# 40-12 217th Street, Queens

Two-family · built c. 1925 · Block 6304, Lot 12.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4063040012/40-12-gar-217-street

More construction in Bayside: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/bayside.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Residential, filed Aug 31, 2021, estimated cost $15K, 2 units, 1 story, described as “Proposed a new car garage at rear yard. Obtain new c of o.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 29, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Register installed storm piping for new garage, no change in use, egress and occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 24, 2022, estimated cost $800, described as “File curb cut work type in conjunction with ALT1 #Q00499819. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 26, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Filed herewith application for needle beam design in connection with alt 1 Q00499819.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 3, 2021, estimated cost $31K, described as “Plumbing work for proposed two-family dwelling. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 19, 2021, estimated cost $52K, described as “Gut renovation of existing one-family dwelling with partition removal. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Major Renovation — Conversion, filed Apr 7, 2021, estimated cost $219K, 1 unit added, 3 stories, described as “Existing one residential building convert to two family and extension with structural and partition work. Plumbing work will file seperately.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 29, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install construction wood fence for existing dwelling open space. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $88,140
- 2026–27 tax: $14,100
- Market value (city estimate): $1,469,000
- Taxable value: $71,057
- Assessed land: $38,940
- Assessed improvements: $49,200

## Zoning

R3X: floor area ratio 0.78 built, above the 0.75 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Mar 26, 2021: $900,000

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