M1-1D Zoning District — New York City
M1-1D is a contextual, low-density Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) (NYC Zoning Resolution § 11-122) in New York City.
M1-1D is a contextual, low-density Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) (NYC Zoning Resolution § 11-122) in New York City. It allows industrial and commercial uses; new residences are generally excluded. As of right, the maximum residential FAR is 1.5. 370 tax lots citywide carry M1-1D as their primary zoning designation.
Two-family homes lead the recorded stock on the 370 tax lots carrying this designation, at 29% of building classes, with one- and two-family land use covering 43% of parcels. The median construction year is 1920, 68% of buildings predate 1940, and 64% of lots are coded residential, holding 733 homes. 81% of lots record floor area below their allowance, with a median residual of 0.6 FAR.
What actually stands in this district
Across 370 tax lots citywide, this designation's recorded stock reads as a residential neighborhood built up against industrial ground. The median construction year is 1920, and 68% of buildings predate 1940 — a solid prewar majority, though not as total as some of the smaller, older designations elsewhere in this file. The 1945-1975 postwar boom added a further 19% of the stock, and 7% of buildings on record date from 2000 or later, a modest but real trickle of recent construction layered onto an otherwise old base. Taken together, these shares describe a stock that finished most of its growth well before the middle of the twentieth century and has only lightly been added to since.
Two-family homes lead the recorded building classes at 29%, with walk-up apartment buildings and warehouses tied at 14% each. Land use follows a similar residential lean: one- and two-family use covers 43% of the 370 lots, well ahead of industrial use at 23% and multi-family walk-up use at 14%. Put together, these shares put 64% of the 370 lots in the residential column, with 733 homes on file — a working residential fabric that shares its footprint with recorded industrial ground rather than standing entirely apart from it, the way some purely residential designations in this file do.
Lots run to a median of 2,500 square feet, with the largest recorded parcels reaching 10,000 square feet — enough spread to hold both the small rowhouse-scale lots and a handful of larger, industrial-adjacent parcels within the same designation. Heights stay low throughout: a median of 2 stories, with 0% of buildings rising above 6 floors, consistent with the two-family and walk-up pattern the building classes describe. Recorded floor area sits beneath the citywide allowance on 81% of these 370 lots, with a typical gap of 0.6 FAR — broad in reach across the designation, if modest in size on any one parcel.
By the federal flood map, none of these 370 lots, 0%, fall inside the mapped hazard zone, and none, 0%, are recorded as inside a historic district — an absence consistent with a stock that sits inland of the waterfront-adjacent designations profiled elsewhere in this batch and outside any landmark boundary. The 370 lots each carry their own recorded figures beyond the citywide shares quoted here, and the specific floor-area and height limits attached to the designation, citations included, sit in the tables above for anyone checking a particular parcel against the rest of the file.
Bulk rules for M1-1D
| Context | Residential FAR | Community facility FAR | Max lot coverage | Heights | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As of right§43-61: 'In M1-1D through M1-5D Districts, where residential uses are permitted pursuant to Article IV, Chapter 2, the bulk regulations of a C2 District mapped within an R5 District shall apply.' Build copies the R5 residential envelope; commercial component follows C2-in-R5. CF FAR 2.0 per §24-11 (R5). | 1.5 | 2 | 60% | Base 35 ft · Max 45 ft | NYC Zoning Resolution § 43-61 [M1-1D bulk = C2 in R5] |
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 manufacturing districts
Manufacturing districts allow industrial and many commercial uses; new residences are generally excluded. Manufacturing bulk is governed by § 43- 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 M1-1D
- 58-51 Maspeth Avenue — 65,000 sq ft lot, 3 built FAR, built 1967
- 218 25 Street — 13,560 sq ft lot, 2.44 built FAR, built 1931
- 58-24 Maurice Avenue — 35,357 sq ft lot, 1.34 built FAR, built 1964
- 57-45 Rust Street — 33,373 sq ft lot, 0.9 built FAR, built 2014
- 58-13 Grand Avenue — 37,690 sq ft lot, 1.37 built FAR, built 1930
- 234 27 Street — 21,000 sq ft lot, 0.99 built FAR, built 1958
- 58-45 Grand Avenue — 55,619 sq ft lot, 0.49 built FAR, built 1979
- 314 24 Street — 26,043 sq ft lot, 0.98 built FAR, built 1964
- 178 28 Street — 25,043 sq ft lot, 1 built FAR, built 1956
- 768 5 Avenue — 14,023 sq ft lot, 0.89 built FAR, built 1960
- 5844 Maurice Avenue — 13,472 sq ft lot, 1.04 built FAR, built 1964
- 204 25 Street — 10,397 sq ft lot, 1.35 built FAR, built 1955
M1-1D — quick questions
- What is the maximum residential FAR in M1-1D?
- 1.5, as of right, per NYC Zoning Resolution § 43-61 [M1-1D bulk = C2 in R5]. Site-specific overlays, special districts, and waterfront rules can modify it — run a full lookup for a specific lot.
- Is M1-1D a contextual district?
- Yes. M1-1D is a contextual district — its bulk rules pair floor-area ceilings with prescribed base and maximum building heights intended to mirror existing neighborhood form.
- How many tax lots are zoned M1-1D?
- 370 tax lots citywide carry M1-1D as their primary zoning designation, per NYC municipal records as of 2026-07-11.
- How old are the buildings in this district?
- Mostly prewar: the median construction year is 1920, and 68% of buildings predate 1940. A further 19% date from the 1945-1975 boom, and 7% have been built since 2000.
- What kind of buildings stand on lots carrying this designation?
- Two-family homes lead the recorded building classes at 29%, with walk-up apartment buildings and warehouses each at 14%. Overall, 64% of the 370 lots are coded residential, holding 733 homes.
- How many tax lots carry this designation?
- 370 citywide, a moderate-scale footprint compared with some of the tiny handful-of-lots designations elsewhere in this batch.
- Is there recorded room to build more on these lots?
- Broadly yes: 81% of lots record floor area below their allowance, with a median residual of 0.6 FAR, on a median lot size of 2,500 square feet.
- Are lots with this designation in a flood zone?
- No: 0% of these 370 lots sit inside the mapped federal flood zone.
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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.