NYC Zoning Guides

Short, sourced guides to the NYC zoning questions architects, developers and owners ask most. Every number links back to the Zoning Resolution or the city agency that published it. For district-by-district numbers, see the NYC residential zoning district pages.

Zohgo compared

Fair, sourced comparisons with other NYC zoning tools, including where the other tool is the better pick.

• Zohgo vs ZoLa: NYC Zoning Map vs Zoning Calculator: the official city map vs a zoning calculator: what each shows for a lot and how to use both.
• Zohgo vs PropertyShark for NYC Zoning: property records platform vs zoning tool: real prices, what each shows, and who needs which.
• Zohgo vs RunEnvelope: full paid feasibility studies vs a quick free first pass: prices, outputs and accuracy claims.
• Zohgo vs NYC Zoning AI: the closest match: free tiers, plan prices, DOB-ready reports, site finder, and stated gaps.

City of Yes guides

What the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity amendment (adopted December 5, 2024) changed, with the Zoning Resolution sections behind every number.

• City of Yes for Housing Opportunity: What Changed: the eight parts of the December 2024 amendment and the ZR sections that carry them.
• NYC ADU Rules After City of Yes: size cap, where backyard and basement units are banned, height and spacing, owner occupancy, parking.
• Universal Affordability Preference (UAP), Explained: extra FAR by district, the 60% AMI income rules, unit mix and size, and the offsite option.
• NYC Parking Requirements After City of Yes, Zone by Zone: the Inner, Outer and beyond-zone rate tables, waivers, small-lot rules and worked examples.
• Town Center Zoning and Transit-Oriented Development in NYC: which lots qualify, the higher FAR and heights in R1 to R5, the 2.50 FAR mixed-use cap and parking waivers.