21-50 44 Drive, Queens
A 1931 retail store building on 44 Drive carrying 2.65 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its M1-4A/R8A zoning.
21-50 44 Drive is a retail store building in Queens, New York City (BBL 4000780136). The property is zoned M1-4A/R8A, on a 1,500 sq ft lot, with 2 floors and 2 residential units. It was built in 1931. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 11 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 4000780136 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Queens — Community District 2 |
| Neighborhood | Long Island City-Hunters Point |
| ZIP code | 11101 |
| Zoning district | M1-4A/R8A |
| Building class | K2 — retail store building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 05 — Commercial & office buildings |
| Lot area | 1,500 sq ft |
| Floors | 2 |
| Residential units | 2 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| FAR | 2.35 built · 6.02 max residential · 5 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 11 open Department of Buildings violations
- 0 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 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.
The complete dossier also covers:
- Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
- Recorded ownership & last sale
- Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
- Climate projections for this lot
- Open permits & construction pipeline
- Distress signal convergence
- Air rights & transferable development rights
- Comparable sales (Pro)
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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.