# 87-79 Merrick Boulevard, Queens

Parking · Block 9818, Lot 53.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4098180053/87-79-merrick-boulevard

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Oct 14, 2022, estimated cost $10.2M, 99 units, 13 stories, described as “Proposed one (1) new thirteen (13) story mix used building with ninty-nine (99) dwelling units, commercial at the cellar, ground, 3RD and 4TH floor levels, and parking at the ground and second floor.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 19, 2026, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary personnel material hoist as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $158,850
- 2026–27 tax: $16,637
- Market value (city estimate): $353,000
- Taxable value: $153,360
- Assessed land: $158,850

## Zoning

C4-4D (part of the lot is R6A): floor area ratio 0.00 built, 6.02 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Oct 21, 2021: $9,700,000, 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 87-79 Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens](https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/10/permits-filed-for-87-81-merrick-boulevard-in-jamaica-queens.html), New York YIMBY, Oct 20, 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