# 89-40 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens

Vacant land · Block 3872, Lot 33.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4038720033/89-40-metropolitan-avenue

More construction in Glendale: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/glendale.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Non-residential, filed Nov 9, 2023, 1 story, described as “Proposed 1-sty and cellar commercial building with 24 open parking spots as per filed plans”
- Alteration, filed Dec 28, 2023, estimated cost $3K, described as “This application is filed for the construction of a 17'-6" wide curb cut.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 18, 2023, estimated cost $200K, described as “Demo Means & Methods Drawings in conjunction to the ALTI (Q00856794)”
- Alteration, filed Mar 10, 2023, described as “Installation of temporary plywood fence as per plan. No change in use,egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 7, 2022, estimated cost $6K, described as “Interior renovation to remove walls, repair and paint floors and walls. no change to use, egress, occupancy or bulk”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $901,350
- 2026–27 tax: $79,355
- Market value (city estimate): $2,003,000
- Taxable value: $731,520
- Assessed land: $901,350

## Zoning

R4: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 1.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Sep 17, 2025: $4,450,000

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 269-14-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Nov 3, 2014, decided Aug 23, 2016. Special Permit §73-36) to allow the physical culture establishment (SPA) on the first floor level of an existing commercial building in a C2-2 in R4 zoning district.
- 89-40 Metropolitan Avenue Rezoning (City Planning 2026Q0246): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, Noticed. A zoning map amendment from R4/C2-2 to R7D/C2-4 and a zoning text amendment to Appendix F to map MIH to facilitate a new, mixed-use, 12-story building with 101,797 total sf, including 92,027 sf of residential space (98 DUs, 25…

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