# 40-29 72nd Street, Queens

Three-family · built 2004 · Block 1304, Lot 16.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4013040016/40-29-72-street

More construction in Elmhurst: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/elmhurst.md

Every lot on block 1304: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/1304.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 17, 2024, estimated cost $57K, described as “Herewith filing for hydraulically calculated sprinkler system through-out 4-story building. Filed in conjunction with New Building BIS #401711073. This filing replaces and supersedes previous BIS filings 401882646 and 410133591 for…”
- Alteration, filed Sep 28, 2023, estimated cost $200K, described as “To amend structural plan to include partial demo.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $149,820
- 2026–27 tax: $22,305
- Market value (city estimate): $2,497,000
- Taxable value: $112,406
- Assessed land: $42,960
- Assessed improvements: $106,860

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 1.92 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Apr 3, 2018: $2,100,000

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

- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 187-10-BZ): Variance or special permit, Denied, filed Oct 5, 2010, decided Jun 5, 2012. Variance (§72-21) to permit the legalization of a three-family building, contrary to side yard zoning requirements (§23-462(c)). R6B zoning district.

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