# 44-02 Vernon Boulevard, Queens

Vacant land · Block 488, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4004880001/44-02-vernon-boulevard

More construction in Long Island City: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/long-island-city.md

Every lot on block 488: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/488.md

## Building permits

No building permits on file for this lot.

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,403,940
- 2026–27 tax: $111,250
- Market value (city estimate): $23,399,000
- Taxable value: $560,650
- Assessed land: $1,403,940

## Zoning

R9 (part of the lot is M1-6A/R9): floor area ratio 0.00 built, 7.52 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard. FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 12 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 Neighborhood Rezoning - Mapping (City Planning 2024Q0424): City map change, Completed, filed Feb 20, 2025, decided Nov 12, 2025. In conjunction with the Long Island City Neighborhood Plan, the Department of City Planning proposes amendments to the City Map to eliminate, discontinue and close certain streets, establish new streets, and adjust the width of other…
- 44-02 Vernon Blvd RD Minor Modification (City Planning 2024Q0272): Completed, filed Feb 3, 2025, decided Oct 15, 2025. A RD minor mod to 1) bulk envelope controls, 2) the landscape plan, and 3) allow phasing of the public access to facilitate a new mixed-use tower on the northern portion of the lot, including residential and commercial square footage, is…

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