# 157 Street, Queens

Auto repair · built c. 1931 · Block 10125, Lot 147.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4101250147/157-street

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

Every lot on block 10125: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/10125.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jan 13, 2025, estimated cost $40K, described as “Filing to maintain beams rotten defective & waterlogged ext walls cracked bulging lintels. Repair cracks in walls ; repair and replace defective masonry; repair or replace defective lintels and beams in order to clear violation 12OC02 and…”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $357,750
- 2026–27 tax: $35,792
- Market value (city estimate): $795,000
- Taxable value: $329,940
- Assessed land: $109,350
- Assessed improvements: $248,400

## Zoning

M1-2A: floor area ratio 0.79 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Apr 11, 2025: $2,850,000

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…

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