# 85-15 Wareham Place, Queens

Single family · built 1940 · Block 9940, Lot 86.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4099400086/85-15-wareham-place

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

Every lot on block 9940: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/9940.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Mar 5, 2025, estimated cost $96K, described as “File construction work of 1-family building to replace sheetrocks as needed, repair partitions, floor tiles, doors, and painting work as per plan. File to remove ecb violation 35258489K,35258488Z, DOB violation 112917CC0802WH. No change in…”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $72,120
- 2026–27 tax: $10,997
- Market value (city estimate): $1,202,000
- Taxable value: $55,418
- Assessed land: $25,920
- Assessed improvements: $46,200

## Zoning

R1-2: floor area ratio 0.44 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Sep 10, 2026: $1,995,000, 2,131 sq ft ($936 per sq ft)
- Feb 13, 2025: $835,000
- Mar 23, 2017: $2,140,000
- Dec 16, 2016: $1,390,500

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

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