# 85-29 Commonwealth Blvd, Queens

Single family · built 1945 · Block 8613, Lot 9.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4086130009/85-29-commonwealth-boulevard

More construction in Bellerose: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/bellerose.md

## Building permits

- New Building, filed Feb 7, 2023, estimated cost $929K, 2 stories, described as “Herewith to propose new 2 story house of worship.”
- Demolition, filed Sep 5, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Full demolition existing one (1) story garage frame/brick building and footing foundation as per plan.”
- Demolition, filed Jul 26, 2025, estimated cost $25K, described as “Full demolition 1-1/2 story stucco building with cellar floor foundation removal.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 9, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Herewith to propose temporary 8' high wood construction fence. No changes in occupancy, use, group or egress under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $50,040
- Market value (city estimate): $834,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $15,240
- Assessed improvements: $34,800

## Tax breaks

- Nonprofit exemption (nonprofit, use planned), with no end date, about $9,929 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R2A: floor area ratio 0.26 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jan 8, 2021: $725,000

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

- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 2023-37-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Jul 19, 2023, decided Aug 12, 2024. Variance (§72-21) to permit the development of a two-story plus cellar (UG 4) house of worship country to underlying bulk regulations. R2A zoning district.

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