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92-23 165 Street zoning and development potential

92-23 165 Street, Queens 11433 is a 20,640 square foot lot zoned C6-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 148,608 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 32,737 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-10155-0123
Block / lot
10155 / 123
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C6-2
Lot area
20,640 sf
Frontage x depth
172 ft x 120 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Mixed residential and commercial
Built today
32,737 sf, 4 floors
Year built
1927
Built FAR
1.59

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today32,737 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)148,608 sf

That leaves 115,871 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 134,160 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 20,640 sf of land is 124,253 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 124,253 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • 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 housing148,6087.20182
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing148,6087.20173
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes134,1606.50146
Community FacilityCommunity facility134,1606.50None
Max ApartmentsHousing124,2536.02182
Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)Housing124,2536.02162

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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