# 42-18 31st Avenue, Queens

Commercial · built c. 1928 · Block 692, Lot 43.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4006920043/42-18-31-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Large Residential, filed Jul 29, 2026, 54 units, 8 stories, described as “New 8-story and cellar 54-unit residential building with parking garage.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 10, 2025, estimated cost $6K, described as “Compliance for violations issued for interior non-structural demo work performed without a permit ecb viol. #39545423P, #39545425Z, #39545424R”
- Demolition, filed Apr 8, 2025, estimated cost $25K, described as “Full demolition of 2 story structure with aka address of 31-02 43rd St, using hand held and mechanical means to assist”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $914,400
- 2026–27 tax: $92,770
- Market value (city estimate): $2,032,000
- Taxable value: $855,180
- Assessed land: $90,000
- Assessed improvements: $824,400

## Zoning

R6A: floor area ratio 1.31 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jan 29, 2025: $5,300,000, 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.

## Board and land use applications

- 42-18 31st Ave Rezoning (City Planning 2019Q0281): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, Completed, decided Oct 5, 2023. A Zoning Map amendment (from R5 and R5/C1-2 to R6A/C1-3) and a zoning text amendment (Appendix F) to facilitate two new six-story developments, with 59 residential units and 8,400 square feet of retail space, is being sought by 42-18…

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