139-20 Jamaica Avenue, Queens
Industrial · built 1967 · Block 9976, Lot 5.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Jan 10, 2023, estimated cost $7K, described as “Erect accessory business wall sign for smart local 28, no change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 10, 2023, estimated cost $2K, described as “Erect accessory business wall sign for smart local 28, no change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 10, 2023, estimated cost $5K, described as “Erect accessory business wall sign for smart local 28, no change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 10, 2023, estimated cost $960, described as “Erect accessory business wall sign for smart local 28, no change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 10, 2023, estimated cost $5K, described as “Erect accessory business wall sign for smart local 28, no change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 10, 2023, estimated cost $2K, described as “Erect accessory business wall sign for smart local 28, no change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 13, 2022, estimated cost $300K, described as “Installation of inert welding gas storage tanks, gas distribution piping and accessories.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 12, 2022, estimated cost $57K, described as “Installation of temporary wood construction fence and barrier.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 9, 2022, estimated cost $901K, described as “Foundation and structural renovation to existing training facility. No change of use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 9, 2022, estimated cost $200K, described as “OSP Exterior civil site work to existing training facility. No change to use, occupancy, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 11, 2022, estimated cost $50K, described as “OSP Exterior civil plumbing work to existing parking lot for training facility. No change to occupancy, use, or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 10, 2022, estimated cost $7.5M, described as “Renovation to existing training facility. No change to occupancy or use proposed.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 7, 2022, estimated cost $450K, described as “Provide new sprinkler system and plumbing renovation to existing training facility.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 7, 2022, estimated cost $700K, described as “Mechanical/HVAC renovation to existing training facility.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 30, 2020, estimated cost $20K, described as “Direct replacement of hvac unit on roof. no change to use egress or occupancy.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $839,250
- Market value (city estimate)
- $1,865,000
- Taxable value
- $0
- Assessed land
- $211,500
- Assessed improvements
- $627,750
Tax breaks
- Nonprofit exemption (school), with no end date, about $91,042 a year below the full tax.
Zoning
R7X (part of the lot is R5): floor area ratio 0.60 built, 5.00 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…