68,350 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 6,835 sf of land is 68,350 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 68,350 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage

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 housing82,02012.0090
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing82,02012.0090
Max ApartmentsHousing68,35010.00143
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes68,35010.0071
Max CommercialCommercial68,35010.00None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes68,34810.0071

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 715 Lexington Avenue.

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