# De Costa Avenue, Queens, NY

BBL 4160590046 · Block 16059 · Lot 46  
Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/de-costa-avenue-4160590046  
Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-10

## Summary

De Costa Avenue (Queens, NY; tax lot BBL 4160590046) is a vacant lot (building class V0: vacant land zoned residential), on a 8,526 sq ft lot zoned R4-1. City tax records list the owner as NYC DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $347,000. As of November 10, 2026, NYC Open Data shows no open DOB jobs, active DOB or DOB NOW safety violations, active ECB violations, open HPD violations or unpaid OATH tickets for this lot. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.)

How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “De Costa Avenue, Queens, NY (BBL 4160590046)”, data as of 2026-11-10, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/de-costa-avenue-4160590046. Source: NYC Open Data.

## Nearby properties

Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers.

- De Costa Avenue (224 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/queens/de-costa-avenue-4160590050

## Open items

| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 |
| Active DOB violations (BIS) | 0 |
| Active DOB safety violations (DOB NOW) | 0 |
| Active ECB violations | 0 |
| Open HPD violations | 0 |
| OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 |

## Lot & building

- Owner of record: NYC DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
- Building class: V0 – Vacant land zoned residential
- Year built: —
- Floors: —
- Units: 0 residential / 0 total
- Lot area: 8,526 sq ft · Building area: 0 sq ft
- Zoning: R4-1
- Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-10

## Tax assessment

- Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $347,000, assessed value $20,820, tax class 1B
- Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws)

## Sales & deeds (ACRIS)

Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-12-09 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1996-12-09 from KAYE, SYLVIA; MILLER, SYLVIA to MILLER, ARTHUR; KAYE, SYLVIA; MILLER, SYLVIA, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 37 lots. | bnx9-e6tj |
| 1966-04-13 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1966-04-13 from CITY OF NEW YORK to SYLVIA KAYE, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 3 lots. | bnx9-e6tj |

## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits

A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items).

No records found.

## Open violations (DOB, DOB NOW safety, ECB, HPD)

status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, DOB NOW safety violation status is Active, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. Dismissed, cured, waived and disputed-successfully safety violations are not open.

No records found.

## DOB safety violations (DOB NOW)

Active means the published violation status is Active. Dismissed, cured, waived, disputed successfully and pending dismissal are not open items.

No records found.

Source: DOB Safety Violations (DOB NOW) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Building/DOB-Safety-Violations/855j-jady), city dataset updated 2026-11-09; last loaded 2026-11-10

## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending

status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear.

No records found.

## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months)

Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status.

No records found.

## Owners & contacts

Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales.

| Date | Status | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as NYC DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. | 64uk-42ks |
| 1996-12-09 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1996-12-09). | 636b-3b5g |
| 1996-12-09 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1996-12-09). | 636b-3b5g |
| 1996-12-09 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1996-12-09). | 636b-3b5g |

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