153-10 Hillside Avenue, Queens
Vacant land · Block 9763, Lot 13.
Building permits
- New Building — Non-residential, filed Aug 22, 2025, 6 stories, described as “Construct new 6 story school building as per plans filed”
- Alteration, filed Oct 27, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plan. No change in use, egress, or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Oct 27, 2026, estimated cost $35K, described as “Knuckleboom placement. This application involves no change in use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 16, 2026, estimated cost $20K, described as “Equipment use: dual 7000 # capacity personnel hoist during NB const, filed sep. Hoist shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Elevator application submitted separately”
- Alteration, filed Aug 25, 2026, estimated cost $2K, described as “Magni used to hoist & load formwork, rebar, wire mesh material & concrete trowel machines”
- Alteration, filed Oct 13, 2025, estimated cost $25K, described as “Construction Fence filed in conjunction with new 6 story Charter School (Success Academy).”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $2,135,700
- Market value (city estimate)
- $4,746,000
- Taxable value
- $0
- Assessed land
- $2,135,700
Tax breaks
- Nonprofit exemption (nonprofit, use planned), with no end date, about $231,681 a year below the full tax.
Zoning
C4-4D (part of the lot is R7X): floor area ratio 0.00 built, 6.02 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Mar 14, 2023: $21,900,000, sold with other lots
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
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…