# 78-15 Parsons Boulevard, Queens

House of worship · built 1956 · Block 6829, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4068290001/78-15-parsons-boulevard

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

## Building permits

- Major Renovation — Non-residential, filed Aug 31, 2021, estimated cost $2.0M, 4 stories, described as “Vertical and horizontal enlargement to an existing community facility”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $2,790,000
- Market value (city estimate): $6,200,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $607,050
- Assessed improvements: $2,182,950

## Tax breaks

- Nonprofit exemption (house of worship), with no end date, about $302,659 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R3-2: floor area ratio 0.99 built, above the 0.75 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- Change to an earlier grant (Board of Standards and Appeals 8-04-BZII): Change to an earlier grant, Granted, filed Nov 8, 2021, decided Feb 26, 2024. Amendment of a previously approved Variance (§72-21) which permitted the enlargement of an existing two-story community facility building (UG 4) House of Worship. The application seeks to permit a two-story enlargement and connection of an…
- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 8-04-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Jan 8, 2004, decided Feb 15, 2005. Variance (§72-21) to permit the proposed renovation of an existing two story community facility (school), Use Group 3, by the addition of two additional stories, located in an R3-2 zoning district, which does not comply with the zoning…

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