117-17 Newport Avenue, Queens
Inside a FEMA-mapped flood zone, this walk-up apartment building on Newport Avenue carries 0.47 FAR of unused residential development rights on record.
117-17 Newport Avenue is a walk-up apartment building in Queens, New York City (BBL 4162130001). The property is zoned R4A, on a 6,000 sq ft lot, with 2.5 floors and 6 residential units. It was built in 1939. The lot is inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area.
Property facts
| BBL | 4162130001 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Queens — Community District 14 |
| Neighborhood | Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel |
| ZIP code | 11694 |
| Zoning district | R4A |
| Building class | C2 — walk-up apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 02 — Multi-family walk-up buildings |
| Lot area | 6,000 sq ft |
| Floors | 2.5 |
| Residential units | 6 |
| Year built | 1939 |
| FAR | 0.53 built · 1 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | In a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
No open violations on record for this lot.
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.