Plate 105 of 116QueensQueens Community Board 12
South Jamaica Multi-Service Center
This site can hold about 360–455 homes under the zoning maximum for qualifying affordable or senior housing. The City's LIFT tracker lists 250.
- In depth
- Tracker status: Pre-RFP
- Lead agency: HPD
Block 12200, lot 52Tax lots from MapPLUTO; street names from the Digital City Map. Pink: this site. Hatched: other City-owned lots. Heavy lines: block edges.
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
- 61,836 sq ft
- Zoning district
- R7A
- Maximum residential floor area
- 247,344 sq ft61,836 sq ft × 4.00 FAR
- With qualifying affordable or senior housing
- 309,798 sq ft61,836 sq ft × 5.01 FAR
- Maximum community facility floor area
- 247,344 sq ft61,836 sq ft × 4.00 FAR
Homes, as a range
| Case | Homes | How |
|---|---|---|
| Low | 362 | 309,798 sq ft × 0.7 ÷ 599 sq ft |
| Base | 448 | 309,798 sq ft × 0.8 ÷ 553 sq ft |
| High | 455 | 309,798 sq ft × 0.85 ÷ 514 sq ft = 512, capped at 309,798 ÷ 680 (ZR 23-52) |
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
None of the earlier constraints on our list applies, so the maximum floor area the zoning allows is the limit.
What the neighborhood asked for
Queens Community Board 12'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.
Could share a building with housing on this lot
Matched by a declared table of uses that commonly occupy the ground floor of an apartment building. A possibility, not a recommendation.
Provide a new or expanded health care facility
“There is a need for a full scale, quality hospital in the district providing and meeting the needs of the community. …”
FY2027 statement, p. 33 · priority 1 of 1 within the agency · awaiting a person's review
ResponseFurther investigation is required. Contact the agency.
Housing the board asked for
Reconstruct streets
“Fund (DOT) curbs on west side of 188th, 192, 193, 195th Streets; 195th Place; Jamaica Ave and Hillside Ave (Jamaica to 91st Ave); …”
FY2027 statement, p. 34 · priority 1 of 1 within the agency · awaiting a person's review
ResponseThe request does not seem to be applicable to the Responsible Agency. OMB cannot make a determination at this time.
Other requests in these categories
Extend library hours or expand and enhance library programs
“Fund Additional Library Personnel for South Jamaica Branch. The new South Jamaica Branch at Guy Brewer Blvd. and 108th Ave. …”
FY2027 statement, p. 39 · priority 1 of 1 within the agency · awaiting a person's review
ResponseRestoring and/or increasing funding is needed for this request. It is recommended that this request be brought to the attention of your elected officials i.e. Borough President and/or City Council Member.
Provide a new or expanded park or amenity (i.e. playground, outdoor athletic field)
“requesting boating and concessions in Baisley Pond park - develop income streams in Baisley Pond Park.. …”
FY2027 statement, p. 33 · priority 1 of 3 within the agency · awaiting a person's review
ResponseThis item is not eligible for Capital funding. OMB supports the agency's position as follows: Further study by the agency of this request is needed. Contact the agency.
2 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.
- Hazard
Stormwater flooding in an extreme storm (2080s)
DEP's Stormwater Flood Map (extreme stormwater flood with 2080 sea level rise) shows nuisance flooding (4 in to 1 ft) and deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft or more) on part of the site.
- Note
In a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
MIH options 1, 2 and 3 apply, so new housing here must include permanently affordable homes (ZR 27-131).
- Note
In the Special Downtown Jamaica District
Same as site 99 (R7A). This confirms the recalculation. It does not change the floor area figures above.
- Note
Recently rezoned
Jamaica Neighborhood Plan (C 250172 ZMQ, N 250173 ZRQ, C 250171 HAQ). Adopted (recent). The figures above use the zoning now in effect.
Nearest subway station: Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer (E J Z), 1.2 mi in a straight line.
What this doesn't account for
This page shows what public data and the zoning text can tell us. These questions need information that isn't public, or a decision that isn't ours.
- 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)
- 4-12200-0052Confirmed against DCP City Owned and Leased Property (COLP) record for BBL 4122000052
- Zoning checked against DCP's zoning data
- Agrees
- Floor area checked by an independent recalculation
- Agrees
- Notes
- Zoning on the lot (4122000052, R7A, Special Downtown Jamaica District, rezoned 2025) matches DCP's Carto and AGOL zoning data (dcp_mappluto and zoning polygons, 2026-09-24); ZoLa's own requests were not observed; the lot is confirmed only as the MSC facility lot. Exact match: 61,836 sf R7A in the Special Downtown Jamaica District: 4.00/5.01, CF 4.00, giving 247,344/309,798/247,344 sf; homes 362/448/455. DJ ZR 115-21 keeps the underlying residential FAR.
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
- DCP City Owned and Leased Property (COLP) record for BBL 4122000052Document · as of May 17, 2026
- MapPLUTODataset · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 9, 2026 · retrieved September 23, 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 § 23-52Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
- 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 23, 2026
- Special district floor area rulesZoning Resolution · Public Ground, from the NYC Zoning Resolution
- Zoning Resolution § 115-21Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
- Jamaica Neighborhood Plan (C 250172 ZMQ, N 250173 ZRQ, C 250171 HAQ)Document · NYC Department of City Planning, ZAP 2023Q0381 · as of October 29, 2025
- FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Queens Community Board 12Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
- FY2027 Register of Community Board Budget Requests (Adopted Budget), Queens Community Board 12Document · NYC Office of Management and Budget · as of June 30, 2026
- FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Queens Community Board 12Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
- FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Queens Community Board 12Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
- MTA Subway StationsDataset · Metropolitan Transportation Authority · as of September 23, 2026 · retrieved September 23, 2026
- Digital City Map street centerlinesDataset · NYC Department of City Planning · as of December 1, 2025 · retrieved September 23, 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
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. DCP City Owned and Leased Property (COLP) record for BBL 4122000052
- Where
- COLP (Socrata fn4k-qyk2) rows bbl=4122000052
- As of
- May 17, 2026
bbl 4122000052 | parcel_name 'S. JAMAICA MULTI SERVICE CNTR' | agency HRA (use_type COMMUNITY CENTER) and HHC (AMBULATORY HEALTH FACILITY) | address 114-02 GUY BREWER BOULEVARD
Confirms the tax lots that make up this site.
3. MapPLUTO 26v2
- As of
- September 9, 2026
- Retrieved
- September 23, 2026
4. Zoning Resolution § 23-22
- Where
- R7A: 4.00 FAR
- As of
- September 10, 2026
R7A R7-1¹ R7-2¹ | 4.00 | 5.01
5. Zoning Resolution § 23-22
- Where
- R7A, qualifying affordable housing or qualifying senior housing: 5.01 FAR
- As of
- September 10, 2026
R7A R7-1¹ R7-2¹ | 4.00 | 5.01
6. Zoning Resolution § 24-11
- Where
- R7A: 4.00 FAR
- As of
- September 10, 2026
R7A | 4.00 | 80 | 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'. Our 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 § 23-52
- Where
- Dwelling unit factor 680
In the districts indicated, for buildings containing multiple dwelling residences, the maximum number of dwelling units permitted shall be determined by dividing the maximum residential floor area permitted on the zoning lot by the applicable dwelling unit factor. ... For all other types of multiple dwelling residences, the applicable dwelling unit factor shall be 680. Fractions equal to or greater than three-quarters resulting from this calculation shall be considered to be one dwelling unit.
10. 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).
11. NYC Stormwater Flood Map: Extreme stormwater flood with 2080 sea level rise
- As of
- September 8, 2025
- Retrieved
- September 23, 2026
12. Special district floor area rules
- Where
- 26 special districts, 21 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 § 115-21
- Where
- Special Downtown Jamaica District
- As of
- September 10, 2026
in all Districts, the maximum floor area ratio permitted for residential uses shall be as set forth pursuant to the underlying district regulations, except that sky exposure plane buildings shall not be permitted;
14. Jamaica Neighborhood Plan (C 250172 ZMQ, N 250173 ZRQ, C 250171 HAQ)
- As of
- October 29, 2025
Adopted (recent). ZAP milestones: CPC vote 2025-08-13; City Council review completed 2025-10-29; Mayoral review completed 2025-11-03. DCP's amendment layer shows 250172zmq effective 2025-10-29, covering 100% of the lot.
15. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Queens Community Board 12 FY2027
- Where
- PDF p. 33
- Retrieved
- September 23, 2026
16. FY2027 Register of Community Board Budget Requests (Adopted Budget), Queens Community Board 12 FY2027 Adopted
- Where
- Agency response
- As of
- June 30, 2026
17. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Queens Community Board 12 FY2027
- Where
- PDF p. 34
- Retrieved
- September 23, 2026
18. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Queens Community Board 12 FY2027
- Where
- PDF p. 39
- Retrieved
- September 23, 2026
19. MTA Subway Stations
- As of
- September 23, 2026
- Retrieved
- September 23, 2026
20. Digital City Map street centerlines
- As of
- December 1, 2025
- Retrieved
- September 23, 2026
21. 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
22. 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.
23. 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.
24. 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
25. 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.
26. 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.
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. 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
30. 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
31. 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.
32. 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
33. 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
34. 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.
35. 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.