# 247-61 Jericho Turnpike, Queens

Commercial · built c. 1935 · Block 8662, Lot 40.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4086620040/247-62-90-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Dec 20, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of fire protection systems including sprinkler heads, piping, valves, and backflow prevention devices in-conjunction with NB application # 440663596.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 3, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of mechanical ventilation systems, heating and cooling equipments, hot water heater equipments, energy recovery systems, and duct work in conjunction with NB application# 421661678”
- Alteration, filed Nov 1, 2021, estimated cost $74K, described as “To install or relocate plumbing fixtures in altered 3 story 2 family & offices mixed building. Filed in conjunction w/ house alt-co #Q00531565. No change of use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 31, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “To install 9 feet curb cut in conjunction w/ alt-co #Q00531565. No change of use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 27, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “To install temporary construction fence in conjunction w/ alt-co #Q00531565. No change of use, egress or occupancy.”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Jul 28, 2021, estimated cost $362K, 2 units added, 3 stories, described as “To enlarge first fl. & add 2 stories to existing 1 story bldg.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $141,300
- 2026–27 tax: $14,537
- Market value (city estimate): $314,000
- Taxable value: $134,010
- Assessed land: $35,100
- Assessed improvements: $106,200

## Zoning

R4: floor area ratio 0.39 built, 1.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Nov 1, 2023: $500,000, 970 sq ft ($515 per sq ft)
- Jan 13, 2016: $310,000, 970 sq ft ($320 per sq ft)

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

- 247-56 90th Ave Rezoning (City Planning 2024Q0192): Zoning map change, Completed, filed Mar 19, 2025, decided Feb 12, 2026. A zoning map amendment from an R4-1/R4 to an R4 to facilitate a new two-floor two-family residential building totaling about 1,200 square feet, is being sought by a private applicant at 247-56 90 Ave, in Bellerose, Community District 13,…

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