BOROUGH · QUEENS

Underbuilt parcels in Queens

Queens contains about 658.8 million square feet of unbuilt floor area across 267,097 underbuilt parcels, indicating significant density potential primarily concentrated in R2A, R3A, and R4-1 zoning districts. There are also 5,270 vacant lots throughout the borough.

659.0M
sq ft unbuilt
267,072
underbuilt parcels
5,266
vacant lots
+10.00
largest unused FAR
Most common zoning
R2A36,411R3A27,691R4-125,862R222,778R420,014

Largest opportunities

Underbuilt parcels in Queens, ranked by unused floor area ratio
42-39 24 STREET
BBL 4004290015 · 2,500 sq ft lot
M1-6/R10 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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24 STREET
BBL 4004290013 · 9,460 sq ft lot
M1-6/R10 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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43 AVENUE
BBL 4004280016 · 2,418 sq ft lot
M1-6/R10 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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43 AVENUE
BBL 4004280012 · 2,418 sq ft lot
M1-6/R10 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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150-10 151 STREETVacant lot
BBL 4100940020 · 10,500 sq ft lot
C6-4 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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150 STREETVacant lot
BBL 4100940097 · 10,150 sq ft lot
C6-4 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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43 AVENUE
BBL 4004280013 · 7,931 sq ft lot
M1-6/R10 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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1-55 54 AVENUEVacant lot
BBL 4000060160 · 33,934 sq ft lot
R10 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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2 STREETVacant lot
BBL 4000060040 · 69,572 sq ft lot
R10 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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2 STREET
BBL 4000060050 · 64,242 sq ft lot
R10 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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Showing the top 10 of 267,072 by unused FAR. Source: NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO, via NYC Open Data.

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Community districts in Queens

14 districts. Each one breaks the borough down to the neighborhoods inside it.