# 71-63 161st Street, Queens

Apartment building · 12 units · Block 6800, Lot 11.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4068000011/71-63-161-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Nov 3, 2022, estimated cost $2.6M, 12 units, 5 stories, described as “Proposed new 5 story twelve (12) families residential building.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 21, 2025, estimated cost $80K, described as “Sub-sequence file boiler application for plumbing job # Q00863714.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 5, 2025, estimated cost $31K, described as “Installation of Solar panels on existing roof structure, No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 21, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 18, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 15, 2023, estimated cost $6K, described as “Proposed construction fence for new building job # Q08028710.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 23, 2023, estimated cost $118K, described as “File plumbing & sprinkler works associated with NB #:Q08028710.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 7, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “File to replace exist'g curb cut work in associate with new building filed under application #: Q08028710.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 25, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “This job is filed for construction fence for demolition work at 71-63 161 street, queens 11365 JOB#421813185”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,377,450
- 2026–27 tax: $131,006
- Market value (city estimate): $3,061,000
- Taxable value: $1,072,116
- Assessed land: $220,050
- Assessed improvements: $1,157,400

## Tax breaks

- Solar abatement, through Jun 30, 2030, a $2,355 credit this tax year.

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 2.99 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Sep 2, 2022: $1,275,000
- Jan 21, 2021: $790,000

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

[Permits Filed for 71-63 161st Street in Pomonok, Queens](https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/12/permits-filed-for-71-63-161st-street-in-pomonok-queens.html), New York YIMBY, Dec 16, 2022.

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