# 40-30 159th Street, Queens

House of worship · built 2005 · Block 5277, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4052770001/40-30-159-street

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

Every lot on block 5277: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/5277.md

## Building permits

No building permits on file for this lot.

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,207,800
- Market value (city estimate): $2,684,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $388,350
- Assessed improvements: $819,450

## Tax breaks

- Nonprofit exemption (house of worship), with no end date, about $131,022 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R2: floor area ratio 0.46 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- 158-06 Northern Boulevard Rezoning (City Planning 2025Q0155): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, Completed, filed Nov 25, 2025, decided Sep 24, 2026. A zoning map amendment from R5B/C1-2 and R2 to R7A/C2-4 and R7A zoning district and a zoning text amendment to map MIH to facilitate a new 10-story mixed-use building with 70,765 sf of floor area (5.0 FAR), 76 dwelling units (19…

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