35-17 42nd Street, Queens

Parking · built c. 1925 · Block 671, Lot 8.

Building permits

New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Oct 24, 2025, 67 units, 16 stories, described as “Proposed sixteen (16) story residential building.”
Alteration, filed Oct 30, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. Section of the shed is in roadway and shall be permitted at d.o.t. Work shall comply with 2008 building code chapter 13. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
Alteration, filed Oct 22, 2026, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
Alteration, filed Oct 13, 2026, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary needle beam as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
Alteration, filed Nov 12, 2025, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed 8FT construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
Demolition, filed Aug 22, 2025, estimated cost $120K, described as “Full demolition to a one story building”

M1-5/R9-1: floor area ratio 1.00 built, 9.00 allowed by base zoning.

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

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

Innovation QNS Rezoning and LSGD (City Planning 2021Q0106): Zoning map change, Special permit, Zoning text change, Completed, filed Mar 30, 2022, decided Jul 16, 2026. Kaufman Bedrock Astoria I LLC and Silverstein Astoria Member LLC seek a zoning map amendment from M1-1 and C4-2A to M1-4/R7X, M1-4/R7-3, M1-4/R9, and M1-5/R9-1, zoning text amendments, and Large-Scale General Development special permits…