# 89-26 162nd Street, Queens

Apartment building · 227 units · built 2025 · Block 9760, Lot 50.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4097600050/89-26-162-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Apr 21, 2022, estimated cost $30.2M, 227 units, 16 stories, described as “Proposed a 16-story residential new building”
- Alteration, filed Jan 20, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary needle beam as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy shall comply with CHAPTER#33 of 2022 the ny building code.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 19, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy shall comply with CHAPTER#33 of 2022 the ny building code.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 20, 2025, estimated cost $22K, described as “Installation of 6000 lb dual personnel hoist car as per plans during construction. Hoist shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 12, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed and pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code.live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 13, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Soe filed in conjunction to new building application #Q00721236-I1”
- Alteration, filed Aug 13, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Underpinning filed in conjunction with new building application #Q00721236-I1”
- Alteration, filed Aug 11, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Foundation earthwork filed in conjunction to new building application #Q00721236-I1”
- Alteration, filed Aug 8, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Structural work filed in conjunction to new building application #Q00721236-I1”
- Alteration, filed Mar 27, 2025, estimated cost $2K, described as “Proposed construction fence filed for this new building gc # Q00721236-I1”
- Alteration, filed Jan 17, 2025, estimated cost $9K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 15, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 15, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 15, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Demolition, filed Nov 14, 2024, estimated cost $150K, described as “Full demolition to a three story building”
- Demolition, filed Nov 14, 2024, estimated cost $200K, described as “Full demolition to a four story building”
- Alteration, filed Sep 14, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary light duty pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 8, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 6, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Propose a 16 feet curb (includin two 2-feet splays) in conjunction with NB#Q00721236-I1.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 27, 2022, estimated cost $111K, described as “Installation and use of construction fence as per plans submitted. Construction fence shall comply with chapter #33 of NYC building code. This application involves no change in occupancy, use or egress.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $259,200
- 2026–27 tax: $32,242
- Market value (city estimate): $576,000
- Taxable value: $259,200
- Assessed land: $259,200

## Zoning

C4-4D: floor area ratio 4.22 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 89-26 162nd Street in Jamaica, Queens](https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/04/permits-filed-for-89-26-162nd-street-in-jamaica-queens.html), New York YIMBY, Apr 25, 2022.

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