# 55 Chester Place, Staten Island

Two-family · built 2023 · Block 579, Lot 177.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/5005790177/55-chester-place

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## 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.

## 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.

## Flood zone

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

## 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…

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