# 137 Beach 30th Street, Queens

Vacant land · Block 15822, Lot 48.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/4158220048/137-beach-30-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Large Residential, filed Feb 11, 2025, 99 units, 7 stories, described as “Proposing new 7 story residential building.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 14, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of outrigger platform in accordance with nycc 2022 chapter 33 building code. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 11, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a heavy duty sidewalk shed and medium duty pipe scaffold as per drawings during new building work. No change in use, egress and occupancy. Sidewalk shed and pipe scaffold to comply with chapter 33 of the NYC building code…”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $76,440
- 2026–27 tax: $4,656
- Market value (city estimate): $1,274,000
- Taxable value: $23,462
- Assessed land: $76,440

## Zoning

R5: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Feb 25, 2025: $5,000,000

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).

## Board and land use applications

- Beach 30th Street Waterfront Certification (City Planning 2026Q0143): Certification, Completed, filed Nov 12, 2025, decided Dec 4, 2025. A waterfront certification confirming no waterfront public access area or visual corridor is required is requested by a private applicant, Beach Development 30th LLC, to facilitate the development of two new residential buildings on one…
- Beach 29th Street Waterfront Certification (City Planning 2025Q0444): Certification, Completed, filed Nov 12, 2025, decided Dec 4, 2025. A waterfront certification confirming no waterfront public access area or visual corridor is required is requested by a private applicant, Beach Development 30th LLC, to facilitate the development of a new residential building at 139 Beach…

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