# 88-37 54th Avenue, Queens

Single family · built c. 1920 · Block 1839, Lot 38.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4018390038/88-37-54-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Jul 3, 2025, 7 units, 4 stories, described as “New multiple dwelling building with 7 units and cellar.”
- Demolition, filed Jul 1, 2025, estimated cost $30K, described as “Full demolition of detached 2.5 story, 1 family, residential building using hand tools only, as plan-exempt filing.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 17, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Construction Fence”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $61,020
- 2026–27 tax: $6,654
- Market value (city estimate): $1,017,000
- Taxable value: $33,535
- Assessed land: $17,460
- Assessed improvements: $43,560

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 0.80 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jun 5, 2018: $900,000

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

[Permits Filed for 88-37 54th Avenue in Elmhurst, Queens](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/07/permits-filed-for-88-37-54th-avenue-in-elmhurst-queens.html), New York YIMBY, Jul 8, 2025.

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