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C6-11 Zoning District — New York City

C6-11 is a high-density General Central Commercial District (NYC Zoning Resolution § 11-122) in New York City.

C6-11 is a high-density General Central Commercial District (NYC Zoning Resolution § 11-122) in New York City. It allows commercial uses, and generally also housing under the rules of a residential-equivalent district. Under the as of right — narrow street rules, the maximum residential FAR is 12 and the maximum commercial FAR is 12. 1 tax lots citywide carry C6-11 as their primary zoning designation.

This designation maps to a single recorded lot citywide, of 36,228 square feet, and the records on that one parcel are unambiguous: 100% vacant land, with no residential use and no homes on record. The city's tax-lot records carry no reliable year-built or floor-count data for this lot, though a recorded 12 FAR of floor area sits unbuilt against its allowance, and the parcel is not mapped inside the federal flood zone.

What actually stands in this district

Unlike most designations in this set, this one is not a broad category spread across many lots — the city's tax-lot records map it to a single parcel, of 36,228 square feet. Because the count is exactly one, every percentage that follows describes that single lot outright rather than a share across a broader population, and the median and largest-lot figures on record are identical for the same reason: there is only one value to report, not a range. That is a structural fact about how this designation is mapped, not an artifact of incomplete records — the city's file simply carries one lot under this designation.

That lot is recorded as vacant land in full. The building classification on file is 100% vacant, and the land-use record shows the same: 100% vacant land. No residential use is recorded on the parcel, and the file counts 0 homes. The city's tax-lot records carry no reliable year-built or floor-count coverage here — an honest absence rather than a zero, since vacant parcels are not always carried with construction-year data the way built lots are, and a gap in the file is not evidence that nothing has ever stood there or that nothing ever will. Vacant classifications like this one are common enough in the city's tax-lot records generally, though the scale here — a single parcel — is what makes this particular file unusual to profile at all.

What the records do carry is a development figure: a recorded 12 FAR of floor area sits unbuilt against the lot's recorded allowance, and by that measure the parcel shows the full 100% headroom share a fully vacant lot would be expected to record. That is a statement about the gap between what is built and what the file lists as allowed for the site — a records fact, not a claim about what will happen on the lot, and not a forecast of any kind. A gap this size, recorded on a lot with no structures on file, is consistent with land that has stood undeveloped through the period these records cover.

The parcel is not recorded inside a designated historic district on file, and it does not fall inside the mapped federal Special Flood Hazard Area — 0% by both measures, which for a single lot simply means this one parcel misses both maps. Because this designation covers just the one recorded lot, its own page carries the fullest available detail, and the allowance the rules tables above cite for the site is the governing number on file for whatever happens next. Anyone checking this designation is, in effect, checking one specific piece of ground rather than sampling a category, which is worth keeping in mind when reading any of the figures above.

Bulk rules for C6-11

ContextResidential FARCommercial FARCommunity facility FARCitation
As of right — narrow street§ 33-432 slope differs by street type: 2.7:1 narrow / 5.6:1 wide.121212NYC Zoning Resolution § 33-122, § 33-123, § 33-25, § 33-26, § 33-43, § 33-432, § 33-451, § 34-112
As of right — wide street§ 33-432 slope differs by street type: 2.7:1 narrow / 5.6:1 wide.121212NYC Zoning Resolution § 33-122, § 33-123, § 33-25, § 33-26, § 33-43, § 33-432, § 33-451, § 34-112

Values from the NYC Zoning Resolution, verified 2026-07-26; site-specific overlays, special districts, and waterfront rules can modify them — run a full lookup for a specific lot.

About commercial districts

Commercial districts allow retail, office, and service uses, and most also allow housing under the rules of a residential-equivalent district. Commercial bulk is governed by § 33- of the NYC Zoning Resolution.

Contextual districts pair their floor-area ceilings with prescribed base and maximum building heights so new buildings mirror existing neighborhood form; non-contextual districts govern the envelope through more general height and setback rules, such as sky exposure planes. Commercial districts also allow residences under the rules of a residential-equivalent district, while manufacturing districts generally exclude new residences. Overlays and special purpose districts can modify any of this on a specific lot.

Example lots zoned C6-11

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C6-11 — quick questions

What is the maximum residential FAR in C6-11?
12, as of right — narrow street, per NYC Zoning Resolution § 33-122, § 33-123, § 33-25, § 33-26, § 33-43, § 33-432, § 33-451, § 34-112. Site-specific overlays, special districts, and waterfront rules can modify it — run a full lookup for a specific lot.
What is the maximum commercial FAR in C6-11?
12, as of right — narrow street, per NYC Zoning Resolution § 33-122, § 33-123, § 33-25, § 33-26, § 33-43, § 33-432, § 33-451, § 34-112. Site-specific overlays, special districts, and waterfront rules can modify it — run a full lookup for a specific lot.
Is C6-11 a contextual district?
No. C6-11 is not a contextual district; its building envelope is governed by the district's general height and setback rules rather than a prescribed contextual envelope.
How many lots carry this designation?
Just one, citywide: a single recorded tax lot of 36,228 square feet. Every figure in this profile describes that one parcel rather than a broader distribution.
What is recorded on the lot with this designation?
Vacant land in full — the building class and land-use records both show 100% vacant, with 0 homes and no residential use on file.
Is there a recorded construction year for this lot?
No — there is no reliable year-built or floor-count data on record for this parcel, an honest gap in the file rather than a claim that nothing has ever stood there.
Is this lot in a flood zone?
No — the parcel is not recorded inside the mapped federal Special Flood Hazard Area.

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What do the C6-11 rules mean for a specific lot?

PearlAudit resolves the governing zoning for any NYC tax lot — district, overlays, special districts — and cites the Zoning Resolution section behind every rule claim.

District data: NYC municipal records (Department of City Planning) and the NYC Zoning Resolution. See our sources and methodology. Parcel data as of 2026-07-11.