# 159-02 Hillside Avenue, Queens

Commercial · built c. 1917 · Block 9765, Lot 43.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4097650043/159-02-hillside-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Large Residential, filed Feb 25, 2026, 98 units, 8 stories, described as “Application filed herewith to erect a new eight story mixed-use building with ninety-eight dweling units”
- Alteration, filed Oct 5, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation and use of temporary knuckleboom construction equipment as per plans filed herewith. This application is filed in conjunction with NB Q01360563-I1.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 10, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Bpp filed herewith for a new sidewalk, curb & roadway filed in conjunction to new building application # Q01360563-I1”
- Alteration, filed Jul 10, 2026, 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 Jun 22, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Application filed herewith for the installation of a temporary construction fence”
- Alteration, filed Aug 25, 2025, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed 8FT construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Demolition, filed Aug 13, 2024, estimated cost $75K, described as “Full demolition to a one story building”
- Alteration, filed Aug 13, 2023, estimated cost $2K, described as “Illuminated non-advertising accessory wall sign - total by verizon. No change of use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 23, 2019, estimated cost $3K, described as “Illuminated business accessory wall sign. No change to use, egress or occupancy”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,965,600
- 2026–27 tax: $198,886
- Market value (city estimate): $4,368,000
- Taxable value: $1,833,390
- Assessed land: $985,500
- Assessed improvements: $980,100

## Zoning

C4-4D: floor area ratio 0.81 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…

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