48-18 Van Dam Street, Queens
Commercial · built c. 1928 · Block 284, Lot 1.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Mar 27, 2026, estimated cost $62K, described as “Prop. subdivision & interior reno of exist'g office space on 2nd flr w/rearrangement & reconstruction of non-bearing interior partitions, interior wall, floor & ceiling finishes. Elect. work per plans. No change to building bulk, egress,…”
- Alteration, filed Oct 3, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of 32 lf heavy duty sidewalk shed and steel pipe scaffolding as per plans. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 8, 2023, estimated cost $322K, described as “Replacement of entire existing roof membrane. Replacement of existing skylight above stair shaft with new roof and shaft vent. No change to building bulk & floor area. No change to egress, use or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 13, 2023, estimated cost $100K, described as “Installation of a sub slab depressurization system with a vent through the roof”
- Alteration, filed Jan 3, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Filing herewith for use of mechanical means DS1 in conjunction with application #Q08006022-I1. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 8, 2022, estimated cost $37K, described as “Herewith proposing to change the use of the partial first floor retail space (ug 6A) to school (UG3). Minor partition work herewith being filed.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 4, 2022, estimated cost $6.8M, described as “Q444 - Herewith filing 3K fitout”
- Alteration, filed Nov 3, 2022, estimated cost $9K, described as “New concrete slab supported directly on ground at ground level, steel dunnage for new mechanical units at roof”
- Alteration, filed Oct 31, 2022, estimated cost $34K, described as “Herewith filing for limited plumbing work within the first floor as per attached plans”
- Alteration, filed Oct 31, 2022, estimated cost $12K, described as “Sprinkler work herewith being filed”
- Alteration, filed Oct 31, 2022, estimated cost $2K, described as “Install a new mechanical exhaust in the new bathroom”
- Alteration, filed Oct 19, 2022, estimated cost $500K, described as “Int. renovation on existing 1st flr with trenching work & levelling of concrete slab per plans. Exterior renovation on existing 1st flr south & east elevations with demolition & replacement of existing windows & partial non bearing…”
- Alteration, filed Oct 16, 2022, estimated cost $15K, described as “Propose removal of one (1) abandoned 2,000 gallon former fuel oil tank. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 3, 2022, estimated cost $300K, described as “Interior renovation on 1ST floor with demo & reconstruction as per plan. Exterior renovation at 1ST floor south & east elevations. Removal & reconstruction of exterior steel staircase. Reconfigurstion of two exterior overhead doors.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 7, 2020, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of new heating and air conditioning system. No change to building bulk. No change to egress, use or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Apr 7, 2020, estimated cost $9K, described as “Modification to existing sprinkler system on 2ND floor. No change in bulk use egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Apr 7, 2020, estimated cost $40K, described as “Modification to existing plumbing on 2ND floor.no change to building bulk, use, egress or occupancy”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $4,925,700
- 2026–27 tax
- $493,784
- Market value (city estimate)
- $10,946,000
- Taxable value
- $4,551,840
- Assessed land
- $1,202,850
- Assessed improvements
- $3,722,850
Zoning
M1-5: floor area ratio 1.81 built, 5.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
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.
- 48-18 Van Dam Teamsters Rezoning (City Planning P2017Q0422): Zoning map change, Completed, decided Nov 1, 2021. A zoning map amendment (M2-1 to M1-5) to facilitate a four story, enlargement (94,452 sf) to an existing two-story (27,007 sf) commercial building, is being sought by 48-18 Property Holdings, LLC (aka Local 813 Teamsters) at 48-18 Van Dam…
In the news
Renderings Reveal New Teamsters Union Headquarters at 48-18 Van Dam Street in Long Island City, Queens, New York YIMBY, Apr 14, 2021.