# 11-27 Foam Place, Queens

Apartment building · 68 units · built 2024 · Block 15559, Lot 58.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4155590058/11-27-foam-place

More construction in Far Rockaway: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/far-rockaway.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Large Residential, filed Feb 16, 2022, estimated cost $5.2M, 68 units, 7 stories, described as “New 7-Story 68-Family Building”
- Alteration, filed Apr 3, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a heavy duty sidewalk shed/scaffold as per plans during new building work. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed/scaffold to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2022.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 29, 2022, described as “Filing Foundation in conjunction to primary application Q00665670-I1”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $5,007,600
- 2026–27 tax: $622,895
- Market value (city estimate): $11,128,000
- Taxable value: $5,007,600
- Assessed land: $137,250
- Assessed improvements: $4,870,350

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 5.83 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Jan 11, 2024: $4,800,000
- Feb 5, 2018: $2,075,000

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

- Appeal (Board of Standards and Appeals 334-14-A): Appeal, Dismissed, filed Dec 30, 2014, decided Jul 5, 2017. Proposed construction of a nine-story transient hotel at the premises which does front on a legally mapped street, pursuant to Section 36 Article 3 of the General City Law.

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 11-27 Foam Place in Far Rockaway, Queens](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/03/permits-filed-for-11-27-foam-place-in-far-rockaway-queens.html), New York YIMBY, Mar 14, 2025.

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