What the listing does not show
3-56 Beach 88th Street
Queens, NY 11693Walk-up apartment buildingModerate risk(partial records)
Listed at $500,000. The listing does not mention what city records show: 11 open housing violations. Read them before you offer, and be ready to explain them if you are selling.
- Asking
- $500,000
- Beds
- 1 bed
- Baths
- 1 bath
- Building
- Walk-up apartment building
- Built
- 1930
- Open housing violations
- 11
- Immediately hazardous
- 1
- Unused residential floor area
- 8,223 ft²
01 / Findings
What to ask about
City records a buyer can raise and a seller should be ready to explain. A reading of open filings, not a forecast.
- 011 open Class C (immediately hazardous) housing violation a buyer can raise, and a seller should be ready to explain.
- 02No Buildings Department file matched this address.
- 03About 8,223 ft² of unused residential floor area the listing does not mention.
- 04Inside a FEMA 100-year flood zone, which can change insurance and what a lender will accept.
02 / Building
The building
Department of Finance class C9: Walk-up apartments.
- Type
- Walk-up apartment building
- Year built
- 1930
- Floors
- 1
- Units
- 1010 residential
- Building area
- 4,850 ft²
- Residential / commercial
- 4,850 / 0 ft²
- Lot
- 13,052 ft²115 × 109 ft
- Assessed value
- $313,200Tax assessment, not market value
- Assessed land
- $49,950
- Tax exemption
- None
03 / Zoning
What the lot allows
Zoned R4-1. Floor area ratio is how much building the lot can legally hold. Listings rarely spell this out.
Unused residential floor area
8,223ft²
Built at 37% of allowed
Zoning would still allow this much more housing on the lot.
- Commercial FAR allowed
- 0.00
- Community facility FAR
- 2.00
- Affordable housing bonus FAR
- 1.50
- Zoning district
- R4-1
- FEMA 100-year flood zone, 2015 maps
04 / Checked
What was checked
A zero means the file exists and is clear. A dash means the city has no file for this address, which is not the same thing.
Housing (HPD)
11
open violations
1 immediately hazardous, 7 hazardous, 1 non-hazardous, 2 informational.
Registration not registered.
Buildings (DOB)
—
no file
No Buildings Department file matched this address.
Penalties (ECB)
—
no file
Penalties are listed with the Buildings file, which is missing here.
05 / Full report
Not on the listing
How many documents and sales the city has on file for this building.
14 recorded documents · 0 sales of $10,000 or more · Last sale none · Last mortgage none
06 / FAQ
Questions
How many open violations does 3-56 Beach 88th Street have?
As of Oct 14, 2026, the building at 3-56 Beach 88th Street has 11 open HPD violations (1 Class C, 7 Class B, 1 Class A, 2 Class I). These are building records, so they apply to this listing.
What is the zoning of 3-56 Beach 88th Street?
The lot is zoned R4-1. The building is built at a floor area ratio of 0.37 against 1.00 allowed for residential use, leaving about 8,223 ft² of unused residential floor area.
Is this property in a flood zone?
Yes. The lot falls inside a FEMA 100-year flood zone on at least one of the 2007 or 2015 maps, which can affect insurance cost and lender requirements.
Does a missing city file mean the building is clear?
No. A missing file means the city has no record matched to this address, not that the building has no problems. Condominiums and small buildings often sit outside the housing registry. Ask the seller or the managing agent directly.
Where does this data come from?
Records are combined from NYC DCP PLUTO (tax lot, zoning, FAR); NYC HPD (housing violations and registrations); NYC DOB and ECB (building violations and penalties); NYC ACRIS (recorded deeds, mortgages and satisfactions); Active for-sale listings. PLUTO version 26v2.
Sources
NYC DCP PLUTO (tax lot, zoning, FAR) · NYC HPD (housing violations and registrations) · NYC DOB and ECB (building violations and penalties) · NYC ACRIS (recorded deeds, mortgages and satisfactions) · Active for-sale listings
PLUTO 26v2, refreshed Oct 14, 2026. Written for people buying or selling this property. Not legal, tax, or appraisal advice. Confirm the details with the city before you offer or list.