# 44-00 Vernon Boulevard, Queens

Vacant land · Block 488, Lot 2.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4004880002/44-00-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: $17,520
- 2026–27 tax: $1,617
- Market value (city estimate): $292,000
- Taxable value: $8,150
- Assessed land: $17,520

## Zoning

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…
- 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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