Queens • Primarily Residential

731 Empire Ave

Queens, NY 11691Individually ownedBBL 4155490012BIN 4298078

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1955
Floors2
Units2
Building Area1,736 sqft
ZoningR2X
ClassS1
Market Value$757K

731 EMPIRE AVE is a property located at 731 EMPIRE AVE, Queens, NY 11691. It is classified as a primarily residential - 1-4 family with store. The building was constructed in 1955. It has 2 floors and 2 units. The building area is 1,736 square feet on a 5,622 sqft lot. The property is zoned R2X. The assessed market value is $757K. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 9 building permits on record (8 active). 2 docketed judgments are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

53records on file

Completed in 1955, 7-31 Empire Ave rises 2 stories over Queens. Public records put it at 2 units and 1,736 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R2X. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $757K, and assessed for tax at $45.4K. In the 50 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 53 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward mortgage: 18 of its 53 records, fully 34%, fall under that one heading. Assignment (13) and permit (9) trail well behind. No violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2006.

Read together — 34% mortgage, 50 years of accumulation, a parcel of Queens — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$757K of Queens, written across 53 government filings.

Property Details

Address731 EMPIRE AVE, Queens, NY 11691
Building TypePrimarily Residential - 1-4 Family with Store
S1
Year Built1955
Floors2
Total Units2
Building Area1,736 sqft
Lot Size5,622 sqft
ZoningR2X
ConditionAverage
4155490012
4298078
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$757K
$45K
$16K

Building Permits

9 on record · 8 active
Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Oct 26, 2001Est. cost $10KJob #401089629-01
AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 8, 2000Job #400653271-01-02
AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 8, 2000Job #401089629-01-01
AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 8, 2000Job #401089629-1-1-hist
AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 8, 2000Job #400653271-1-2-hist

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Violations

none on record
Judgments · 2 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2011Ticket #041543449X
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL/NOTICE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2011Ticket #041543450N
ILLEGAL POSTING OF HANDBILL/NOTICE

No violations found in local records.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 731 EMPIRE AVE, Queens built?

The building at 731 EMPIRE AVE, Queens, NY 11691 was constructed in 1955. It is classified as a primarily residential - 1-4 family with store with 2 floors and 2 units. The building area is 1,736 sqft.

Are there building permits at 731 EMPIRE AVE, Queens?

Yes. 731 EMPIRE AVE, Queens, NY 11691 has 9 building permits on record, with 8 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 3 (SIGNED OFF) filed Oct 26, 2001.

Does 731 EMPIRE AVE, Queens have violations?

No violations were found in local records for 731 EMPIRE AVE, Queens, NY 11691. Violation data is sourced from DOB (safety and legacy), HPD (housing), and ECB (environmental control).

Does 731 EMPIRE AVE, Queens have docketed judgments?

Yes. 731 EMPIRE AVE, Queens, NY 11691 has 2 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 731 EMPIRE AVE?

731 EMPIRE AVE, Queens, NY 11691 has an assessed market value of $757K and a total assessed value of $45K (land: $16K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 731 EMPIRE AVE?

731 EMPIRE AVE, Queens, NY 11691 is zoned R2X. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 731 EMPIRE AVE?

731 EMPIRE AVE, Queens, NY 11691 is individually owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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