# 159-29 90th Avenue, Queens

Vacant land · Block 9758, Lot 47.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4097580047/159-31-90-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Aug 11, 2025, 213 units, 14 stories, described as “Construct new 14 story mixed use building as per plans filed”
- Alteration, filed Apr 4, 2025, estimated cost $17K, described as “Installation of temporary plywood fence as per plans during construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Fence shall comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2022.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 5, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install temporary dry standpipe system during construction as per plans filed. no change to use, egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Jan 22, 2020, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans during general construction work. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed to comply with chapter 33 of building code of 2014”
- Alteration, filed Oct 29, 2019, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of on-grade curb cut for access to the parking garage as per plan filed herewithin.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 7, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Structural work as per plans filed.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 4, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Sprinkler/standpipe work as per plans filed.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 4, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Plumbing work as per plans filed.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 4, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Mechanical work as per plans filed.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 2, 2019, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a temporary scaffold and heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans during general construction work. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed and scaffold to comply with chapter 33 of building code of 2014.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 25, 2019, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary construction plywood fence as per plans during construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Fence to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2014.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,123,200
- 2026–27 tax: $103,988
- Market value (city estimate): $2,496,000
- Taxable value: $958,590
- Assessed land: $1,123,200

## Zoning

C4-4D: floor area ratio 0.00 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…

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 159-31 90th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/08/permits-filed-for-159-31-90th-avenue-in-jamaica-queens.html), New York YIMBY, Aug 14, 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