Zoning Feasibility
Development Rights
Legal Use
Legal Use
Approval Strategy
Every property in New York City has a legal ceiling, a permitted use, and a development envelope. We identify what those are before owners, developers, and investors commit to a project, a filing, or a purchase that the zoning cannot actually support.
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Dedicated To Zoning Intelligence & Development Strategy for NYC Properties.
We analyze zoning districts, permitted use, FAR, buildable area, height and setback, and lot conditions to determine what a property can legally support.
We calculate existing floor area, identify unused development rights, review air rights and zoning lot merger opportunities, and map the buildable envelope.
We review existing legal use against proposed use, identify nonconforming conditions, and prepare change-of-use and legalization pathway strategies.
We support lot mergers, subdivisions, and pre-acquisition zoning reviews for owners, developers, attorneys, brokers, and investors evaluating NYC properties.
Issues That Stop Projects.
Issues That Stop Projects.
Feasibility
Issues That Stop Projects.
Legal Use
Issues That Stop Projects.
Approvals
Our Works.
Lot Strategy
Developer, Brooklyn
We needed to know whether our Brooklyn property had unused FAR before committing to a development budget. ZoningNYC delivered a clear feasibility report in 48 hours that saved us from a very expensive assumption.
Investor, Manhattan
Our attorney referred us to ZoningNYC before closing on a Manhattan acquisition. The pre-acquisition review flagged a legal use inconsistency that would have created serious problems post-close. Worth every dollar.
Property Owner, Queens
We had been told by two different people that our building could not be enlarged. ZoningNYC reviewed the FAR, identified unused development rights, and gave us a clear path forward. The project is now in filing.
Real Estate Attorney, NYC
As a real estate attorney I regularly need fast, reliable zoning analysis for transaction clients. ZoningNYC delivers organized, well-documented reports that I can put directly in front of lenders and closing teams.
Developer, Bronx
We were evaluating a commercial-to-residential conversion and needed to understand the approval pathway before engaging an architect. ZoningNYC mapped the entire process and identified the agency triggers upfront.
Allen Azarkian, RA, AIA
