# 56-12 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens

Apartment building · 9 units · built 2025 · Block 1327, Lot 39.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4013270039/56-12-roosevelt-avenue

More construction in Woodside: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/woodside.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Jan 4, 2022, 9 units, 6 stories, described as “Propose: retail, community facility and residential mixed use 6 stories new building. Obtain new c of o.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 17, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of pipe scaffold for new building as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 7, 2026, estimated cost $2K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed for new building as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Live load 300 per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter # 33 of the 2022 code.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 8, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 4, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Install 8' temporary construction fence at the above address in conjunction with job #Q01162105, Q00652900”
- Demolition, filed Jan 8, 2025, estimated cost $49K, described as “Fully demolition of existing 2 story mixed use building.”
- Alteration, filed May 29, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “File sp worktype in conjunction with NB JOB#Q00652900”
- Alteration, filed Jan 5, 2022, estimated cost $15K, described as “File mh worktype in conjunction with NB JOB#Q00652900”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $97,650
- 2026–27 tax: $5,073
- Market value (city estimate): $217,000
- Taxable value: $40,784
- Assessed land: $97,650

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 4.19 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Nov 12, 2024: $1,350,000
- Oct 26, 2021: $1,100,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[56-12 Roosevelt Avenue Nears Topping Out in Woodside, Queens](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/09/56-12-roosevelt-avenue-nears-topping-out-in-woodside-queens.html), New York YIMBY, Sep 21, 2026.

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