44-68 21st Street, Queens
Single family with store · built c. 1928 · Block 52, Lot 50.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Mar 25, 2019, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of illuminated wall sign (yi fang)”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $86,880
- 2026–27 tax
- $3,943
- Market value (city estimate)
- $1,448,000
- Taxable value
- $19,872
- Assessed land
- $7,380
- Assessed improvements
- $79,500
Zoning
M1-4A/R8A: floor area ratio 1.80 built, 6.02 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard. FEMA’s preliminary map: zone X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year.
Recent sales
- Sep 27, 2018: $2,080,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
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…