Terrace View
79-10 34th Avenue, between 79th and 80th Streets, in Jackson Heights, Queens
Jackson Heights, Queens
BBL 4012660001 · BIN 4029138
- Year built
- 1955
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 148
- Floors
- 6
- Amenities
- Doorman, resident superintendent, elevators, fitness room, laundry rooms, bicycle storage, storage and garage
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Price-per-square-foot over time, the line- and floor-premium curves, and every recorded sale.
- Median $/sf, 2026 to date
- $718
- floor-adjusted, 1 sale
- Listing discount
- 2.7%
- Recorded sales
- 114
- On record
- 2004–2026
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Terrace View is a 1955 cooperative with 148 residences along 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights. The building combines a postwar elevator structure with apartment plans that retain defined foyers, substantial living rooms and separate bedroom areas. Its private terraces and broad footprint give it a different apartment mix from a simple repeated one-bedroom building.
The address faces the 34th Avenue open-street corridor, close to Travers Park. The surrounding blocks contain garden-oriented apartment buildings and a substantial historic district, but this tax lot is not designated. LPC's district includes buildings immediately farther south along the two side streets. The distinction matters for an owner considering exterior work, even though board and DOB requirements still apply.
Terrace View's service package is substantial for a low-rise cooperative. A doorman, resident superintendent, gym and garage accompany the elevators and laundry facilities. The combination of building services and large-format apartments gives buyers a way to evaluate usable interior space without moving into a high-rise tower.
Architecture and unit composition
The building occupies the 34th Avenue end of a broad block between 79th and 80th Streets. Its long frontage supports a large number of apartment lines. Exterior-facing and rear-facing homes have different outlooks, with some looking over surrounding garden areas and others toward the avenue and neighborhood rooftops.
The inventory runs from studios to larger two-bedroom configurations. Some plans divide the bedrooms across the apartment, and larger homes can include two bathrooms. Defined entry areas and ample closets recur in the layouts. These are relevant differences from an apartment that devotes nearly all its area to one open living space.
Private outdoor areas are attached to selected residences. Terrace layouts form a distinct category within the original apartment plans. A terrace changes the usable footprint, but the building also contains apartments with entirely indoor accommodation.
Recorded transfers include homes around 650 square feet as well as apartments exceeding 1,300 square feet. Some one-bedroom plans are unusually generous in area, while two-bedroom arrangements differ in the proportions of the living and sleeping rooms. Interior renovations have changed kitchens, bathrooms and room divisions over the building's ownership history.
Upper-floor homes can gain longer views over nearby roofs. At lower levels, the direction of the windows determines whether the outlook is toward the avenue, a side street or the interior of the block. A larger apartment on a lower floor and a smaller upper-floor home therefore serve different space requirements even when both have good natural light.
Building operations
Terrace View has doorman service and a resident superintendent, with elevators serving the residential floors. Common laundry rooms handle building laundry needs, while the fitness room and bicycle storage provide additional resident facilities. Garage parking and private storage availability are separate from the apartment's interior area.
The cooperative's 148 residences share the staffing and common infrastructure. The gym and parking introduce optional services whose arrangements can vary independently of the monthly maintenance allocation. An apartment sale should distinguish any separate parking or storage interest from the shares and proprietary lease for the residence.
The building is assessed in Tax Class 2 and has no property-wide tax abatement identified in the DOF benefit records. Corporate real-estate taxes flow through cooperative maintenance. Its R7-1 zoning and existing floor-area ratio describe a building already close to the listed residential density allowance.
Policy framework
Pets: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Pied-à-terre ownership: Permitted — confirm with the managing agent.
Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $235 per room a monthMedian of 9 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Maintenance, per square foot
- $0.96 per square foot a monthMedian of 3 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Doorman
- Doorman (hours not stated)Source: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Fitness room, garage, bike storage, storage, laundry roomSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $56,273/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $32
- Modeled exposure split equally across 148 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | 3A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $905,000 | +2.3% | |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 7X | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,200 sf | $875,000 | $729/sf | -0.5% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 2G | 2 BR · 1 BA | $525,000 | -0.8% | |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 3S | 2 BR · 2 BA · 1,200 sf | $850,000 | $708/sf | -5.0% |
| Jun 26, 2025 | 4V | 1 BR · 1 BA | $475,000 | -4.8% | |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 2A | 2 BR · 1,300 sf | $830,000 | $638/sf | -2.4% |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 5A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $850,000 | +0.0% | |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 4A | 2 BR · 2 BA | $825,000 | +4.4% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $718/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 2.7% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 4-01266-0001). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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At the recent median sale of $840K (6 transfers in the past 24 months, since November 12, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $11,700 to close, or 1.4% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $11,700
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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Comparable buildings
- Colonial Court: a nearby elevator cooperative with a similar low-rise scale and established Jackson Heights resale market.
- Washington Plaza: a larger courtyard cooperative whose landscaped grounds and Art Deco plan offer a different architectural setting.
- The Crescent House: an Astoria postwar cooperative for buyers widening their search to another low-rise elevator building with parking.
- Lane Towers: a Forest Hills condop with doorman service and a taller building form, useful for comparing transit access and cooperative ownership.
- Kennedy House: a larger Forest Hills cooperative tower for buyers considering a broader service package and high-floor outlooks.
More Jackson Heights buildings
- Elm Court, 34-42 80th Street — 1921
- Somerset House, 34-10 75th Street — 1952 co-op
- Stratford Hall, 80-09 35th Avenue — 1941 condominium
- The Berkeley, 35-25 77th Street — 1936 co-op
- The Chateau, 34-38 81st Street — 1922 co-op
- The Evergreen, 37-21 80th Street — co-op
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Jackson Heights.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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