COMMUNITY DISTRICT QN08

Underbuilt parcels in Fresh Meadows-Hillcrest-Briarwood

Most parcels in Fresh Meadows-Hillcrest-Briarwood sit in R4, R1-2, or R2A zoning districts, which generally permit multi-family housing. There are a total of 16,771 underbuilt parcels across these neighborhoods, representing about 56.4 million square feet of unbuilt floor area and including 159 vacant lots.

Neighborhoods covered
Fresh Meadows-UtopiaJamaica Estates-HolliswoodJamaica Hills-BriarwoodKew Gardens HillsPomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
56.4M
sq ft unbuilt
16,771
underbuilt parcels
159
vacant lots
+6.02
largest unused FAR
Most common zoning
R42,903R1-22,662R2A2,607R3-21,691R21,548

Largest opportunities

Underbuilt parcels in Fresh Meadows-Hillcrest-Briarwood, ranked by unused floor area ratio
87-36 139 STREETVacant lot
BBL 4096260023 · 2,900 sq ft lot
C4-4D · Queens
0.00 / 6.02
+6.02unused FAR
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169-21 HILLSIDE AVENUE
BBL 4098440069 · 13,500 sq ft lot
C4-4D · Queens
0.00 / 6.02
+6.02unused FAR
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153-01 HILLSIDE AVENUEVacant lot
BBL 4097060069 · 7,000 sq ft lot
C4-4D · Queens
0.00 / 6.02
+6.02unused FAR
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HILLSIDE AVENUE
BBL 4097060057 · 6,000 sq ft lot
C4-4D · Queens
0.00 / 6.02
+6.02unused FAR
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HILLSIDE AVENUE
BBL 4097710001 · 10,095 sq ft lot
C4-4D · Queens
0.00 / 6.02
+6.02unused FAR
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144-13 HILLSIDE AVENUE
BBL 4097020088 · 3,168 sq ft lot
C4-4D · Queens
0.00 / 6.02
+6.02unused FAR
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165-25 HILLSIDE AVENUE
BBL 4098370001 · 11,500 sq ft lot
C4-4D · Queens
0.02 / 6.02
+6.00unused FAR
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150-45 HILLSIDE AVENUE
BBL 4097060080 · 6,000 sq ft lot
C4-4D · Queens
0.03 / 6.02
+5.99unused FAR
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150-01 HILLSIDE AVENUE
BBL 4097060098 · 11,000 sq ft lot
C4-4D · Queens
0.04 / 6.02
+5.98unused FAR
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144-19 HILLSIDE AVENUE
BBL 4097020079 · 8,000 sq ft lot
C4-4D · Queens
0.04 / 6.02
+5.98unused FAR
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Showing the top 10 of 16,771 by unused FAR. Source: NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO, via NYC Open Data.