89-30 161st Street, Queens
Commercial · built 1949 · Block 9758, Lot 41.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Jul 27, 2026, estimated cost $32K, described as “Filing herewith gen. construction work includes adding a cast in place concrete ramp and steps as per plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 15, 2021, estimated cost $2.1M, described as “Scope of work includes interior fit out for 4 floors of work at 89-30 161ST street,jamaica, queens. Demolition includes chopping and leveling for slab penetrations for MEP scope and demolition of existing entrance doors for new doors.…”
- Alteration, filed Jul 14, 2021, estimated cost $148K, described as “100 new heads 1ST floor, 97 new heads 2ND floor, 96 new heads 3RD floor, 93 new heads 4TH floor. Relocating 1st floor 99, 2nd floor 97, 3rd floor 96, 4th floor 93”
- Alteration, filed Jul 14, 2021, estimated cost $180K, described as “Modification to an existing plumbing system (build out phase).”
- Alteration, filed Jul 14, 2021, estimated cost $862K, described as “Modification to an existing mechanical system (build out phase). No change of use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 12, 2021, estimated cost $35K, described as “New C12X20.7 to be anchored to existing foundation wall cellar floor. Installation of new steel at 1ST floor for new floor penetration, new steel post between 1 and 3 floor to support canopy, new timber headers for floor penetrations.…”
- Alteration, filed Feb 16, 2021, estimated cost $110K, described as “Modification to an existing office space with removal of partitions (demo phase). No change of use, egress or occupancy,”
- Alteration, filed Feb 12, 2021, estimated cost $33K, described as “Modification to an existing sprinkler system (demo phase). No change of use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 12, 2021, estimated cost $28K, described as “Modification to an existing plumbing system (demo phase). No change of use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 12, 2021, estimated cost $24K, described as “Modification to an existing mechanical system (demo phase). No change of use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 8, 2020
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $2,571,300
- Market value (city estimate)
- $5,714,000
- Taxable value
- $0
- Assessed land
- $354,600
- Assessed improvements
- $2,216,700
Tax breaks
- Nonprofit exemption (charitable), with no end date, about $278,935 a year below the full tax.
Zoning
C4-4D: floor area ratio 2.86 built, 6.02 allowed by base zoning.
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…
- SANITATION MEDICAL DIVISION (City Planning P1986Q0360): Completed, decided Oct 23, 1986. 86-108Q: PURCHASE OF 4 STORY, 30,000 SQ. FT. OFFICE BUILDING FOR DEPARTMENT WIDE MEDICAL SERVICES.
In the news
Genovese Family Life Center Reopens Following Renovations at 89-30 161st Street in Jamaica, Queens, New York YIMBY, Oct 5, 2022.