170 Howard Avenue, Staten Island
Two-family · built c. 1899 · Block 589, Lot 1.
Building permits
- Demolition, filed Apr 30, 2025
- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Dec 3, 2024, estimated cost $1.7M, 1 unit in all, 4 stories, described as “Alt-co (major alt) filed for proposed vertical & horizontal extension to existing 3 story residence. New roo, roof terrace level. No change iin use or occupancy. Increase in floor area, change in bldg height, new cofo required - all per…”
- Alteration, filed Jun 24, 2024, estimated cost $4K, described as “Construction fence.”
- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Aug 25, 2023, estimated cost $557K, 1 unit in all, 3 stories, described as “Application filed herewith for horizontal and vertical enlargement of existing one family residence. Plumbing filed under separate application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 24, 2023, estimated cost $24K, described as “Application filed herewith for all plumbing work to be done in conjunction with alt. 1 application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 24, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Application filed herewith to erect construction fence in conjunction with alt. 1 application.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $143,100
- 2026–27 tax
- $21,481
- Market value (city estimate)
- $2,385,000
- Taxable value
- $108,253
- Assessed land
- $34,980
- Assessed improvements
- $108,120
Zoning
R1-1: floor area ratio 0.15 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Jul 9, 2020: $1,455,000, 5,794 sq ft ($251 per sq ft)
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.