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The Pied-à-Terre Tax in Queens

Long Island City's glass towers meet the $1M DOF test, and almost all of them pass under it — Queens is proof that the surcharge is narrower than the headlines.

43,705
condo & co-op units on the roll
11
units over the $1M threshold
32
houses over the $5M threshold
$4.6M
max annual surcharge, pre-exemption

Queens shows how targeted this tax actually is: of 43,705 condo and co-op units on the borough's roll, just 11 carry a DOF market value over the $1,000,000 threshold — DOF's income-approach values for LIC and Flushing towers sit far below sale prices — and 32 houses clear $5M. Combined maximum exposure: $4.6M a year. If you own a Queens condo as a pied-à-terre, odds are strong you owe nothing under Phase 1 — but odds are not a number: check your unit's official DOF value free.

The most exposed buildings in Queens

BuildingZIPUnitsOver $1MTop DOF valueMax surcharge/yr
58-12 Queens Boulevard1137711$14.8M$963K
30-06 29 Street1110211$7.6M$494K
94-30 60 Avenue1137311$5.9M$380K
123-25 82 Avenue1141511$5.8M$378K
25-19 27 Street1110211$4.9M$259K
124-20 Jamaica Avenue1141811$20.8M$218K
101-24 Queens Boulevard1137511$3.8M$198K
172-31 Highland Avenue11432352$7.1M$100K
99-40 63 Drive1137411$1.5M$59K
63-36 99 Street11374661$1.1M$46K

Houses over the $5M threshold, by ZIP

Published as ZIP-level counts only — these are private homes, not towers.

ZIPHomes over thresholdMedian DOF valueCombined max surcharge
1137517$5.5M$788K
114325$5.2M$232K
113574$5.7M$192K
113622$6.1M$97K
116941$6.7M$54K
113611$6.7M$54K
113771$8.0M$64K
113561$5.5M$44K

Questions owners ask

How many Queens properties owe the NYC pied-à-terre tax?

On DOF's July 2026 Supplemental Market Value Roll, Queens has 11 condo and co-op units over the $1,000,000 DOF market-value threshold and 32 1–3-family houses over the $5,000,000 threshold. Their combined maximum annual surcharge is $4.6M — owed only for years the property is not a primary residence of the owner, an immediate family member, or a 12-month tenant.

I got a DOF non-primary residence notice in Queens — do I owe the surcharge?

Only if the property is both over its value threshold AND not anyone's primary residence. DOF mailed notices on classification, not value, so many Queens recipients fail the value test entirely and owe nothing — but every notice still requires a response within its printed deadline (30-day rebuttal window; the exemption-application deadline is September 18, 2026). Check the official DOF value free at piedaterretax.nyc.

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Methodology. Figures aggregate DOF's Supplemental Market Value Roll (July 2026) for Borough 4. Condo/co-op units test a $1,000,000 DOF market-value threshold; 1–3-family houses test $5,000,000, both with flat statutory rates on the full value. "Max annual surcharge" assumes no property qualifies for an exemption; actual collections will be far lower. The roll is open to correction through December 2026. Educational information, not tax or legal advice.

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