# 88-29 138th Street, Queens

Apartment building · 8 units · built 2024 · Block 9619, Lot 53.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4096190053/88-29-138-street

More construction in Jamaica: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/jamaica.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Jan 19, 2024, 8 units, 4 stories, described as “New four-story with penthouse and cellar, 8 family dwelling.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 17, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 14, 2024, estimated cost $82K, described as “Application filed for structural plan in conjunction with new building application number Q00974129.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 13, 2024, estimated cost $48K, described as “Installation of sprinkler system for proposed 4 story with penthouse and cellar. 8 family dwelling in conjunction with NB application # Q00974129-I1”
- Alteration, filed Mar 13, 2024, estimated cost $83K, described as “Installation of plumbing fixtures and piping in conjunction with NB application #Q00974129.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 7, 2023, estimated cost $6K, described as “Temporary fence filing in conjunction with demolition permit Q00894043”
- Demolition, filed Aug 28, 2023, estimated cost $20K, described as “Full demolition”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $218,250
- 2026–27 tax: $22,854
- Market value (city estimate): $485,000
- Taxable value: $183,728
- Assessed land: $70,200
- Assessed improvements: $148,050

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 3.17 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Oct 28, 2021: $570,000

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

- Jamaica Neighborhood Plan (City Planning 2023Q0381): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, Urban development action area, Completed, filed Mar 14, 2025, decided Oct 29, 2025. In coordination with its agency partners, DCP is leading a neighborhood study in Jamaica that focuses on areas within and surrounding the Special Downtown Jamaica District. This study seeks to increase the supply of permanently affordable…

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 88-29 138th Street in Jamaica, Queens](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/01/permits-filed-for-88-29-138th-street-in-jamaica-queens.html), New York YIMBY, Jan 25, 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