ZoneLens Report

Elimination Report

Aggregated rejection analysis across screened-out parcels

Project

Midtown West Multifamily

Total Parcels Screened

Eliminated (NO_GO)

31 (64.6%)

Passed (GO/REVIEW)

17 (35.4%)

Screening Funnel

48 parcels submitted

36 passed zoning filter

-12 zoning mismatch

27 passed environmental

-9 environmental flags

17 final viable

-10 capacity/risk

Rejection Breakdown by Category

Category	Count	% of Eliminated	Common Reason
Zoning Mismatch	12	38.7%	Residential not permitted (manufacturing district)
Environmental	9	29.0%	FEMA AE flood zone / coastal high hazard
Insufficient Capacity	5	16.1%	Built FAR > 90% of max — no meaningful development potential
Landmark / Historic	3	9.7%	Individually landmarked or within historic district
Dead End (Multi-Factor)	2	6.5%	Combined zoning + environmental + capacity failures

Top Elimination Reasons (Detail)

M1-6 Manufacturing District — Residential Not Permitted 8 PARCELS

Parcels in M1-6 districts (Hudson Yards fringe) do not permit residential use without a special permit or rezoning. These sites were eliminated at the zoning filter stage.

Affected blocks: 01074, 01075, 01076, 01089

FEMA AE Flood Zone — Coastal High Hazard 6 PARCELS

Parcels west of 11th Avenue in FEMA Zone AE with base flood elevation requirements. Flood insurance costs and ground-floor restrictions make multifamily development uneconomic.

Affected blocks: 01098, 01099, 01100, 01101

Built FAR Exceeds 90% of Maximum 5 PARCELS

Sites already developed to near-maximum density. Remaining FAR insufficient for meaningful new construction. Would require full demolition with minimal net gain.

Average remaining FAR: 0.3 • Average remaining capacity: 2,100 sf

Insights & Recommendations

1. Narrow geographic focus — 39% of eliminations were zoning mismatches in manufacturing districts. Restricting future searches to C6/C4/R8+ districts would significantly improve hit rate.

2. Avoid west of 11th Avenue — Flood zone concentration along the waterfront eliminated 6 parcels. Focus search east of 10th Avenue for this project type.

3. Pre-filter by built FAR — Setting a minimum 2.0 FAR availability threshold would have eliminated 5 sites earlier, saving screening credits.

Disclaimer: This report is generated by ZoneLens using publicly available data. Elimination categories are based on automated screening and may not capture all relevant factors. Professional review recommended.

Generated: March 11, 2026 • ZoneLens v0.3.0 Report ID: RPT-ELIM-2026-00089