159 Street, Queens
Inside a FEMA-mapped flood zone, this outdoor recreation facility on Street carries 0.75 FAR of unused residential development rights on record.
159 Street is an outdoor recreation facility in Queens, New York City (BBL 4151000460). The property is zoned R3-2, on a 810,000 sq ft lot, with 1 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1950. The lot is inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area.
Property facts
| BBL | 4151000460 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Queens — Community District 84 |
| Neighborhood | Jamaica Bay (East) |
| Zoning district | R3-2 |
| Building class | Q1 — outdoor recreation facility (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 09 — Open space & outdoor recreation |
| Lot area | 810,000 sq ft |
| Floors | 1 |
| Residential units | 1 |
| Year built | 1950 |
| FAR | 0 built · 0.75 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.