# 185-23 Union Turnpike, Queens

Commercial · built 2025 · Block 7202, Lot 36.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4072020036/185-23-union-turnpike

More construction in Fresh Meadows: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/fresh-meadows.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Non-residential, filed Dec 18, 2023, 4 stories, described as “New building - 4-story w/ cellar and sub-cellar commercial & community facility mixed use building”
- Alteration, filed Feb 25, 2026, estimated cost $75K, 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 Feb 12, 2026, estimated cost $110K, described as “Mechanical application in conjunction with approved gc #Q00973990-I1”
- Alteration, filed Oct 15, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 21, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Foundation for new building in conjunction with approved NB Application # Q00973990-I1”
- Alteration, filed Jun 24, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Demolition, filed Dec 29, 2023, estimated cost $5K, described as “Full demolition of detached 1 story garage”
- Demolition, filed Dec 22, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Full demolition of 1 story detached garage”
- Demolition, filed Dec 20, 2023, estimated cost $20K, described as “Building to be fully demolished - one story retail commercial & office building”
- Demolition, filed Dec 15, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Full demolition of 2 story 1 family detached house”
- Demolition, filed Dec 7, 2023, estimated cost $5K, described as “Full demolition of detached brick garage.”
- Demolition, filed Dec 7, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Full demolition of deatached 2 story 1 family house”
- Demolition, filed Dec 7, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Full demolition of one and half story, detached one family building,.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $305,400
- 2026–27 tax: $33,130
- Market value (city estimate): $678,667
- Taxable value: $305,400
- Assessed land: $305,400

## Zoning

R2A: floor area ratio 3.11 built, above the 0.75 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Aug 1, 2022: $5,000,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- PEKING HOUSE (City Planning P1990Q0928): Completed, decided Jun 21, 1990. RENEWAL-ENCLOSED SIDEWALK CAFE WITH 70 SEATS FOR 5-YEARS
- PEKING HOUSE (City Planning P1983Q1979): Completed, decided Mar 28, 1985. RENEWAL-ENCLOSED SIDEWALK CAFE
- PEKING HOUSE (City Planning P1979Q0738): Completed, decided Nov 15, 1979. RENEWAL-CONSENT TO OPERATE AN ENCLOSED\_SIDEWALK CAFE

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 185-23 Union Turnpike in Fresh Meadows, Queens](https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/12/permits-filed-for-185-23-union-turnpike-in-fresh-meadows-queens.html), New York YIMBY, Dec 23, 2023.

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