R8B is defined as a Residential R8B in New York City. The maximum building height is 72 feet. There are 7,367 parcels classified under this district. R8B is a high-density residential zoning district in New York City permitting multifamily housing with a maximum FAR of 4.0. Buildings in R8B districts have a high-rise apartment character with a general height limit of 120 feet (12 stories). This is a lower-density contextual district with strict height limits, preserving the low-rise character of brownstone and rowhouse neighborhoods.
R8B regulates building height, lot size, setbacks, and lot coverage to maintain neighborhood character across 7,367 parcels in New York City.
Amendment of a previously approved Variance (§72-21) to legalize a prior zoning lot merger and expansion, and to permit an expansion of the school's community facility use to include an adjacent prope
Extension of Term (§11-41) of an approved variance which permitted an art gallery on a portion of the second floor in an existing five-story building which expired on August 8, 2020, Waiver of the Rul
Amendment of previously approved Variance (§72-21) and Special Permit (§73-64) to permit a horizontal enlargement to a portion of the building’s first and second stories to the street line for a total
Applicant seeks a variance, pursuant to BC Appendix G107.1 and BC Appendix G107.2, to permit the dry floodproofing as part of a conversion to a portion of the existing building’s ground floor to resid
Extension of Term (§ 11-411) of a previously approved variance permitting commercial (UG 6B) contrary to residential use regulations which expired on November 1, 2024. R8B/LH-1A (Upper East Side Hist
Application filed pursuant to §310 of the Multiple Dwelling Law ("MDL") requesting to vary §211 of the MDL to allow for the partial one story vertical enlargement of an existing tenement building. R8B
Application filed pursuant to §310 of the Multiple Dwelling Law ("MDL") requesting to vary §211 of the MDL to allow for the partial one story vertical enlargement of an existing tenement building. R8B
Appeal of a NYC Department of Buildings determination dated June 13, 2022 that denied an application to permit dry floodproofing of the residential first floor of a proposed mixed-used building.
Extension of Term (§11-411) of a previously approved variance permitting the continued use of the cellar, first and second floors of a five-story building for general office use (UG6) which expired on
Variance (§72-21) to permit the conversion and enlargement of an existing building to facilitate a UG 3 school (The Browning School) contrary to underlying rear yard and height regulation. C2-5/R8B z
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