Plate 7 of 102ManhattanManhattan Community Board 4
Clinton Manor (Phases 1 and 2)
This site can hold about 580–825 homes under the zoning maximum for qualifying affordable housing. The City's LIFT tracker lists 571 homes across its 2 records for this site.
The tracker lists two phases on this tax lot. The figures are for the lot, counted once.
- Clinton Manor Phase 1: 130 homes, Developer Selected/Pre-Public Approval
- Clinton Manor Phase 2: 441 homes, Developer Selected/Pre-Public Approval
- Index entry
- Tracker status: Developer Selected/Pre-Public Approval
- Lead agency: HPD
Block 1080, lot 10Tax lots from MapPLUTO; street names from the Digital City Map. Pink: this site. Hatched: other City-owned lots. Heavy lines: block edges.
What City documents say
Facts from City documents that bear on the figures below. Each is quoted in the sources, and each speaks as of its document's date.
Existing Clinton Manor buildings, about 235 homes
The lot holds Clinton Manor, two residential buildings from 1981 with about 235 homes in the City's tax lot data. Manhattan Community Board 4 listed them in 2025 as Section 8 housing for low-income families. The figures here are for the whole lot, including these buildings.
What can legally go here
Floor area follows exactly from the Zoning Resolution. Homes are a range, because unit size and building efficiency are choices.
- Lot area
- 69,289 sq ft
- Zoning district
- R8
- Maximum residential floor area
- 417,120 sq ft69,289 sq ft × 6.02 FAR
- With qualifying affordable or senior housing
- 498,881 sq ft69,289 sq ft × 7.20 FAR
- Maximum community facility floor area
- 450,379 sq ft69,289 sq ft × 6.50 FAR
Homes, as a range
| Case | Homes | How |
|---|---|---|
| Low | 582 | 498,881 sq ft × 0.7 ÷ 599 sq ft |
| Base | 721 | 498,881 sq ft × 0.8 ÷ 553 sq ft |
| High | 824 | 498,881 sq ft × 0.85 ÷ 514 sq ft |
Floor area × efficiency ÷ average home size. Efficiency 0.7–0.85; average home 514–599 sq ft. Assumptions and their basis.
What binds first
Floor area
No other limit shown on this page comes first, so the maximum floor area the zoning allows is the limit.
What the neighborhood asked for
Manhattan Community Board 4's formal requests to the City, from its annual Statement of Community District Needs and Budget Requests.
Each quotation below was found word for word on the cited page by script. None reviewed by a person yet.
Other requests in these categories
Pre-K and 3K Seats
“Expand funding for Pre-K and 3K Seats at PS 11, PS 33, PS 51, PS 111, and PS 212. …”
FY2027 statement, p. 44 · priority 1 of 4 within the agency · awaiting a person's review
ResponsePlease contact the Agency directly and promptly for more information (917-455-0513)
Provide a new or expanded park or amenity (i.e. playground, outdoor athletic field)
“Continue to complete the design for a new park at West 48th Street and 10th Avenue as committed to during Western Rail Yard rezoning and …”
FY2027 statement, p. 40 · priority CS within the agency · awaiting a person's review
ResponseThis request has already been funded.
Gertrude Kelly Playground Renovation
“Fund the renovation and construction of Gertrude Kelly Playground with updated playground equipment including a new and better spray shower, fencing and plantings. …”
FY2027 statement, p. 36 · priority 6 of 7 within the agency · awaiting a person's review
ResponseThe agency recommends funding this budget request, but at this time the availability of funds is uncertain. OMB supports the agency's position.
3 other requests in these categories are listed on the web page.
What gets in the way
Flags are flags, not verdicts. Each comes from a public layer, named in the sources.
- Caution
Not recorded as City-owned
MapPLUTO records this lot as fully tax-exempt (owner recorded as “CLINTON MANOR ASSOCIATES”).
- Caution
Placed by the tracker's map point only
The tracker gives one map point per project and no tax lots. This page covers the tax lot under that point, which may be only part of the project's land, or more than it. The figures are for the lot shown.
- Caution
The lot has buildings on it
The lot has 2 buildings on record with 251,512 sq ft of gross building area and 235 homes, completed around 1981 (MapPLUTO; gross area includes space zoning does not count). Zoning counts floor area already on a lot toward its maximum, so the figures above are the most the land could hold in total, not what could be added while those buildings stand.
- Note
In the Special Clinton District
Clinton Manor is inside the Excluded Area of the Special Clinton District (ZR 96-80: the blocks bounded by West 50th Street, Tenth Avenue, West 56th Street and Eleventh Avenue). Only ZR 96-40, 96-51 and 96-81 apply there, and none of them changes R8 floor area.
- Note
Stormwater flooding in an extreme storm (2080s) on a small share of the site
Less than 1% of the site (about 490 sq ft) shows nuisance flooding (4 in to 1 ft) on DEP's Stormwater Flood Map (extreme stormwater flood with 2080 sea level rise). It is shown for reference and not counted as a flood constraint on the site.
Nearest subway station: 50 St (C E), 0.4 mi in a straight line.
What this doesn't account for
Public data and the zoning text answer the questions above. These need information that is not public, or a decision that belongs to the City.
- Public land use review (ULURP). Selling or leasing City land, or approving a housing project on it, generally goes through ULURP (community board, borough president, City Planning Commission, City Council), and this estimate does not presume the outcome.
- Disposition of City property (Charter 384 / UDAAP). Transferring the land needs Mayoral approval under Charter Sec. 384 and, for HPD projects, usually Urban Development Action Area designation and project approval under NY General Municipal Law Article 16.
- Environmental review (CEQR/SEQRA). Any discretionary approval, disposition or City funding triggers CEQR/SEQRA review, which can require mitigation (e.g. for hazardous materials, noise or historic resources) or reshape the project.
- (E) designations. A lot with an (E) designation or environmental restrictive declaration for hazardous materials, air quality or noise cannot receive building permits until the Office of Environmental Remediation signs off.
- Subsurface and site conditions. Unknown soil, rock, groundwater and contamination can shrink or eliminate cellars and add foundation and cleanup costs, and HPD requires every project to investigate and, if needed, remediate contamination.
- Deed restrictions and reverter clauses. Land the City bought or sold may carry deed restrictions or reverter clauses limiting its use, which must be checked in title records (ACRIS) and DCAS's deed-restriction database.
- Parkland alienation. If a site is municipal parkland, it cannot be sold or used for housing without an act of the State Legislature signed by the Governor.
- Current occupants, uses and agency plans. Many City-owned lots are in active use or assigned to an agency, or have funded capital projects, and this estimate does not reflect relocation needs or agency plans (check COLP and the Capital Commitment Plan).
- Mapped streets, easements and utilities. Mapped-but-unbuilt ('paper') streets, sewer and water easements and utility lines can take land out of the buildable area, and no permit may be issued for a building in the bed of a mapped street.
- Street access. A lot with no frontage on a mapped street cannot get a building permit on its own and must be combined with a neighboring lot or have access mapped.
- Landmarks review. Sites that are individual landmarks or inside historic districts need Landmarks Preservation Commission approval, which can limit demolition, height and bulk.
- Flood-resistant construction. Sites in the 1% annual chance floodplain (or the 0.2% shaded X-Zone for critical facilities) must meet Building Code Appendix G, whose elevation and floodproofing rules can cost usable ground-floor and cellar space.
- Airport height limits. Near JFK, LaGuardia and Floyd Bennett Field, zoning flight-obstruction surfaces cap building height, and tall structures anywhere need FAA notice.
- State and federal funding conditions. Federal or State money brings its own requirements (e.g. HUD environmental review under 24 CFR Part 58, Davis-Bacon prevailing wages, Section 3 hiring) that can change cost, timing and program.
- Zoning capacity is a ceiling, not a plan. The figures show what zoning allows, and actual HPD projects often build less, for example to fit neighborhood context, a community facility or funding limits.
Checks
What has been verified on this page, and by what.
- Tax lots (1)
- 1-01080-0010Resolved from the tracker point (see method)
- Lot and zoning records compared with DCP's live data
- Agrees
- Figures reproduced by a separate calculation
- Agrees
- Notes
- On September 25, 2026, the MapPLUTO records and zoning district map behind this page were compared with DCP's live MapPLUTO (26v2) and zoning district layers for its lot; every compared field and district boundary matched. A separate calculation, written from the method page and run on the same downloaded City data on September 25, 2026, reproduced the lot area (69,289 sq ft), the zoning portions, the floor area (standard 417,120; with qualifying affordable or senior housing 498,881; community facility 450,379 sq ft), the homes (low 582, base 721, high 824), and the flags and what limits the site first.
Sources
Superscript numbers next to figures refer to this list. Select one to see the source.
- LIFT Tracker (Land Inventory Fast Track)Dataset · NYC Mayor's Office · as of July 30, 2026 · retrieved September 23, 2026
- MCB4 Affordable Housing Plan, revised June & July 2025Document · Manhattan Community Board 4 · as of July 1, 2025
- MapPLUTODataset · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 9, 2026 · retrieved September 25, 2026
- Zoning Resolution § 23-22Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
- Zoning Resolution § 23-22Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
- Zoning Resolution § 24-11Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
- Declared assumption: building efficiencyDeclared assumption · as of September 23, 2026
- Declared assumption: average home size (net)Declared assumption · as of September 23, 2026
- Zoning Resolution rules packZoning Resolution · Public Ground, from the NYC Zoning Resolution
- NYC Stormwater Flood Map: Extreme stormwater flood with 2080 sea level riseDataset · NYC Department of Environmental Protection, via NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 8, 2025 · retrieved September 25, 2026
- NYC Stormwater Flood Map: Extreme stormwater flood with 2080 sea level rise: area of each lot in each categoryDataset · NYC Department of Environmental Protection, via NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 8, 2025 · retrieved September 25, 2026
- Special district floor area rulesZoning Resolution · Public Ground, from the NYC Zoning Resolution
- Zoning Resolution § 96-80Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
- FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Manhattan Community Board 4Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
- FY2027 Register of Community Board Budget Requests (Adopted Budget), Manhattan Community Board 4Document · NYC Office of Management and Budget · as of June 30, 2026
- FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Manhattan Community Board 4Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
- FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Manhattan Community Board 4Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
- MTA Subway StationsDataset · Metropolitan Transportation Authority · as of September 25, 2026 · retrieved September 25, 2026
- Digital City Map street centerlinesDataset · NYC Department of City Planning · as of December 1, 2025 · retrieved September 25, 2026
- New York City Charter Sec. 197-c (Uniform land use review procedure)Document
- NYC Charter Sec. 384 (Disposal of property of the city)Document
- CEQR Technical Manual, Chapter 2 (December 2025 edition)Document
- Zoning Resolution 11-15 (Environmental Requirements)Document
- HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026Document
- Deed Restriction Database (NYC Open Data rfu7-paqe)Document
- Handbook on the Alienation and Conversion of Municipal Parkland (NYS OPRHP, revised 2017-09-01)Document
- City Owned and Leased Property (COLP), NYC Open Data fn4k-qyk2Document
- NY General City Law Sec. 35Document
- NY General City Law Sec. 36Document
- LPC - Applications pageDocument
- 2022 NYC Building Code, Appendix G (as amended by Local Law 77 of 2023)Document
- Zoning Resolution 61-21 (Restriction on Highest Projection of Building or Structure)Document
- HPD ELLA Term Sheet (updated 2020-03-10)Document
- CPC report C 260071 HAM (1727 Amsterdam Avenue)Document
- Zoning districts (NYZD)Dataset · NYC Department of City Planning · as of August 17, 2026 · retrieved September 25, 2026
1. LIFT Tracker (Land Inventory Fast Track)
- Where
- ArcGIS layer LIFT_Tracker/FeatureServer/0
- As of
- July 30, 2026
- Retrieved
- September 23, 2026
One point per project. BBLs resolved by point-in-lot against MapPLUTO, HPD's Local Law 125 report, or address geocoding; see the method page.
2. MCB4 Affordable Housing Plan, revised June & July 2025
- Where
- PDF page 15 (printed page 13), table 'Affordable Housing Developments in the Former CURA: 1979-1981'
- As of
- July 1, 2025
535 W 51st Street Clinton Manor 110 Low Income Families Section 8 540 W 52nd Street Clinton Manor 99 Low Income Families Section 8
3. MapPLUTO 26v2
- As of
- September 9, 2026
- Retrieved
- September 25, 2026
4. Zoning Resolution § 23-22
- Where
- R8; Not within 100 ft of a wide street: 6.02 FAR
- As of
- September 10, 2026
R8A R8X R8 | 6.02 | 7.20
5. Zoning Resolution § 23-22
- Where
- R8, qualifying affordable housing or qualifying senior housing; All qualifying affordable/senior housing, in MIH areas whatever the street, except UAP developments or qualifying senior housing within 100 ft of a wide street outside MIH areas (8.64): 7.20 FAR
- As of
- September 10, 2026
R8A R8X R8 | 6.02 | 7.20
6. Zoning Resolution § 24-11
- Where
- R8: 6.50 FAR
- As of
- September 10, 2026
R8 | 6.50 | 75 | 65
7. Declared assumption: building efficiency
- Where
- low 0.7, base 0.8, high 0.85
- As of
- September 23, 2026
Net home area as a share of residential floor area. Basis: 2025 HCR Design Guidelines, PDF p. 40, Sec. 3.4.1a 'Overall Building Efficiency', Table 3.4.1; 2025 HCR Design Guidelines, PDF p. 40, Sec. 3.4.1; Market & Financial Study: NYC Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (BAE Urban Economics, BJH Advisors, James Lima Planning + Development), PDF p. 68 (printed p. 64), Appendix C, Table C-1 'Developer Interview Summary'; Market & Financial Study: NYC Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, PDF p. 41 (printed p. 37), 'Zoning and Floor Area Ratio'; HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026, PDF p. 28, 'Unit Area Calculation'. A declared assumption; no City agency publishes this ratio.
8. Declared assumption: average home size (net)
- Where
- low 514, base 553, high 599 sq ft
- As of
- September 23, 2026
HPD target net areas by bedroom count, weighted by HPD's observed bedroom mix. Basis: HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026, PDF p. 31, Sec. 4.4.1; HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026, PDF p. 33, Sec. 4.5.1; HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026, PDF p. 36, Sec. 4.6.1; HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026, PDF p. 39, Sec. 4.7.1; HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026, PDF p. 42, Sec. 4.8.1; HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026, PDF p. 6, 'Applicability'; HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction, Version 2.02 (edition in force before 2026-10-01), PDF pp. 42-58 (e.g. p. 44 for 0-BR, p. 58 for 4-BR), Secs. 5.3-5.8 tables 'TARGET NET'; HPD ELLA Term Sheet (Extremely Low & Low-Income Affordability), PDF p. 5, 'Design and Construction Requirements'; Affordable Housing Production by Building (NYC Open Data hg8x-zxpr), fields studio_units, _1_br_units ... _6_br_units; filter reporting_construction_type='New Construction' AND all_counted_units >= total_units - 1.
9. Zoning Resolution rules pack
- Where
- 248 districts, every value cited to a ZR section
ZR text: ZR site home page: "All text changes approved by the city council as of Sep 10, 2026". Every Article II section cited here (21-14, 23-xx, 24-xx, 27-xx) and 62-32x, 74-79, 75-24, 75-42x shows "Last Amended 12/5/2024" (City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, N 240290 ZRY); exceptions among cited sections: 11-122 (8/14/2025, Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan), 11-25 (6/29/1994), 12-10 page (3/26/2026), 62-361 (7/16/2026); no citywide (ZRY) text amendment has been adopted since (Recently Adopted list, 12/5/2024-9/10/2026, contains only site-specific and neighborhood amendments). 12-10 "wide street" last amended 3/26/2026 (Allen Street Mall, N 250307 ZRM - adds Allen Street roadways in Manhattan CD 3).
10. NYC Stormwater Flood Map: Extreme stormwater flood with 2080 sea level rise
- As of
- September 8, 2025
- Retrieved
- September 25, 2026
11. NYC Stormwater Flood Map: Extreme stormwater flood with 2080 sea level rise: area of each lot in each category
- As of
- September 8, 2025
- Retrieved
- September 25, 2026
12. Special district floor area rules
- Where
- 28 special districts, 22 floor area rules
Floor area rules of special purpose districts, authored from the Zoning Resolution (text as of 2026-09-10) with a quoted section for every value.
13. Zoning Resolution § 96-80
- Where
- Special Clinton District
- As of
- September 10, 2026
Except as provided in this Section, the regulations set forth in this Chapter shall not apply to the following areas: parcels within the blocks bounded by West 50th Street, Tenth Avenue, West 56th Street and Eleventh Avenue, provided that in this area the provisions of Sections 96-40 (MODIFICATION OF GENERAL LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS), 96-51 (Mandatory Tree Planting Provisions) and 96-81 (C6-3X Districts) shall apply.
14. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Manhattan Community Board 4 FY2027
- Where
- PDF p. 44
- Retrieved
- September 23, 2026
15. FY2027 Register of Community Board Budget Requests (Adopted Budget), Manhattan Community Board 4 FY2027 Adopted
- Where
- Agency response
- As of
- June 30, 2026
16. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Manhattan Community Board 4 FY2027
- Where
- PDF p. 40
- Retrieved
- September 23, 2026
17. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Manhattan Community Board 4 FY2027
- Where
- PDF p. 36
- Retrieved
- September 23, 2026
18. MTA Subway Stations
- As of
- September 25, 2026
- Retrieved
- September 25, 2026
19. Digital City Map street centerlines
- As of
- December 1, 2025
- Retrieved
- September 25, 2026
20. New York City Charter Sec. 197-c (Uniform land use review procedure)
- Where
- Sec. 197-c(a)(8) and (a)(10)
(8) Housing and urban renewal plans and projects pursuant to city, state and federal housing laws; ... (10) Sale, lease (other than the lease of office space), exchange, or other disposition of the real property of the city
21. NYC Charter Sec. 384 (Disposal of property of the city)
- Where
- Sec. 384(a)
No real property of the city may be sold, leased, exchanged or otherwise disposed of except with the approval of the mayor and as may be provided by law unless such power is expressly vested by law in another agency.
22. CEQR Technical Manual, Chapter 2 (December 2025 edition)
- Where
- PDF p. 1 (printed p. 2-1)
CEQR requires all city agencies to determine whether discretionary actions they directly approve, fund, or undertake may significantly and adversely affect the environment.
23. Zoning Resolution 11-15 (Environmental Requirements)
- Where
- ZR 11-15(a); last amended 2012-03-28
Prior to issuing a building permit or temporary or final certificate of occupancy ... on a tax lot that has an (E) designation or an environmental restrictive declaration related to hazardous materials, noise or air quality, the Department of Buildings (DOB) shall be furnished with a notice issued by OER stating that OER does not object
24. HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026
- Where
- PDF p. 13, Secs. 1.1.1 and 1.1.4
1.1.1 Avoid excessive excavation. Particularly in areas with unknown subsurface conditions, and where rock or high-water tables are prevalent, proposed cellars may have to be reduced, relocated, or even eliminated.
25. Deed Restriction Database (NYC Open Data rfu7-paqe)
- Where
- dataset description
A searchable electronic database of all real property upon which a deed restriction was imposed by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, pursuant to Local Law 176 of 2016.
26. Handbook on the Alienation and Conversion of Municipal Parkland (NYS OPRHP, revised 2017-09-01)
- Where
- PDF p. 3, 'Parkland Alienation'
In order to convey parkland away, or to use parkland for another purpose, a municipality must receive prior authorization from the State in the form of legislation enacted by the New York State Legislature and approved by the Governor.
27. City Owned and Leased Property (COLP), NYC Open Data fn4k-qyk2
- Where
- dataset description (version 20260430)
City Owned and Leased Properties (COLP) is published by the Department of City Planning (DCP) as required by chapter 204 of the City Charter. It includes the location and current use of all City-owned and leased properties.
28. NY General City Law Sec. 35
- Where
- GCL 35
For the purpose of preserving the integrity of such official map or plan no permit shall hereafter be issued for any building in the bed of any street or highway shown or laid out on such map or plan
29. NY General City Law Sec. 36
- Where
- GCL 36
No permit for the erection of any building shall be issued unless a street or highway giving access to such proposed structure has been duly placed on the official map or plan
30. LPC - Applications page
- Where
- page text
The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) helps preserve the City's designated landmark properties by regulating changes made to these buildings and sites.
31. 2022 NYC Building Code, Appendix G (as amended by Local Law 77 of 2023)
- Where
- PDF p. 1, Sec. G102.1
This appendix, in conjunction with the New York City Construction Codes, provides minimum requirements for development located, in whole or in part, in special flood hazard areas and shaded X-Zones within the jurisdiction of New York City
32. Zoning Resolution 61-21 (Restriction on Highest Projection of Building or Structure)
- Where
- ZR 61-21; 61-11 designates JFK, LaGuardia and U.S. Naval Air Station (Floyd Bennett Field)
the highest projection of any building or other structure hereafter constructed ... shall not penetrate: (a) the approach surfaces, the transitional surfaces, the horizontal surface, or the conical surface, whichever is more restrictive, within the Airport Approach District of the flight obstruction area
33. HPD ELLA Term Sheet (updated 2020-03-10)
- Where
- PDF p. 4
Projects funded with Federal funds require compliance with Section 3 new hires and Davis Bacon prevailing wages, as applicable.
34. CPC report C 260071 HAM (1727 Amsterdam Avenue)
- Where
- PDF p. 8
while CHO increased the maximum floor area permitted on the project site, the project sponsor does not intend to take advantage of the additional floor area.
35. Zoning districts (NYZD)
- As of
- August 17, 2026
- Retrieved
- September 25, 2026