# 1280 Forest Avenue, Staten Island

Three-family · built c. 1905 · Block 387, Lot 41.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/5003870041/1274-forest-avenue

More construction in Westerleigh: https://umarelli.org/nyc/staten-island/westerleigh.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Residential, filed Mar 10, 2022, estimated cost $600K, 2 units, 3 stories, described as “NEW BUILDING mixed use 2 family and a store”
- Demolition, filed Jul 11, 2026, estimated cost $50K, described as “Demolish detached house. On-site and off-site fill not to exceed 300 cubic yards.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 9, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Temporary fence”
- Alteration, filed Mar 7, 2022, estimated cost $100K, described as “Plumbing for new 2 family and store building”
- Alteration, filed Mar 7, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Curb cut 18'”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $36,660
- 2026–27 tax: $5,182
- Market value (city estimate): $611,000
- Taxable value: $26,113
- Assessed land: $16,800
- Assessed improvements: $19,860

## Zoning

R3-2: floor area ratio 0.17 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- May 15, 2020: $675,000, 1,152 sq ft ($586 per sq ft)

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

From New York City and Jersey City public records, refreshed within a day of each release. Sources: https://umarelli.org/sources. Methodology and corrections: https://umarelli.org/methodology