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159 Street, Queens

Queens • Block 12196 • Lot 0001 • Zip: 11434

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 159 Street, Queens
Borough: Queens
Zip code: 11434
Block: 12196
Lot: 0001
BBL: 4121960001
Unified address ID: 4121960001

Land use and zoning

Land use: Vacant Land
Zoning: R3A (Residential)
Lot type: Corner
Lot area: 5,012 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 95 ft x 89 ft
Max residential FAR: 0.75
Max facility FAR: 1
School district: 28

Building

Building class: Vacant Land - Zoned Residential; Not Manhattan (V0)
Last altered: 2025
Total units: 0
Residential units: 0
Building area: 0 sq ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: AVOCAT INC.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $170,000
Total assessment: $76,500
Land assessment: $67,950
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: JIAN INC.

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Jamaica
District Queens

Getting around

Estimated 5 days ago
Nearest station

About 18 minutes on foot · 1,247 m

  • Grand Central 58 min 18 walking, 40 riding
  • Times Square 60 min 18 walking, 42 riding
  • Penn Station 61 min 18 walking, 43 riding
  • Union Square 64 min 18 walking, 46 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 64 min 18 walking, 46 riding
  • Fulton Street 69 min 18 walking, 51 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

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

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Jul 30, 2025 $12,322

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing May 1, 2025 $55,000

    Full Demolition

    LOC Issued

  3. DOB NOW filing Mar 28, 2025 $12,322

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  4. DOB violation Mar 20, 2025

    EGNCY-EMERGENCY NONE

    REMEDY: FULLY DEMO BLDG, GRADE AND FENCE SITE

  5. DOB violation Mar 20, 2025

    IMEGNCY-IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ANYTHINGOPTIONAL

    REMEDY: ERECT CONSTRUCTION FENCE

  6. ECB violation Mar 19, 2025 $5,000

    CLASS - 1

    ONE STORY DETACHED BUILDING HAS AT FRONT STUCCO DETACHING AND IN DISREPAIR. AT EXPOSURE 2 LARGE VERTICAL CRACK AT PAR...

2024

  1. DOB filing May 6, 2024 $20,000

    Alteration Type II

    PROPOSE TO REMOVE (3) 4,000 GALLON UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.

2023

  1. ECB violation Aug 1, 2023 $625

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLAINT MANNER . AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT EXPO. #1 ROOF COLLAPSED APP...

2021

  1. Sale Jan 22, 2021 $0

    Changed hands

    159-02 MEYER AVENUE

2017

  1. ECB violation Mar 16, 2017 $500

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG WALLS OR APPURTENANCES. NOTED: PREMISES 1 STYFRAME DWELLING. PART OF SLOPE SLATE ROOF & ROOF...

2016

  1. ECB violation Dec 16, 2016 $0

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOV #35197266R ISSUED ON 07/21/16 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28...

2012

  1. Sale Apr 13, 2012 $0

    Changed hands

    159-02 MEYER AVENUE

2008

  1. DOB filing Nov 24, 2008 $3,000

    Alteration Type I

    PROPOSED 'NO WORK' APPLICATION TO AMEND TO BSA CALENDER # 589-31BZ SO AS TO REMOVE GASOLINE SALES REQUIRES APPROVAL F...

  2. DOB violation Aug 1, 2008

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

  3. Permit issued Apr 22, 2008

    EW / OT

    FELIKS & SON STORAGE TANK

2007

  1. DOB filing Mar 5, 2007 $16,000

    Alteration Type I

2006

  1. Sale Jun 22, 2006 $0

    Changed hands

    159-01 LINDEN BLVD.

  2. Sale Jun 22, 2006 $425,000

    Changed hands

    159-01 LINDEN BLVD.

2002

  1. ECB violation Mar 13, 2002 $480

    Non-Hazardous

    ILLEGAL USE IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT " R.3-2" NON - CONFORMING USE GAS FILLING STATION AND REPAIR GARAGE HAS BECOME ...

  2. ECB violation Mar 13, 2002 $800

    Non-Hazardous

    FAILURE TO MAINTIAN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALLS / HAZARDOUS DEFECTS ARE / ON ALL EXPOSVRES OF PREMISES STRUCTURAL CRACKIN...

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
ASHA RAMNATH
ASHA RAMNATH
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
AVOCAT INC.
EAST ELMHURST, NY, 11370
Owner
Housing Preservation & Development
EAST ELMHURST, NY, 11370
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

SECURED PARTY
101 BARCLAY STREET - 4W
NEW YORK, NY, 10286
PARTY 2
100 CHURCH ST
NEW YORK, NY, 100072601
PARTY 1
100 CHURCH ST
NEW YORK, NY, 100072601
GRANTOR/SELLER
124-16 84TH ROAD
APT. 4H
KEW GARDENS, NY, 11415
GRANTEE/BUYER
75 FRANKLIN AVE
MASTIC, NY, 119502615
PARTY 1
100 CHURCH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10007
GRANTEE/BUYER
124-16 84TH ROAD
KEW GARDENS, NY, 11415
GRANTOR/SELLER
92-77 224TH STREET
QUEENS VILLAGE, NY, 11428
GRANTOR/SELLER
151-31 134TH AVENUE
JAMAICA, NY, 11434
GRANTEE/BUYER
92-77 224TH STREET
QUEENS VILLAGE, NY, 11428

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner