55 Chester Place, Staten Island
Two-family · built 2023 · Block 579, Lot 177.
Building permits
- New Building — Residential, filed Jun 29, 2021, estimated cost $750K, 2 units, 3 stories, described as “Proposed three (3) story, two (2) Family Residence with accessory off-street parking for three (3) cars”
- Alteration, filed May 18, 2022, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of new fire sprinkler system with valves and meter for same.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $60,600
- 2026–27 tax
- $11,116
- Market value (city estimate)
- $1,010,000
- Taxable value
- $56,019
- Assessed land
- $15,480
- Assessed improvements
- $45,120
Zoning
R3-2: floor area ratio 0.34 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- May 6, 2025: $916,425
- Dec 27, 2021: $500,000, sold with other lots
- May 25, 2018: $49,500
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- Chester Place (City Planning 2019R0380): Authorization, Completed, filed Jul 17, 2020, decided Dec 24, 2020. This is a private application requesting CPC authorizations within the Special Hillsides Preservation District to facilitate development of two single-family homes on steep slope at Chester Place, Grymes in the Hill neighborhood, Community…