10-16 44th Drive, Queens
Industrial · built c. 1931 · Block 51, Lot 38.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Jul 25, 2023, estimated cost $8K, described as “Filing to cap & remove 1 tank hwh and replace 1 tank hwh with new 1 hwh as per plans, no change in use occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 5, 2022
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $1,346,400
- 2026–27 tax
- $133,814
- Market value (city estimate)
- $2,992,000
- Taxable value
- $1,233,540
- Assessed land
- $506,250
- Assessed improvements
- $840,150
Zoning
M1-4A/R8A (part of the lot is M1-2A/R6A): floor area ratio 1.00 built, 6.02 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 10 ft (NGVD29). FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 11 ft (NAVD88).
Board and land use applications
- Long Island City Neighborhood Plan (City Planning 2024Q0304): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, Urban development action area, Completed, filed Apr 18, 2025, decided Nov 12, 2025. In coordination with its agency partners, DCP is leading a neighborhood study in Long Island City that focuses on areas adjacent to the Special Long Island City Mixed Use District, including the waterfront. This plan seeks to increase the…
- Long Island City BID Expansion (City Planning 2024Q0254): Business improvement district, Completed, filed Feb 2, 2024. An application from the Small Business Services (SBS) on behalf of the Long Island City Business Improvement District (BID) to modify the existing plan and expand the BID in Community Districts 1 and 2 of Queens.