858,644 PARCELS SCANNED

Underbuilt parcels in Queens

Every lot below is built under the density its zoning already allows. The gap is unused floor area ratio — the space City of Yes made buildable in December 2024, ranked largest first.

Underbuilt parcels in Queens, ranked by unused floor area ratio
41-50 21 STREETVacant lot
BBL 4004110012 · 43,700 sq ft lot
M1-6A/R10 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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95TH AVENUE
BBL 4100000043 · 5,000 sq ft lot
C6-4 · 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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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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148-12 ARCHER AVENUEVacant lot
BBL 4099980109 · 2,000 sq ft lot
C6-4 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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92-11 147 PLACEVacant lot
BBL 4099950007 · 10,640 sq ft lot
C6-4 · 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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93-43 SUTPHIN BOULEVARDVacant lot
BBL 4099980043 · 1,780 sq ft lot
C6-4 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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99-18 150 STREETVacant lot
BBL 4099970015 · 6,419 sq ft lot
C6-4 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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ARCHER AVENUEVacant lot
BBL 4099950018 · 5,465 sq ft lot
C6-4 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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21 STREETVacant lot
BBL 4004110018 · 7,711 sq ft lot
M1-6A/R10 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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148-07 95 AVENUEVacant lot
BBL 4100000042 · 5,000 sq ft lot
C6-4 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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41-98 VERNON BOULEVARDVacant lot
BBL 4004770013 · 8,675 sq ft lot
M1-5/R10 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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SUTPHIN BOULEVARD
BBL 4099980048 · 1,137 sq ft lot
C6-4 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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42-02 VERNON BOULEVARDVacant lot
BBL 4004770015 · 106,200 sq ft lot
M1-5/R10 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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22-09 QUEENS PLAZA NORTHVacant lot
BBL 4004120001 · 81,500 sq ft lot
M1-6A/R10 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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148-13 95 AVENUEVacant lot
BBL 4100000040 · 2,400 sq ft lot
C6-4 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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22-09 41 AVENUEVacant lot
BBL 4004120025 · 30,000 sq ft lot
M1-6A/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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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 4004280012 · 2,418 sq ft lot
M1-6/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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43 AVENUE
BBL 4004280013 · 7,931 sq ft lot
M1-6/R10 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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42-50 24 STREETVacant lot
BBL 4004280001 · 33,950 sq ft lot
M1-6/R10 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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148-02 94TH AVENUE
BBL 4100000001 · 5,000 sq ft lot
C6-4 · Queens
0.00 / 10.00
+10.00unused FAR
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Showing the top 25 parcels by unused FAR. Source: NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO, via NYC Open Data.

How to read this

Floor area ratio is the multiple of the lot area a building may cover. A 2,500 sq ft lot zoned for 6.0 FAR permits roughly 15,000 sq ft of building.

Unused FAR is what zoning allows minus what stands there now. A lot at 0.00 built against 6.02 allowed is vacant or near-vacant in a district zoned for an apartment building.

Vacant lot marks a parcel PLUTO records as vacant land, with no building area and no units. A reading of 0.00 built FAR on one of these is the lot being empty, not the data being missing.

City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, adopted December 2024, was the largest zoning change in NYC since 1961. It added density in residential and commercial districts across all five boroughs.

What is excluded. Parkland, transit and utility parcels, and public institutions are filtered out — they carry unused FAR on paper but cannot be privately developed. Lots under 1,000 sq ft are excluded as too small to build on.

A large gap is a starting point, not a verdict. Lot shape, landmark status, flood zone, and existing tenancy all decide whether it can be built. Read the methodology.