# 134-11 221st Street, Queens

Public school · built 2024 · Block 13100, Lot 22.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4131000022/134-11-221-street

More construction in Laurelton: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/laurelton.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Non-residential, filed Jan 24, 2024, 4 stories, described as “(Dev hub consultation completed and accepted on 1/3/2023 please have it assigned o the hub) PROPOSING 4 STORY SCHOOL BUILDING.”
- No Work, filed Oct 12, 2026
- Alteration, filed Jan 15, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Mechanical worktype filed in conjunction with the NB application: Q00970820-I1.”
- No Work, filed Jul 16, 2025
- No Work, filed Jul 16, 2025
- No Work, filed Jul 16, 2025
- No Work, filed Jul 16, 2025
- Alteration, filed May 29, 2024, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 29, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 28, 2024, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 28, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 8, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “(Dev hub consultation completed and accepted on 1/3/2023 for underlying NB application Q00970820 please have it assigned o the hub) FOUNDATION AND EARTHWORK SPECIFICATIONS FILED IN CONJUCTION WITH NB APPLICATION #Q00970820-I1.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 5, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “(Dev hub consultation completed and accepted on 1/3/2023 for underlying NB application Q00970820 please have it assigned o the hub) SOE SPECIFICATION FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NB APPLICATION #Q00970820-I1”
- Alteration, filed Feb 14, 2020, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 29, 2020, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of 8' high plywood construction fence”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $8,721,900
- 2026–27 tax: $51,877
- Market value (city estimate): $19,382,000
- Taxable value: $8,661,330
- Assessed land: $473,400
- Assessed improvements: $8,248,500

## Tax breaks

- ICAP abatement, through Jun 30, 2041, a $887,704 credit this tax year.

## Zoning

R5D: floor area ratio 2.49 built, above the 2.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Aug 10, 2023: $8,700,000
- Dec 2, 2022: $6,955,000

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

- Change to an earlier grant (Board of Standards and Appeals 25-57-BZ): Change to an earlier grant, Granted, filed Jul 31, 2014, decided Apr 14, 2015. Amendment (§11-413) to permit a change in use (UG 6 retail use) of an existing commercial building in conjunction with alteration of an existing commercial building, demolition of three existing commercial buildings and construction of a…

## In the news

[Merrick Academy Breaks Ground on New School Building at 134-11 221st Street in Laurelton, Queens](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/08/merrick-academy-breaks-ground-on-new-school-building-at-134-11-221st-street-in-laurelton-queens.html), New York YIMBY, Aug 29, 2024.

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