21-01 49 Avenue, Queens

A retail store building on 49 Avenue carrying 1.62 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record on a 9,000 sq ft lot, zoned M3-1.

21-01 49 Avenue is a retail store building in Queens, New York City (BBL 4000720255). The property is zoned M3-1, on a 9,000 sq ft lot, with 1 floors and 2 residential units. It was built in 1955. The lot is inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 3 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	4000720255
Borough	Queens — Community District 2
Neighborhood	Long Island City-Hunters Point
Zoning district	M3-1
Building class	K5 — retail store building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	9,000 sq ft
Floors	1
Residential units	2
Year built	1955
FAR	0.38 built · 0 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	In a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

1 open Department of Buildings violation
2 open ECB (OATH) violations — $9,375 in penalties due
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations

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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Air rights & transferable development rights
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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.