42-11 Queens Plaza South, Queens
Industrial · built c. 1939 · Block 461, Lot 16.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Oct 24, 2023, estimated cost $70K, described as “Install replacement unit heaters and associated exhaust vents as per plans. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 24, 2023, estimated cost $20K, described as “Modify plumbing system and associated gas piping as per plans. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 18, 2023, estimated cost $25K, described as “Infill of 4 existing skylights at roof level with new framing and roof deck as per plans. There will be no change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 30, 2023, estimated cost $150K, described as “Install new HVAC split system, rooftop HVAC unit, and associated duct and piping as per plans. There will be no change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 30, 2023, estimated cost $35K, described as “Modify plumbing system and associated piping as per plans. There will be no change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 29, 2023, estimated cost $482K, described as “Installation of new combined fire sprinkler/standpipe system with valves and meters for same.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 1, 2023, estimated cost $250K, described as “Removal and installation of interior non-load bearing partitions and related finishes as per plans. There will be no change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $5,261,400
- 2026–27 tax
- $499,476
- Market value (city estimate)
- $11,692,000
- Taxable value
- $4,604,310
- Assessed land
- $1,667,250
- Assessed improvements
- $3,594,150
Zoning
M1-5A: floor area ratio 1.08 built, 5.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Mar 6, 2023: $23,000,000
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…
- 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.
- 42-11 9th Street Special Permit (City Planning 2019Q0025): Special permit, Zoning text change, Completed, filed Apr 6, 2020, decided Dec 1, 2021. A special permit (pursuant to ZR 74-96) and related text amendment to facilitate a new 21-story, 321,347 sf mixed-use (commercial/industrial) building in a new Industrial Business Incentive Area (IBIA), is being sought by RXR 42-11 9th…
In the news
Renderings Revealed for 42-11 9th Street in Long Island City, Queens, New York YIMBY, Sep 15, 2020.