# 87-85 153rd Street, Queens

Vacant land · Block 9763, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4097630001/87-85-153-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Apr 10, 2021, estimated cost $3.5M, 19 units, 7 stories, described as “New 7 story residential building”
- Alteration, filed May 9, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “New curb cut for New Residential Building”
- Alteration, filed Feb 8, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “This job is filed for construction fence for demolition work at 87-85 153St, Queens, NY 11432”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $31,860
- 2026–27 tax: $5,800
- Market value (city estimate): $531,000
- Taxable value: $29,227
- Assessed land: $31,860

## Zoning

R7X: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 5.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- May 5, 2020: $1,875,000, 2,206 sq ft ($850 per sq ft)

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…

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