Building Form
In order to promote building forms compatible with the existing context new developments within the 125th Street Corridor would be subject to the building form regulations described below.
C6-3 District
Required street wall:
60' min – 85' max
Setback above streetwall - wide street:
15'
Setback above streetwall - narrow street:
15'
Maximum slab width above 85':
150'
Maximum building height:
160'
Illustrative C6-3 building form diagram.
Within the C6-3 District along Park Avenue, buildings fronting on Park Avenue would not be required to provide a streetwall and could be set back from the Park Avenue street line by 10 feet.
C4-7 District
Required street wall:
60' min – 85' max
Setback above streetwall - wide street:
15'
Setback above streetwall - narrow street:
15'
Maximum building height:
290'
Illustrative C4-7 building form diagrams comparing existing conditions to the proposed building form regulations.
In the C4-7 District, within 50 feet of the 126th Street frontage between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Lenox Avenue/Malcolm X Boulevard, new developments or any portion of a new development would be limited to a maximum height of 80 feet.