# 136-29 37th Avenue, Queens

Commercial · built 2025 · Block 4978, Lot 15.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4049780015/37-18-138-street

More construction in Flushing: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/flushing.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Non-residential, filed Jan 26, 2024, 9 stories, described as “To erect new 9 story commercial building.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 28, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary suspended scaffolds per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building code chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 28, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy shall comply with CHAPTER#33 of 2022 the ny building code.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 11, 2025, estimated cost $13K, described as “Knuckleboom (Boom Truck) placement for Erection of New Building, install/remove materials and equipment in conjunction with application Q00980376. This application involves no change in use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 30, 2025, estimated cost $2K, described as “To construct a temporary construction office to be used during new building construction, and will be removed afterwards.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 19, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 10, 2025, estimated cost $12K, described as “Installation of 7000 lb single personnel/material hoist car as per plans during construction. Hoist shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 3, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 14, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300PSF sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter # 33 of the NYC code 2022, no changes in use egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Demolition, filed Sep 11, 2023, estimated cost $3K, described as “This job is filed for demolition of one story building.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 11, 2023, estimated cost $3K, described as “File temporary construction fence.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $801,000
- 2026–27 tax: $86,892
- Market value (city estimate): $1,780,000
- Taxable value: $801,000
- Assessed land: $801,000

## Zoning

C4-3: floor area ratio 7.63 built, above the 3.40 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Jul 10, 2023: $37,500,000

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

[Excavation, Pilings Progress at 37-18 138th Street in Flushing, Queens](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/01/excavation-pilings-progress-at-37-18-138th-street-in-flushing-queens.html), New York YIMBY, Jan 26, 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