44-68 5 Street, Queens

A warehouse on 5 Street carrying 7.2 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record on a 202,500 sq ft lot, zoned M1-6A/R9.

44-68 5 Street is a warehouse in Queens, New York City (BBL 4000250015). The property is zoned M1-6A/R9, on a 202,500 sq ft lot, with 1 floors and 4 residential units. It was built in 1953. 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	4000250015
Borough	Queens — Community District 2
Neighborhood	Long Island City-Hunters Point
ZIP code	11101
Zoning district	M1-6A/R9
Building class	E9 — warehouse (what’s a building class?)
Land use	06 — Industrial & manufacturing
Lot area	202,500 sq ft
Floors	1
Residential units	4
Year built	1953
FAR	0.8 built · 7.52 max residential · 8 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 — $25,000 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.