C7-1 Zoning District — New York City
C7-1 is a mixed-density General Commercial District (NYC Zoning Resolution § 11-122) in New York City.
C7-1 is a mixed-density General 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. As of right, the maximum commercial FAR is 2. 1 tax lots citywide carry C7-1 as their primary zoning designation.
This designation maps to a single tax lot citywide, built out entirely as a store building on 100,750 square feet of recorded land. The one building on file dates to 1999 — after the 1945-to-1975 postwar boom, yet one year short of the since-2000 window this profile tracks — rises 1 story, and carries 4 units despite a 0% residential reading. The lot sits outside the mapped flood zone and carries no historic-district status, both at 0%.
What actually stands in this district
Like a handful of other single-lot designations in this file, this one is mapped to just one tax lot citywide — 100,750 square feet, with no broader population to average across; the median and the largest-lot figures on file are necessarily identical, since the count is exactly one. The building recorded on that lot dates to 1999, a year that falls into none of the three construction windows this profile tracks: after the 1945-to-1975 postwar boom, yet one year short of the since-2000 threshold, and nowhere near the pre-1940 period either. All three era shares on this lot's file read 0% as a result, an outcome worth stating plainly rather than folding into whichever bucket reads closest, since none of the three actually fits.
The recorded building class on the lot is entirely store space, and the land-use record likewise shows the parcel coded 100% commercial and office — a fully built-out, single-use commercial site rather than any residential or mixed pattern. Residential use reads 0% here, yet the file still carries 4 units recorded on the parcel, a detail worth flagging on its own terms rather than smoothing over: a lot can carry a unit count on file without being coded as residential land use, and this one is a clean example of exactly that gap between the two measures. Whoever built or later recorded those 4 units did so inside a fully commercial file.
The one building on the lot rises 1 story, and with a single floor recorded, the share of stock above 6 floors reads 0% almost by construction — there is no room in a one-story building for that threshold to be cleared. The parcel is not recorded inside a designated historic district, and it does not fall inside the mapped federal Special Flood Hazard Area — both readings are 0% on the file as it stands today, an absence worth reading as a statement about the current record rather than a permanent guarantee about either kind of exposure. Nothing on file rules either one out for good; it simply is not what the record shows right now.
The file carries no reliable floor-area-capacity coverage for this designation, so no headroom or residual-FAR figure can be cited for the lot — an absence in the record, not a claim about what could or could not be added to the site. What is on record still covers the essentials for a single parcel: building class, land use, construction year, height, flood status, and historic status are all tracked individually here, even where the development-capacity family is not. The floor-area and height rules that actually govern the designation are set out, with their citations, in the tables above, for whoever checks the file against this one lot.
Bulk rules for C7-1
| Context | Commercial FAR | Community facility FAR | Heights | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As of rightPer § 33-06, C7 districts mapped before 6/6/2024 are treated as C7-1. Rear yard depth increases with height per § 33-262: 10ft <65', 15ft >65', 20ft >125'. | 2 | 2 | Base 45 ft · Max 65 ft | NYC Zoning Resolution § 33-122, § 33-123, § 33-25, § 33-262, § 33-46 |
Values from the NYC Zoning Resolution, verified 2026-06-12; 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 C7-1
- 55 Lombardy Street — 100,750 sq ft lot, 0.43 built FAR, built 1999
C7-1 — quick questions
- What is the maximum commercial FAR in C7-1?
- 2, as of right, per NYC Zoning Resolution § 33-122, § 33-123, § 33-25, § 33-262, § 33-46. Site-specific overlays, special districts, and waterfront rules can modify it — run a full lookup for a specific lot.
- Is C7-1 a contextual district?
- No. C7-1 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 tax lots are zoned C7-1?
- 1 tax lots citywide carry C7-1 as their primary zoning designation, per NYC municipal records as of 2026-07-11.
- How many tax lots carry this designation?
- Just one, citywide: a single recorded tax lot of 100,750 square feet. Every figure in this profile describes that one parcel rather than a broader distribution.
- How old is the building on this lot?
- It was recorded in 1999 — after the 1945-to-1975 postwar boom, but one year short of the since-2000 window this profile tracks, so all three era shares on file read 0%.
- What is built on the lot with this designation?
- A 1-story store building — the recorded building class and land use are both 100% commercial, with 0% of the lot classed residential despite 4 units on record.
- Is this lot in a flood zone?
- No — the parcel is not recorded inside the mapped federal Special Flood Hazard Area, a 0% reading on file, and it carries no historic-district status either.
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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.