Rong Zhu Tong files plans for 12-unit building in Astoria
31-31 30th Street (Credit - Google)
Rong Zhu Tong submitted a new building construction project for a 12-unit, 8,993 square-foot residential (R-2) building at 31-31 30th Street in Astoria, Queens. The plan was filed with the New York City Department of Buildings on March 8, 2023 under job number Q00840077. It calls for the construction of a five-story building. The project is described in the filing as: herewith filed a new 5-story 12 dwelling units residential building. The architect is Fang Architect.
Rong Zhu Tong filed a similar project in 2019 under the Job number 421921914. A demolition plan was filed in 2016 to demolish a one-family home.
The property
The parcel has frontage of 25 feet and is 90 feet deep with a total lot size of 2,250 square feet. The zoning is R6B which allows for up to 2 times floor area ratio (FAR) for residential with inclusionary housing. The city-designated market value for the property in 2022 is $221,000.
Prior sales and revenue
This property was sold for $1.2 million on July 24, 2018.
31-31 30th Street in Astoria
| wdt_ID | floor | comment | description | persons_permitted | occupancy_label | zoning_use | dwelling_units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cellar | ACCESSORY STORAGE TO RESIDENTIAL USE | Storage of non combustible Materials | NA | Storage | 2B | |
| 2 | Open Space | (8) ACCESSORY OPEN PARKING SPACES FOR RESIDENTIAL USE | Storage of non combustible Materials | NA | Storage | 2B | |
| 3 | 1 | RESIDENTIAL LOBBY | Apartment | NA | Residential | 2A | |
| 4 | 2 | (3) CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | NA | Residential | 2A | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | (3) CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | NA | Residential | 2A | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | (3) CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | NA | Residential | 2A | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | (3) CLASS "A" DWELLING UNITS | Apartment | NA | Residential | 2A | 3 |
| 8 | Roof Terrace - 5 | ROOF RECREATION AREA ACCESSORY USE FOR RESIDENTIAL | Apartment | 8 | Residential | 2B | |
| 9 | Roof | ELEVATOR AND STAIR BULKHEAD | Apartment | NA | Residential | 2B | |
| 10 | |||||||
| floor | comment | description | persons_permitted | occupancy_label | zoning_use | dwelling_units |
Violations and lawsuits
According to city public data, the property has not received any significant violations in the last year.
There were no lawsuits or bankruptcies filed against the property for the past 24 months.
The neighborhood
In Astoria, The bulk, or 36 percent of the 40.1 million square feet of commercial built space are walkup buildings, with elevator buildings next occupying 31 percent of the space. In sales, Astoria has near average sales volume among other neighborhoods with $1.1 billion in sales volume in the last two years and is the 2nd highest in Queens. For development, Astoria has near average amount of major developments among other neighborhoods and is the 4th highest in Queens. It had 3.2 million square feet of commercial and multi-family construction under development in the last two years, which represents 8 percent of the neighborhood’s built space.
The block
On this tax block, PincusCo has identified the owners of seven of the 31 commercial properties representing 89,825 square feet of the 176,607 square feet. The largest owner is Branko Mustac, followed by City Of New York and then George Doukas. On the tax block, there were five new building construction projects totaling 46,174 square feet. The largest is a 10-unit, 12,050 square-foot residential (R-2) building submitted by Jason Partovi with plans filed June 8, 2018 and permitted March 24, 2021. The second largest is a 10-unit, 12,050 square-foot residential (R-2) building submitted by Jason Partovi with plans filed June 7, 2018 and it has not been permitted yet.
The surrounding
Within a 400-foot radius of 31-31 30th Street, PincusCo identified four commercial real estate items of interests occurred over the past 24 months. Of those four items, three were in new building development. There were one new building permit application and two new building permits. The most recent of these three items was a permit on October 4, 2021 for a 12,050-square-foot residential (R-2) building with 10 residential units at 31-18 31st Street. One of those four items was a loan which A&E Real Estate Holdings borrowed $18.4 million from Signature Bank secured by the 38,865-square-foot, 67-unit rental (C1) on 29-08 31st Avenue and one other property on October 24, 2022.
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