# 259 Beach 12th Street, Queens

Two-family · built c. 1930 · Block 15619, Lot 10.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4156190010/259-beach-12-street

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

Every lot on block 15619: https://umarelli.org/nyc/queens/15619.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed May 28, 2021, estimated cost $10K, described as “Updating new means and bounds. Tax lots #6, 8 & 10 consist of a single zoning lot- with a total of four (4) dwelling units. Restrictive zoning lot declarations will be filed with the Queens County Clerk, prior to obtaining C of O. Exterior…”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $54,000
- 2026–27 tax: $4,725
- Market value (city estimate): $900,000
- Taxable value: $23,812
- Assessed land: $9,240
- Assessed improvements: $44,760

## Zoning

R5: floor area ratio 0.41 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Sep 30, 2020: $875,000, 1,644 sq ft, sold with other lots

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

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 10 ft (NGVD29).

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