# 27-28 21st Street, Queens

Vacant land · Block 539, Lot 37.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4005390037/27-30-21-street

More construction in Astoria: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/astoria.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Oct 6, 2025, 50 units, 14 stories, described as “Proposed fourteen (14) story + cellar residential use building.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 11, 2026, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of Engineered Enclosure System per plans filed to comply with 3309.17”
- Alteration, filed Jul 29, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed and pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code.live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 11, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary construction fence as per plans. No change in use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 2, 2026, estimated cost $12K, described as “Installation of 6000 lb single personnel hoist car as per plans during construction. Hoist shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Demolition, filed Apr 21, 2025, estimated cost $45K, described as “Fully demolition of existing one story auto glass garage.”
- Demolition, filed Apr 21, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Hand demolition of existing one story auto body store.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $131,850
- 2026–27 tax: $10,788
- Market value (city estimate): $293,000
- Taxable value: $99,450
- Assessed land: $131,850

## Zoning

R7X: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 5.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Apr 4, 2025: $5,525,000, sold with other lots

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

From New York City and Jersey City public records, refreshed within a day of each release. Sources: https://umarelli.org/sources. Methodology and corrections: https://umarelli.org/methodology