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4-01 44 Drive, Queens

Queens • Block 00489 • Lot 0023 • Zip: 11101

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

3 Open DOB violations 4 on record • 2025 2 Open ECB violations 2 on record • 2025–2026

Address

Primary address: 4-01 44 Drive, Queens
Borough: Queens
Zip code: 11101
Block: 00489
Lot: 0023
BBL: 4004890023
Unified address ID: 4004890023

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: M1-5A/R8 (Manufacturing)
Ownership: City ownership
Lot type: Waterfront
Lot area: 100,990 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 468 ft x 200 ft
Built FAR: 0.25
Max residential FAR: 6.02
Max commercial FAR: 5
Max facility FAR: 6.5
School district: 30
Flood hazard: In the 2015 preliminary FEMA flood hazard area

Building

Building class: Store Buildings - Multi-Story Retail Building (K2)
Year built: 1982
Last altered: 1982
Floors: 1
Total units: 6
Residential units: 0
Building area: 25,675 sq ft
Building dimensions: 64 ft x 150 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: NYC DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $9,843,000
Total assessment: $4,429,350
Land assessment: $3,593,250
Exempt total: $4,429,350
Assessment owner: NYC DSBS

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Long Island City
District Queens

Getting around

Estimated 5 days ago
Nearest station
Queens Plaza E F FX R

About 2 minutes on foot · 73 m

  • Times Square 19 min 2 walking, 17 riding
  • Grand Central 19 min 2 walking, 17 riding
  • Penn Station 22 min 2 walking, 20 riding
  • Union Square 24 min 2 walking, 22 riding
  • Fulton Street 31 min 2 walking, 29 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 39 min 2 walking, 37 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. ECB violation Jul 6, 2026 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    CHAIN LINK FENCE HAS BEEN VANDALIZED AND A HOLE HAS BEEN MADE TO ACCESS CONSTRUCTION SITE, REPAIR AND/REPLACE; REFER ...

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Nov 3, 2025 $7,500

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB violation Oct 21, 2025

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    I OBSERVED FIRE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING WIRES, BOXES AND FIXTURES DAMAGE DUE TO FIRE.

  3. ECB violation Oct 16, 2025 $4,000

    CLASS - 2

    I OBSERVED UNSAFE ELECTRICAL CONDITIONS WIRES, BOXES AND FIXTURES DAMAGE DUE TO FIRE., COMPLY WITH EC; FIX ALL CONDIT...

  4. DOB violation Oct 16, 2025

    IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL

    REMEDY: ERECT CONSTRUCTION FENCE

  5. DOB violation Oct 15, 2025

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED STRUCTURE IN COMPLETE DISREPAIR WHERE WINDOWS ARE MI...

  6. DOB violation Oct 15, 2025

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED STRUCTURE IN COMPLETE DISREPAIR WHERE WINDOWS ARE MI...

2021

  1. DOB filing Aug 30, 2021 $647,175

    Alteration Type II

    FILE TO INSTALL TEMPORARY SITE WORKS TO MITIGATE POTENTIAL FLOODING. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  2. DOB NOW filing Apr 7, 2021 $20,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  3. DOB NOW filing Apr 7, 2021 $20,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2017

  1. Permit issued Jun 13, 2017

    EW / OT

    GARNER ENVIRONMENTAL SERV

2004

  1. DOB filing Oct 20, 2004 $80,000

    Alteration Type II

    PROPOSED POURING OF GRAVEL ON EXISTING VACANT LOT; PROPOSED OUTDOOR STORAGE ENCLOSURE FOR LPG TANKS, CONSTRUCTION OF ...

  2. DOB filing Sep 24, 2004 $0

    Alteration Type III

2003

  1. Permit issued Oct 10, 2003

    EQ / EQ

    VOLMAR SERVICE INC

  2. Permit issued Oct 9, 2003

    EW / OT

    VOLMAR SERVICE INC

  3. Permit issued Aug 29, 2003

    AL / CC

    VOLMAR SERVICES INC

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
NYC DEPT. OF EDU: DIV.SCHOOL FAC
KEN MAHADEO
DOB Filing 08/30/2021
Owner
NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
GEORGE VARKEY
DOB Filing 10/20/2004
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
Housing Preservation & Development
EAST ELMHURST, NY, 11370
DOB NOW 11/03/2025
Owner
NYC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11101
DOB NOW 04/07/2021
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

ASSIGNEE
AC 12 LLC
C/O ROSSROCK LLC
150 EAST 52ND STREET, 27TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
ACRIS 06/17/2015
ASSIGNOR
SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.
619 ALEXANDER ROAD
PRINCETON, NJ, 08540
ACRIS 06/17/2015
ASSIGNOR
SOVEREIGN BANK
619 ALEXANDER ROAD
PRINCETON, NJ, 08540
ACRIS 06/17/2015
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
SANTANDER BANK, N.A.
619 ALEXANDER ROAD
PRINCETON, NJ, 08540
ACRIS 06/17/2015
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
QUINN RESTAURANT CORPORATION
THE EAST RIVER AND 44TH DRIVE
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11101
ACRIS 10/27/2009
PARTY 2
SOVEREIGN BANK
195 MONTAGUE STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11201
ACRIS 10/27/2009
Party 2
THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPT. OF PORTS AND TERMINALS
ONE CENTRE STREET 17TH FLOOR SOUTH
NEW YORK, NY, 10007
ACRIS 09/30/2009
PARTY ONE
QUINN RESTAURANT CORPORATION, DBA, WATER'S EDGE AT
EAST RIVER & 44TH DRIVE
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11101
ACRIS 02/12/2009
PARTY TWO
FUNDEX CAPITAL CORPORATION
535 FIFTH AVENUE
26TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 02/12/2009
PARTY TWO
SOMERSTEIN, STUART
200 OCEAN AVENUE
LAWRENCE, NY, 11559
ACRIS 01/29/2009

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
NYC DSBS
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
NYC DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES
PLUTO