# 70TH Street, Queens

Apartment building · 295 units · built 2021 · Block 2432, Lot 9.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4024320009/70-street

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Aug 3, 2026, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of fire rated wall in garage. No change in use, egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Dec 26, 2025, estimated cost $130K, described as “Filing PAA to show as built plans and reflected ceiling. No change to use egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Nov 12, 2024, estimated cost $50K, described as “Installation of new partitions, floors and wall surfaces”
- Alteration, filed Nov 12, 2024, estimated cost $15K, described as “Modifications of existing sprinkler system”
- Alteration, filed Nov 12, 2024, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of new exhausts/duct work and new mini splits”
- Alteration, filed Aug 21, 2024, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of new plumbing fixtures”
- Alteration, filed Jun 15, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of mini crane as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 19, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 4, 2022, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation and use of preston platform as per plans filed herewith. This application is filed in conjunction with NB-420665845.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 15, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of construction fence during new building construction in accordance with nycc 2014 chapter 33 building code. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 31, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 25, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary personnel material hoist as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 7, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of emergency generator on the roof floor. In conjunction with Nb application 420665845. No change in use, egress, or occupancy .”
- Alteration, filed Mar 26, 2021, estimated cost $55K, described as “Install plywood construction fence in conjunction with NB application #420665845.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 21, 2020, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 30, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Provide underground plumbing in conjunction with NB on site. No change in use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 5, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Herewith filing curb cut as per plans filed in conjuction with NB app# 420665845.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 16, 2018, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application”
- Alteration, filed Mar 16, 2018, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $19,716,750
- 2026–27 tax: $39,307
- Market value (city estimate): $43,815,000
- Taxable value: $315,995
- Assessed land: $796,500
- Assessed improvements: $18,920,250

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2059, about $2,413,260 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R7X: floor area ratio 8.17 built, above the 5.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Feb 3, 2016: $12,750,000

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

- 69-02 Queens Boulevard Minor Modifications (City Planning 2019Q0331): Special permit, Completed, decided Apr 28, 2020. This is an application to modify the previously approved Large Scale General Development (LSGD) to accommodate minor changes to the proposed building envelope and lot coverage. The new “Modified Project” complies in all respects with the…
- 69-02 Queens Boulevard Rezoning & LSGD (City Planning P2016Q0413): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, Special permit, Completed, decided Jan 16, 2019. This project seeks: (1) to rezone a portion of the subject site from M1-1 to R7X/C2-3; (2) a text amendment to map MIH; and (3) a Large-Scale General Development Special Permit to modify height and maximum story regulations. These actions…

## In the news

[69-02 Queens Boulevard Tops Out in Woodside, Queens](https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/05/69-02-queens-boulevard-tops-out-in-woodside-queens.html), New York YIMBY, May 21, 2022.

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