# 53 Carmel Avenue, Staten Island

Vacant land · Block 735, Lot 120.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/5007350120/49-carmel-avenue

More construction in Willowbrook: https://umarelli.org/nyc/staten-island/willowbrook.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Residential, filed Dec 2, 2025, 1 unit, 3 stories, described as “Herewith filing for a new three-story, one-family semi-detached dwelling”
- Demolition, filed Nov 18, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Demolish detached garage. On-site and off-site fill not to exceed 300 cubic yards.”
- Demolition, filed Nov 18, 2025, estimated cost $50K, described as “Demolish detached house. On-site and off-site fill not to exceed 300 cubic yards.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $37,860
- 2026–27 tax: $6,313
- Market value (city estimate): $631,000
- Taxable value: $31,816
- Assessed land: $13,440
- Assessed improvements: $24,420

## Zoning

R3-1: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Oct 30, 2025: $500,000

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