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92-31 Merrick Boulevard zoning and development potential

92-31 Merrick Boulevard, Queens 11433 is a 14,633 square foot lot zoned C6-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 105,357 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 14,633 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-10156-0136
Block / lot
10156 / 136
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C6-2
Lot area
14,633 sf
Frontage x depth
110 ft x 165 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
14,633 sf, 1 floor
Year built
2006
Built FAR
1.00

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today14,633 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)105,357 sf

That leaves 90,724 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 95,114 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 14,633 sf of land is 88,091 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 88,091 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store 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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing105,3577.20126
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing105,3577.20119
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes95,1146.50101
Community FacilityCommunity facility95,1146.50None
Max ApartmentsHousing88,0916.02129
Sky Exposure Plane OptionHousing88,0906.02111

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 25, 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 92-31 Merrick Boulevard.

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