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Commercial buildings on Jamaica Avenue

12 large commercial buildings on Jamaica Avenue in Queens, from 153-20 Jamaica Avenue to 168-23 Jamaica Avenue, with about 2.6 million square feet of commercial space. In address order, with each building's size, age, last sale and nearest subway from the city's own records.

Buildings
12
Commercial space
2.6M SF
Median year built
1940
Tallest
153-20 Jamaica Avenue, 15 floors

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NYC tax lot records

Every large building on Jamaica Avenue, in address order

From 153-20 Jamaica Avenue to 168-23 Jamaica Avenue.

  1. Jamaica · Office building · 738K SF office · 15 floors · built 1986
  2. Jamaica · Shopping center · 240K SF retail · 3 floors · built 1999
  3. Jamaica · Retail building · 122K SF retail · 4 floors · built 1922sold August 2012, $14 million
  4. Jamaica · Office building with commercial space · 91K SF office · 5 floors · built 1962sold June 2026, $17.3 million with 1 other lot
  5. Jamaica · Office building with commercial space · 66K SF office · 6 floors · built 1940sold July 2008, $8.03 million
  6. Jamaica · Office building with commercial space · 339K SF office · 7 floors · built 1946
  7. Jamaica · Retail building · 57K SF retail · 4 floors · built 1930sold November 2024, $10.5 million
  8. Jamaica · Department store building · 50K SF retail · 4 floors · built 1937sold August 2023, $19.3 million with 1 other lot
  9. Jamaica · Office building with commercial space · 59K SF office · 7 floors · built 1930
  10. Jamaica · Retail building · 55K SF retail · 2 floors · built 1952
  11. Jamaica · Office building with commercial space · 55K SF office · 6 floors · built 1931
  12. Jamaica · Retail building · 141K SF retail · 3 floors · built 1950

Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-09-27, with other addresses on each lot from the city's Property Address Directory and sales from ACRIS. Buildings with at least 50,000 square feet of commercial space in the neighborhoods Leasemark covers; floor areas are the city's estimates for whole buildings, not available space.

Largest and oldest on Jamaica Avenue

Largest by commercial space

By the city's floor area estimates.

  1. 15 floors · built 1986
  2. 7 floors · built 1946
  3. 3 floors · built 1999
  4. 3 floors · built 1950
  5. 4 floors · built 1922
  6. 5 floors · built 1962
  7. 4 floors · built 1937
  8. 6 floors · built 1931

By year built

  1. Before 19000 buildings
    none on the list
  2. 1900 to 19291 building
    164K SF commercial
  3. 1930 to 19598 buildings
    1.2M SF commercial
  4. 1960 to 19892 buildings
    830K SF commercial
  5. 1990 and later1 building
    400K SF commercial

NYC property records (ACRIS)

Building sales on Jamaica Avenue

3 sales of the large buildings on Jamaica Avenue have been recorded since 2016, $47 million in all.

  1. June 2026 · 2 tax lots · to 16101 JAMAICA AVE LLC
  2. November 2024 · $183 a SF · to JAMAICA R MMM LLC and JAMAICA W MMM LLC
  3. August 2023 · 2 tax lots · to JACKSON JAMAICA OPPORTUNITY LLC
Recent building sales across NYC

Source: NYC Department of Finance, ACRIS, Real Property Master, Legals and Parties, pulled 2026-09-29; prices as the deeds state them, buyers named only when they are companies. Condo buildings (sold unit by unit), partial interests and sales of the company that owns a building are left out.

NYC Department of Finance

Property tax on Jamaica Avenue

Estimated yearly tax per square foot of floor area across the 10 taxed large buildings on Jamaica Avenue, from the 2026/27 assessment roll: taxable value after exemptions times the Class 4 rate, before abatements.

Largest estimated bills

  1. $3.71 a SF a year
  2. $10.63 a SF a year
  3. $4.32 a SF a year
  4. $16.37 a SF a year
  5. $7.34 a SF a year

On Jamaica Avenue

  • Median: $7.31 a square foot a year; middle half $5.88 to $8.62.
  • Queens median across every tracked building: $5.67 a square foot.
  • 2 buildings are fully exempt on the roll: 153-20 Jamaica Avenue and 159-02 Jamaica Avenue.
Property tax by neighborhood across NYC

MTA station data

Subway along Jamaica Avenue

The closest station to each building on the list, in the order the street reaches them. Walks are straight-line estimates.

  • Jamaica Center-Parsons/ArcherClosest station to 10 buildings here · 1 min walk from the nearest
  • 169 StClosest station to 2 buildings here · 5 min walk from the nearest

Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, pulled 2026-09-26.

Questions about Jamaica Avenue

How many commercial buildings are on Jamaica Avenue?

Leasemark tracks 12 large commercial buildings on Jamaica Avenue in Queens. Together they hold about 2.6 million square feet of commercial space, from 153-20 Jamaica Avenue to 168-23 Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica. The list counts buildings with at least 50,000 square feet of commercial space in the neighborhoods Leasemark covers.

What is the largest commercial building on Jamaica Avenue?

The largest is 153-20 Jamaica Avenue, with 738,000 square feet of commercial space on 15 floors, built in 1986. Next come 162-10 Jamaica Avenue (472K SF) and 159-02 Jamaica Avenue (400K SF).

How old are the buildings on Jamaica Avenue?

The median commercial building on Jamaica Avenue was built in 1940. The oldest with its main address here is 160-08 Jamaica Avenue (1922) and the newest 159-02 Jamaica Avenue (1999). 1 dates from 1900 to 1929, 8 date from 1930 to 1959, 2 date from 1960 to 1989 and 1 went up in 1990 or later.

When did a building on Jamaica Avenue last sell?

The newest sale on record is 161-01 Jamaica Avenue, which sold in June 2026 for $17.3 million (2 tax lots together) to 16101 JAMAICA AVE LLC, per the deed recorded with the city. 3 sales, $47 million in all, have been recorded of the large buildings Leasemark tracks on Jamaica Avenue since 2016.

How much property tax do buildings on Jamaica Avenue pay?

The median estimated tax across the 10 taxed large buildings on Jamaica Avenue is about $7.31 a square foot of floor area a year on the Department of Finance's 2026/27 roll (middle half $5.88 to $8.62), against $5.67 across Queens. The largest estimated bill, about $1.75 million a year, is for 162-10 Jamaica Avenue. 2 buildings are fully exempt. Estimates are before abatements, and tenants usually pay their share through the lease.

What subway lines are near Jamaica Avenue?

The closest stations to the large buildings on Jamaica Avenue, in the order the street reaches them, are Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer (E J Z) and 169 St (F). Together they serve the E, F, J and Z lines, per MTA station data.

Is there commercial space for lease on Jamaica Avenue?

No space on Jamaica Avenue is listed on Leasemark right now. Owners and brokers can list space here for free and it is matched against every active requirement the day it goes up; tenants can post a requirement to be matched when space opens up.