162-21 Powells Cove Blvd, Queens

An elevator apartment building on Powells Cove Blvd inside a FEMA-mapped flood zone, built in 1956, zoned R4.

162-21 Powells Cove Blvd is an elevator apartment building in Queens, New York City (BBL 4045740061). The property is zoned R4, on a 135,042 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 108 residential units. It was built in 1956. The lot is inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 7 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	4045740061
Borough	Queens — Community District 7
Neighborhood	Whitestone-Beechhurst
Zoning district	R4
Building class	D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area	135,042 sq ft
Floors	6
Residential units	108
Year built	1956
FAR	1.11 built · 1 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	In a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

3 open Department of Buildings violations
4 open ECB (OATH) violations — $7,500 in penalties due
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2022-02-14)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.

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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.