# 165 Street, Queens

Vacant land · Block 9795, Lot 99.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4097950099/89-53-165-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Jul 11, 2025, 99 units, 12 stories, described as “Mpp 459- proposed 12-story, mixed-use building, total of 99 dwelling units & commercial space at the ground floor”
- Alteration, filed Jun 20, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of 8' Construction fence”
- Demolition, filed Jun 16, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Full demolition of existing one story building.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $424,350
- 2026–27 tax: $44,814
- Market value (city estimate): $943,000
- Taxable value: $413,109
- Assessed land: $267,300
- Assessed improvements: $157,050

## Zoning

C4-4D: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 6.02 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Oct 31, 2022: $51,450,000, sold with other lots

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

[Permits Filed for 89-53 165th Street in Jamaica, Queens](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/07/permits-filed-for-89-53-165th-street-in-jamaica-queens.html), New York YIMBY, Jul 18, 2025.

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