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9-20 Main Avenue zoning and development potential

9-20 Main Avenue, Queens 11102 is a 13,375 square foot lot zoned R6A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 52,162 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 10,744 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-00506-0041
Block / lot
506 / 41
Community district
Queens Community District 1
Zoning
R6A
Lot area
13,375 sf
Frontage x depth
123 ft x 179 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
10,744 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1950
Built FAR
0.80

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today10,744 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)52,162 sf

That leaves 41,418 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 40,125 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.00 for this lot, which at 13,375 sf of land is 40,125 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 40,125 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
  • Coastal zone
  • 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 housing52,1623.9058
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing52,1623.9058
Max ApartmentsHousing40,1253.0059
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes40,1253.0028
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes40,1253.0028
Community FacilityCommunity facility40,1253.00None

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 21, 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 9-20 Main Avenue.

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