14-unit mixed-use building proposed in Kew Gardens, seeks rezoning

Property owner Emanuel Avezbakiyev filed a land use application for a rezoning in order to build a 14-unit, 19,347-square-foot mixed-use building at 190 83rd Avenue in Kew Gardens, Queens.

The application, filed on October 12, 2022, is described as: A zoning map amendment from an R2 to an R6B zoning district and a zoning text amendment to establish an MIH area are sought to facilitate a new 5-story, 16,051 sf (2.01 FAR) residential development, including a 2,543 sf ground floor fitness center, is being sought by a private applicant at 190 83rd Avenue in Kew Gardens, Community District 9, Queens. The project would have 14 dwelling units, four of which would be affordable. The Environmental Assessment also mentions the possibility of 20 units, instead of 14.

The 118-19 83 Avenue parcel has frontage of 50 feet and is 159 feet deep with a total lot size of 8,003 square feet. The zoning is R2 which allows for up to 0.5 times floor area ratio (FAR) for residential. The city-designated market value for the property in 2022 is $1.1 million.

Prior sales and revenue

The property in Kew Gardens has 2,365 square feet of built space and 1,600 square feet of additional air rights for a total buildable of 4,001 square feet according to a PincusCo analysis of city data.

Development

Over the past five years, there has been no NYC Department of Buildings new building, demolition, or alteration permit application valued at more than $20,000 filed for this parcel.

Violations and lawsuits

According to city public data, the property has received $80 in OATH penalties in the last year.

There were no lawsuits or bankruptcies filed against the property since September of 2020.

The neighborhood

In Kew Gardens, the bulk, or 45 percent of the 6.6 million square feet of commercial built space are elevator buildings, with walkup buildings next occupying 16 percent of the space. In sales, Kew Gardens has near average sales volume among other neighborhoods with $20.9 million in sales volume in the last two years and is the 38th highest in Queens. For development, Kew Gardens has near average amount of major developments among other neighborhoods and is the 19th highest in Queens. It had 316,262 square feet of commercial and multi-family construction under development in the last two years, which represents 5 percent of the neighborhood’s built space.

The block

There are no active new building construction projects on this tax block.

The surrounding

This is the first commercial real estate event of interest identified within the 400-foot radius of 118-19 83 Avenue in the past 24 months.

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