73-18 137th Street, Queens
Single family · built 1940 · Block 6584, Lot 17.
Building permits
- Demolition, filed Jan 6, 2026, estimated cost $15K, described as “Hand demolition of existing one story garage”
- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Dec 16, 2025, estimated cost $1.4M, 1 unit in all, 2 stories, described as “Vertical and horizontal extension of existing one family. Obtain new c of o.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 6, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Install 8' temporary construction fence at the above address.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $94,200
- 2026–27 tax
- $12,287
- Market value (city estimate)
- $1,570,000
- Taxable value
- $61,920
- Assessed land
- $22,380
- Assessed improvements
- $71,820
Zoning
R2X: floor area ratio 0.45 built, 1.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Aug 21, 2025: $2,000,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- Kew Gardens Hills Rezoning (City Planning P2018Q0025): Completed, decided Oct 3, 2019. Zoning map amendment from R2 to R2X to facilitate development and enlargement of single-family homes in the Kew Gardens Hills neighborhood in Queens Community District 8. A zoning text amendment to ZR Section 21-12 is required to enable…