# 82-19 159th Avenue, Queens

Single family · built 1960 · Block 13981, Lot 28.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4139810028/82-19-159-avenue

More construction in Howard Beach: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/howard-beach.md

## Building permits

- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Nov 12, 2025, estimated cost $1.6M, 1 unit in all, 3 stories, described as “Partial demolition to existing 1 story & cellar building; proposed vertical and horizontal enlargement; alteration to meet new building requirements with existing elements to remain; one-family to remain.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $47,820
- 2026–27 tax: $7,887
- Market value (city estimate): $797,000
- Taxable value: $39,746
- Assessed land: $14,040
- Assessed improvements: $33,780

## Zoning

R2: floor area ratio 0.20 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Feb 21, 2024: $750,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard. FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 10 ft (NAVD88).

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