# 42-21 159th Street, Queens

Single family · built c. 1925 · Block 5390, Lot 18.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4053900018/42-21-159-street

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

## Building permits

- Demolition, filed Apr 12, 2026, estimated cost $15K, described as “Hand demolition of existing one story garage at rear yard.”
- Major Renovation — Conversion, filed Dec 25, 2025, estimated cost $1.4M, 1 unit added, 2 stories, described as “Vertical & horizontal extension of existing one family and convert to two family house. Obtain new c of o.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $76,440
- 2026–27 tax: $8,702
- Market value (city estimate): $1,274,000
- Taxable value: $43,856
- Assessed land: $19,200
- Assessed improvements: $57,240

## Zoning

R4A: floor area ratio 0.46 built, 1.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Oct 30, 2025: $995,000

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

## Flood zone

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

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