COMMUNITY DISTRICT SI02

Underbuilt parcels in Mid-Island

There are 1,953 vacant lots among the 29,121 underbuilt parcels in Mid-Island neighborhoods like Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills and Todt Hill-Emerson Hill-Lighthouse Hill-Manor Heights. These parcels collectively represent about 82.3 million square feet of unbuilt floor area and are primarily zoned R3-1, R3X, or R3-2.

Neighborhoods covered
Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan HillsNew Dorp-Midland BeachNew Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-TravisTodt Hill-Emerson Hill-Lighthouse Hill-Manor Heights
82.3M
sq ft unbuilt
29,126
underbuilt parcels
1,974
vacant lots
+2.43
largest unused FAR
Most common zoning
R3-110,930R3X9,498R3-22,943R1-22,199R21,553

Largest opportunities

Underbuilt parcels in Mid-Island, ranked by unused floor area ratio
MEREDITH AVENUEVacant lot
BBL 5028000163 · 32,000 sq ft lot
C4-3 · Staten Island
0.00 / 2.43
+2.43unused FAR
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MEREDITH AVENUEVacant lot
BBL 5028000300 · 71,600 sq ft lot
C4-3 · Staten Island
0.00 / 2.43
+2.43unused FAR
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MEREDITH AVENUEVacant lot
BBL 5028000150 · 101,000 sq ft lot
C4-3 · Staten Island
0.00 / 2.43
+2.43unused FAR
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CHELSEA ROADVacant lot
BBL 5028000036 · 1,080 sq ft lot
C4-3 · Staten Island
0.00 / 2.43
+2.43unused FAR
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1745 SOUTH AVENUE
BBL 5028000037 · 681,100 sq ft lot
C4-3 · Staten Island
0.37 / 2.43
+2.06unused FAR
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HUSSON STREETVacant lot
BBL 5035450041 · 4,000 sq ft lot
R5 · Staten Island
0.00 / 1.50
+1.50unused FAR
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SEAVER AVENUEVacant lot
BBL 5035450033 · 9,000 sq ft lot
R5 · Staten Island
0.00 / 1.50
+1.50unused FAR
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CLETUS STREETVacant lot
BBL 5035410042 · 4,000 sq ft lot
R5 · Staten Island
0.00 / 1.50
+1.50unused FAR
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CLETUS STREETVacant lot
BBL 5035450026 · 2,700 sq ft lot
R5 · Staten Island
0.00 / 1.50
+1.50unused FAR
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STOBE AVENUEVacant lot
BBL 5035510006 · 4,746 sq ft lot
R5 · Staten Island
0.00 / 1.50
+1.50unused FAR
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Showing the top 10 of 29,126 by unused FAR. Source: NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO, via NYC Open Data.

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