491 Beach 45th Street, Queens
Two-family · built 2022 · Block 15968, Lot 67.
Building permits
- New Building — Residential, filed Sep 29, 2021, estimated cost $250K, 2 units, 3 stories, described as “Proposed new three-story, two-family building.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 9, 2026, estimated cost $50K, described as “Resolve ecb violation: 39191082K, 39191083M and 39191084Y; remove illegalpartition wall, doors, bathroom and kitchen sink on 1ST floor and restore back to prior legal unfinished storage as per co #4623809-0000001.no change in use, egress…”
- Alteration, filed Jun 9, 2026, estimated cost $30K, described as “Resolve ecb violation: 39191082K, 39191083M and 39191084Y; remove illegal bathroom, kitchen sink and elec. Hot water heater in 1ST floor and restore back to prior legal unfinished storage as per co #4623809-0000001.no change in use, egress…”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $52,680
- 2026–27 tax
- $9,179
- Market value (city estimate)
- $878,000
- Taxable value
- $46,256
- Assessed land
- $10,560
- Assessed improvements
- $42,120
Zoning
R4-1: floor area ratio 0.80 built, 1.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 9 ft (NGVD29). FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 10 ft (NAVD88).
Recent sales
- Oct 25, 2022: $910,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.