# 88-29 163rd Street, Queens

Vacant land · Block 9813, Lot 16.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4098130016/88-29-163-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Jul 27, 2022, estimated cost $2.5M, 14 units, 4 stories, described as “Proposed four (4) story new building w/ cellar & penthouse, fourteen (14) dwelling units, obtain new certificate of occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 19, 2024, estimated cost $153K, described as “Provide new fire sprinkler system throughout new four (4) story residential building with cellar and penthouse, in conjunction with alt-1 #Q00769990-I1”
- Alteration, filed Apr 11, 2024, estimated cost $105K, described as “Plumbing work in conjunction with NB job# Q00769990”
- Alteration, filed Mar 4, 2024, estimated cost $40K, described as “Provide new mechanical system throughout new four stories residential building in conjunction with NB job# Q00769990-I1”
- Alteration, filed Oct 16, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install temporary construction fence for NB filed under DOB# Q00769990-I1”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $109,350
- 2026–27 tax: $5,342
- Market value (city estimate): $243,000
- Taxable value: $49,245
- Assessed land: $109,350

## Zoning

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

## Recent sales

- Oct 21, 2025: $1,505,000

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

[Permits Filed for 88-29 163rd Street in Jamaica, Queens](https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/08/permits-filed-for-88-29-163rd-street-in-jamaica-queens.html), New York YIMBY, Aug 1, 2022.

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