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89-02 165 Street zoning and development potential

89-02 165 Street, Queens 11432 is a 49,852 square foot lot zoned C4-4D. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 358,934 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 122,000 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09794-0048
Block / lot
9794 / 48
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C4-4D
Lot area
49,852 sf
Frontage x depth
266 ft x 187 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
122,000 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1947
Built FAR
2.45

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today122,000 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)358,934 sf

That leaves 236,934 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 324,038 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 49,852 sf of land is 300,109 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 300,109 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store zone
  • E-designation on the lot

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 housing358,9347.20458
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes324,0386.50360
Community FacilityCommunity facility324,0386.50None
Max ApartmentsHousing300,1096.02441
Split Lot (2 Buildings)Housing300,1096.02366
Max Residential (Standard Housing) (Parking Waiver: 250 units)Housing300,1096.02250

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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