# 53-50 61st Street, Queens

Two-family · built 1940 · Block 2365, Lot 88.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4023650088/53-50-61-street

More construction in Maspeth: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/maspeth.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Sep 30, 2026, estimated cost $36K, described as “Rooftop solar installation. No change to use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 26, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of construction fence as per plans submitted.”
- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Jul 18, 2025, estimated cost $530K, 2 units in all, 3 stories, described as “Vertical and horizontal enlargement of existing two family house as per plans submitted.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $69,060
- 2026–27 tax: $10,245
- Market value (city estimate): $1,151,000
- Taxable value: $51,632
- Assessed land: $14,340
- Assessed improvements: $54,720

## Zoning

R4: floor area ratio 0.44 built, 1.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Feb 15, 2018: $846,600

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

## Flood zone

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

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