Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building

The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building has about 64,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 59,000 square feet of office and 5,000 square feet of retail, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.

The Landmarks Preservation Commission's building records date the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building to 1928-1929, designed by Conable, Smith & Rowley (George W. Conable). The building is 10 floors tall.

Conable, Smith & Rowley (George W. Conable), according to the Landmarks Preservation Commission's building records, which list the style as Georgian Revival and its original use as an office building.

Yes. The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building an individual landmark on October 26, 2010 (LP-02386). Changes to a designated landmark, including many storefront, window and signage changes, need a permit from the Commission.

89-31 161st Street is in ZIP code 11432, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building is at 89-31 161st Street, Jamaica, NY 11432.

The lot is in the C4-4D zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 8.13 and a maximum commercial FAR of 3.4 for this lot.

The closest subway station to the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building is Parsons Blvd (the F train), about 0.3 miles away in a straight line, roughly 5 minutes on foot. Also nearby: Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer (the E, J and Z trains), 5 min walk; 169 St (the F train), 9 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.

The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists 89-31 JAMAICA LLC as the owner of record of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building (BBL 4097600027). 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.

The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building last sold in September 2005 for $5.35 million, according to the deed recorded with the city. ARBAS COMPANY LLC sold it to 89-31 JAMAICA LLC. That comes to about $83 per square foot of floor area. The deed is ACRIS document 2005091500903001 (BBL 4097600027) in the city's property records. A sale of the company that owns a building is not recorded as a deed, so it would not show there.

The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building reported an ENERGY STAR score of 82 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 82 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 59.7 kBtu per square foot, 40% below the national median of 98.8 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 346 metric tons of CO2e (5.38 kg per square foot).

At its 2024 energy use, the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building comes to about 300 metric tons of CO2e a year under Local Law 97's coefficients, against a limit of 488 tons for 2024 to 2029 (61% of the limit), so it would owe no penalty. From 2030 the limit drops to 173 tons and the same energy use counts as about 235 tons, about 61 tons over, or an estimated $16,000 a year unless the building cuts its emissions. This is an estimate from the owner's 2024 benchmarking filing using the coefficients and per-use limits in the law and the Department of Buildings rule, at $268 per ton over. It is not the building's Local Law 97 report, which can count credits and deductions this estimate cannot.

The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in December 2021. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 4097600027. 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 $4.23 million for the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $458,753 a year, roughly $7.13 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 4097600027 show the actual bill.

For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building at $10 million ($594,000 of it land) and its assessed value at $4.5 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value fell 2% from 2022/23 ($10.2 million) to 2026/27.

Owners registered 2 storefronts at the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building for December 31, 2025, the newest annual filing the city has published, and none stood vacant that day. These are the owners' filings with the Department of Finance under Local Law 157, so a storefront may have come free since. Owners and brokers can list a storefront on Leasemark for free.

No space at 89-31 161st Street is listed on Leasemark right now. Nearby on Leasemark: office space for lease at 13039 135th Rd in Richmond Hill (700 SF, $51.43/SF/yr). Owners and brokers can list space here for free, and tenants can post a requirement to be matched when space opens up.