New York City Commercial Zonings

NEW YORK CITY COMMERCIAL ZONINGS
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8

C1:
C1-1 C1-2 C1-3 C1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-6A C1-7 C1-7A C1-8 C1-8A C1-8X C1-9 C1-9A 

C2:
C2-1 C2-2 C2-3 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-6A C2-7 C2-7A C2-7X C2-8 C2-8A

C3:
C3 C3A

C4:
C4-1 C4-2 C4-2A C4-2F C4-3 C4-3A C4-4 C4-4A C4-4D C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5D C4-5X C4-6 C4-6A C4-7 C4-7A

C5:
C5-1 C5-1A C5-2 C5-2A C5-3 C5-4 C5-5

C6:
C6-1 C6-1A C6-2 C6-2A C6-3 C6-3A C6-3D
C6-3X C6-4 C6-4A C6-4X C6-5 C6-6 C6-7 C6-8 C6-9 

C7:
C7

C8:
C8-1 C8-2 C8-3 C8-4

C1-1 C1-2 C1-3 C1-4 C1-5 AND C2-1 C2-2 C2-3 C2-4 C2-5
are considered as commercial overlay mapped within residence districts
Typical retail uses include neighborhood grocery stores, restaurants, and beauty parlors. C2 districts permit a slightly wider range of uses, such as funeral homes and repair services. In mixed buildings, commercial uses are limited to one or two floors and must always be located below the residential use.
In R1 through R5 Max FAR : 1.0
In R6 through R10 Max FAR : 2.0

The rest of the Commercial zones except Overlay zones, have Equivalent Residential Zoning District
Which means you can have residential development instead of commercial