# 89-61 162nd Street, Queens

Apartment building · 89 units · built 2025 · Block 9761, Lot 14.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4097610014/89-61-162-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Jan 16, 2025, 89 units, 12 stories, described as “Proposed 12-story & cellar mixed-use building total of 89 dwelling units.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 6, 2025, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary personnel material hoist as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 21, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a heavy duty sidewalk shed and pipe scaffold as per plans during new building work. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed & pipe scaffold to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2022.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 8, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of 8' construction fence.”
- Demolition, filed Jan 8, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Full demolition of existing three story building”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $2,741,850
- 2026–27 tax: $109,187
- Market value (city estimate): $6,093,000
- Taxable value: $2,741,850
- Assessed land: $463,500
- Assessed improvements: $2,278,350

## Zoning

C4-4D: floor area ratio 7.07 built, above the 6.02 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Feb 26, 2025: $4,350,000

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

[Housing Lottery Launches for 89-61 162nd Street in Jamaica, Queens](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/03/housing-lottery-launches-for-89-61-162nd-street-in-jamaica-queens.html), New York YIMBY, Mar 13, 2026.

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