# 132-77 Metropolitan Avenue, Queens

Apartment building · 40 units · built 2022 · Block 9285, Lot 90.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4092850090/132-77-metropolitan-avenue

More construction in Richmond Hill: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/richmond-hill.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Apr 18, 2021, 40 units, 8 stories, described as “Propose new 8-story mixed-use building with 40 dwelling units, and commercial spaces on 1ST floor and community facility on 2ND floor. Obtain new c of o.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 2, 2024, estimated cost $250, described as “Install exterior illuminated wall sign (taco bell)”
- Alteration, filed Oct 2, 2024, estimated cost $700, described as “Install exterior illuminated d/f blade sign on wall (taco bell)”
- Alteration, filed Oct 2, 2024, estimated cost $350, described as “Install exterior illuminated wall sign ( bell logo )”
- Alteration, filed Jul 17, 2024, estimated cost $154K, described as “Proposed renovation at existing commercial space for an eating & drinking establishment at the first floor with commercial cooking exhaust system. No change in use, egress and occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 9, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 9, 2022, estimated cost $45K, described as “Installation of 6,200# temporary single car personnel/material hoist per plan and application submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 16, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 14, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of spyder crane in conjunction with DOB now Q00501562. This application involves no change in use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 6, 2022, estimated cost $45K, described as “Installation of 6,200# temporary single car personnel/material hoist per plan and application submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 25, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 4, 2021, estimated cost $20K, described as “Filing temporary standpipe work type in conjunction with NB app# Q00501562”
- Alteration, filed Mar 9, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Filing temporary construction fence to enclose existing vacant lot”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $3,690,900
- 2026–27 tax: $23,060
- Market value (city estimate): $8,202,000
- Taxable value: $185,385
- Assessed land: $184,500
- Assessed improvements: $3,506,400

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2059, about $436,051 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 6.82 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Mar 16, 2021: $1,050,000, sold with other lots

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

[Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for Senior Housing at 132-77 Metropolitan Avenue in Kew Gardens, Queens](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/01/affordable-housing-lottery-launches-for-senior-housing-at-132-77-metropolitan-avenue-in-kew-gardens-queens.html), New York YIMBY, Jan 30, 2024.

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