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87-05 Van Wyck Expwy Sr E zoning and development potential

87-05 Van Wyck Expwy Sr E, Queens 11435 is a 16,000 square foot lot zoned C4-4D. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 115,200 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 20,736 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09625-0001
Block / lot
9625 / 1
Community district
Queens Community District 8
Zoning
C4-4D
Lot area
16,000 sf
Frontage x depth
160 ft x 100 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
20,736 sf, 4 floors
Year built
2002
Built FAR
1.30

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today20,736 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)115,200 sf

That leaves 94,464 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 103,994 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 16,000 sf of land is 96,320 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 96,320 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area

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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing115,2007.20140
Community FacilityCommunity facility104,0006.50None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes103,9946.50112
Max ApartmentsHousing96,3206.02141
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes96,3136.02100
Split Lot (2 Buildings)Housing96,0946.01110

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.

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