City of Yes implementation, ULURP pipeline, and what the 2026 zoning landscape means for development.
City of Yes is a three-part citywide zoning overhaul:
The Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) is the formal seven-month review process for site-specific rezonings, special permits, and variances. The 2026 pipeline includes major neighborhood rezonings still in scoping (Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan, Bronx Metro-North, Long Island City Neighborhood Plan).
Several ongoing studies look at converting underutilized M1 (manufacturing) districts to mixed-use. The most active are in Brooklyn (Gowanus follow-on study), Queens (LIC), and the Bronx (Hunts Point edges).
Citywide zoning changes have altered the calculus on unused FAR ("air rights") in several districts. Town-center upzoning under City of Yes raised baseline FAR in low-density transit-served areas, expanding development potential on lots that previously had little.
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