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87-36 Avon Street zoning and development potential

87-36 Avon Street, Queens 11432 is a 32,000 square foot lot zoned R6A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 124,800 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 5,800 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09944-0018
Block / lot
9944 / 18
Community district
Queens Community District 8
Zoning
R6A
Lot area
32,000 sf
Frontage x depth
201 ft x 140 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
5,800 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1991
Built FAR
0.18

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today5,800 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)124,800 sf

That leaves 119,000 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 96,000 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.00 for this lot, which at 32,000 sf of land is 96,000 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 96,000 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R6A on a wide street: 75 ft (95 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • FRESH food store zone
  • E-designation on the lot
  • 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 housing124,8003.90154
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing124,8003.90154
Max ApartmentsHousing96,0003.00141
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes96,0003.0087
Max Residential (Standard Housing) (Parking Waiver: 60 units)Housing96,0003.0060
Community FacilityCommunity facility96,0003.00None

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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