159-02 Rockaway Boulevard

159-02 Rockaway Boulevard has about 209,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 209,000 square feet of office, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.

City records list 1998 as the year built. The building is 5 floors tall.

City records list 1 Aviation Plaza, 159-02 to 159-30 Rockaway Boulevard and 159-02 Rockaway Boulevard (rear) on the same tax lot (BBL 4142600090) as 159-02 Rockaway Boulevard. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.

159-02 Rockaway Boulevard is in ZIP code 11434, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 159-02 Rockaway Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11434, in Springfield Gardens.

The lot is in the M1-1 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.53 and a maximum commercial FAR of 1 for this lot.

The closest subway station to 159-02 Rockaway Boulevard is Howard Beach-JFK Airport (the A train), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, roughly 55 minutes on foot. The MTA lists it as an accessible station. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.

The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists EJM AIRPORT LLC as the owner of record of 159-02 Rockaway Boulevard (BBL 4142600090). Big buildings are usually held through a company set up for that one property, so the name on the roll can differ from the landlord's brand or the managing agent. Deeds and mortgages for the lot are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.

159-02 Rockaway Boulevard reported an ENERGY STAR score of 79 for calendar year 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33, as amended by Local Law 95 of 2019, a score of 85 or higher earns an A, 70 to 84 a B, 55 to 69 a C and under 55 a D, so 79 earns a B. The Department of Buildings assigns the grade a building posts, so the posted label can differ if a filing was corrected. Its site energy use came to 46.8 kBtu per square foot, 34% below the national median of 70.6 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 1,044 metric tons of CO2e (4.66 kg per square foot).

In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 7 jobs at 159-02 Rockaway Boulevard. In the last two years, interior work was permitted on 5 floors (floors 1 to 5 and the cellar). The newest build-out, on floors 1 to 5 and the cellar, was first permitted in September 2026 (construction, plumbing, sprinklers; filed cost estimate $1.1 million). These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 4142600090. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.

The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $32.6 million for 159-02 Rockaway Boulevard. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $3.54 million a year, roughly $16.95 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 4142600090 show the actual bill.

For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 159-02 Rockaway Boulevard at $78.1 million ($13.2 million of it land) and its assessed value at $35.1 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 17% from 2022/23 ($66.7 million) to 2026/27.

No space at 159-02 Rockaway Boulevard is listed on Leasemark right now. Owners and brokers can list space here for free, and tenants can post a requirement to be matched when space opens up.