# 220-28 Jamaica Avenue, Queens

Commercial · built 1950 · Block 10789, Lot 271.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4107890271/220-28-jamaica-avenue

More construction in Queens Village: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/queens-village.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Apr 14, 2025, 310 units, 12 stories, described as “It is proposed to erect a new 12 story building as shown on plans”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $2,722,950
- 2026–27 tax: $263,296
- Market value (city estimate): $6,051,000
- Taxable value: $2,427,140
- Assessed land: $1,363,950
- Assessed improvements: $1,359,000

## Zoning

R3-2: floor area ratio 0.44 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 2025-12-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed May 1, 2025, decided Jun 1, 2026. Variance (§72-21) to permit the development of a 12-story residential building and community facility containing approximately 310 units of permanently affordable housing non-profit housing contrary to underlying density and bulk…

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