Use Group VII
Offices and Laboratories
New York City Zoning Resolution
New York City Use Group VII — Offices and Laboratories. Business offices, professional offices, R&D labs, banks (administrative portion). Permitted as-of-right in 109 districts.
In plain English
Workplaces where business gets done, not goods get sold. Office space for companies, professional offices like a law or doctor's practice, research-and-development labs, and the back-office part of a bank. Used by employers, professionals, and office-building developers. Different from retail because there's no shopfront selling to walk-in customers. Allowed by default in 109 districts, mainly commercial ones.
What it covers
Business offices, professional offices, R&D labs, banks (administrative portion).
Source: ZR §32-15 · ZR text