# 118-08 Jamaica Avenue, Queens

Commercial · built c. 1930 · Block 9328, Lot 3.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4093280003/118-08-jamaica-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Large Residential, filed Feb 3, 2025, 129 units, 5 stories, early work permitted while the building plans are in review, described as “Proposed 5-story plus sub-cellar and cellar community facility building with sleeping accommodation. (the purpose of this PAA to indicate cellar & subcellar exterior wall revised according to the latest foundation design).”
- Alteration, filed Aug 25, 2026, estimated cost $8K, described as “Scaffold proposed installation of pipe scaffold for new buildings as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 25, 2026, estimated cost $6K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed for remedial repairs as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Live load 300 per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter # 33 of the 2022 code.”
- Demolition, filed Feb 4, 2026, estimated cost $15K, described as “Removal of one free standing CMU wall.”
- Demolition, filed May 1, 2025
- Alteration, filed Feb 24, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install 42.5' long 8' high construction fence on the sidewalk 3' from property line”
- Alteration, filed Oct 14, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Filing for construction fence”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $114,750
- 2026–27 tax: $12,448
- Market value (city estimate): $255,000
- Taxable value: $114,750
- Assessed land: $69,750
- Assessed improvements: $45,000

## Zoning

R6A: floor area ratio 1.88 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Sep 16, 2024: $1,900,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 118-08 Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill, Queens](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/02/permits-filed-for-118-08-jamaica-avenue-in-richmond-hill-queens.html), New York YIMBY, Feb 7, 2025.

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