23-30 Borden Avenue, Queens
Industrial · built 2022 · Block 68, Lot 38.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Apr 14, 2025, estimated cost $601K, described as “Interior tenant improvements to the partial floors of an existing 5- story building.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 14, 2025, estimated cost $197K, described as “PL Work as per plans. No change to use egress or occupancy on this application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 14, 2025, estimated cost $43K, described as “SP work as per plans. No change to use egress or occupancy on this application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 14, 2025, estimated cost $169K, described as “Relocating four VAVs and modifying associated ductwork. No change to use egress or occupancy on this application.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 20, 2024, estimated cost $2K, described as “ST work as per plans. No change to use egress or occupancy on this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 23, 2024, described as “Facade restoration via suspended scaffolds”
- Alteration, filed Aug 27, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary suspended scaffold equipment.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 7, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary suspended scaffolds per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building code chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 20, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of power pole scaffolding system around building perimeter. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 18, 2023, estimated cost $3K, described as “Temporary overhead protection as per drawings. Overhead protection shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 23, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “New installation of new curb cut as shown on drawings (CC101B). Related new building application filed under BIS #421133696.”
- Alteration, filed May 23, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “New installation of new curb cut as shown on drawings (CC101A). Related new building application filed under BIS #421133696.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 4, 2022, estimated cost $9.0M, described as “Interior modifications as per plans filed herewith. Interior fitout in conjunction with NB filing #421133696. No change to use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 31, 2022, estimated cost $7.7M, described as “Mechanical modifications as per plans filed herewith. Interior fitout in conjunction with NB filing #421133696. No change to use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 31, 2022, estimated cost $470K, described as “Plumbing modifications as per plans filed herewith. Interior fitout in conjunction with NB filing #421133696. No change to use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 26, 2022, estimated cost $175K, described as “Sprinkler modifications as per plans filed herewith. Interior fitout in conjunction with NB filing #421133696. No change to use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 6, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of temporary supported scaffold as per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 19, 2022, estimated cost $80K, described as “To errect support scaffold for construction of new building.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 26, 2022, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of dual personnel/material hoists. Car # 1 shall be 7000# & car # 2 shall be 6416# capacity during new building const filed sep. Hoists shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occ or egress under this app.…”
- Alteration, filed Jan 3, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed during NB const, filed sep. Sidewalk shed shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.shed installed on roadway. Dot permits by others”
- Alteration, filed Dec 29, 2021, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of plywood fence as per drawings. Plywood fence shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Fence installed on sidewalk/roadway. Dot permits by others.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 13, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Temporary standpipe installation for new building. All fees paid under application Q00437981.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 13, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “New installation of new curb cut CC-104 as shown on drawings. Related new building application filed under BIS#421133696.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 7, 2021, estimated cost $8K, described as “Filed herewith new mechanical / HVAC system for new 5 story new building with 3 stories of industrial use and 2 stories of studio and accessory space. New building filed in bis # 421133696.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 7, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of new plumbing / sprinkler/ standpipe system for new 5 story new building with 3 stories of industrial use and 2 stories of studio and accessory space. New building filed under bis# 421133696.”
11 more, older permits are in this building’s full list on the map.
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $77,554,350
- 2026–27 tax
- $1,079,151
- Market value (city estimate)
- $172,343,000
- Taxable value
- $73,497,310
- Assessed land
- $10,159,650
- Assessed improvements
- $67,394,700
Tax breaks
- ICAP abatement, through Jun 30, 2040, a $6,893,837 credit this tax year.
Zoning
M3-2: floor area ratio 3.82 built, above the 2.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
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).
Recent sales
- Jan 24, 2019: $75,000,000
- Feb 18, 2016: $48,000,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- 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.
In the news
The Borden Complex Nears Completion at 23-30 Borden Avenue in Long Island City, Queens, New York YIMBY, Jul 7, 2024.