# 137-16 156th Street, Queens

Two-family · built 1955 · Block 12303, Lot 14.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4123030014/137-16-156-street

More construction in Springfield Gardens: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/springfield-gardens.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Apr 25, 2025, estimated cost $26K, described as “Proposed plumbing work in conjunction with alt# Q01103832.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 25, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Temporary plywood construction fence in conjunction with alt# Q01103832.”
- Major Renovation — Tower, filed Nov 14, 2024, estimated cost $1.2M, 1 unit in all, 29 stories, described as “Proposed vertical and horizontal enlargement to existing 2 story building, alteration to meet new building requirements with existing elements to remain. One family to remain.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $44,760
- 2026–27 tax: $7,791
- Market value (city estimate): $746,000
- Taxable value: $39,261
- Assessed land: $15,120
- Assessed improvements: $29,640

## Zoning

R3-1: floor area ratio 0.60 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jun 26, 2023: $650,000, 960 sq ft ($677 per sq ft)

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