# 221 Benedict Road, Staten Island

Single family · built 1940 · Block 871, Lot 240.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/5008710240/221-benedict-road

More construction in Todt Hill: https://umarelli.org/nyc/staten-island/todt-hill.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Residential, filed Jul 2, 2026, 1 unit, 2 stories, early work permitted while the building plans are in review, described as “Proposed new one family residence as per 2022 NYC building code”
- Demolition, filed Jul 11, 2026, estimated cost $50K, described as “Demolition of detached house. On-site and off-site fill not to exceed 300 cubic yards.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $89,640
- 2026–27 tax: $17,376
- Market value (city estimate): $1,494,000
- Taxable value: $87,569
- Assessed land: $25,980
- Assessed improvements: $63,660

## Zoning

R1-1: floor area ratio 0.17 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jun 3, 2025: $1,800,000
- Feb 13, 2025: $1,750,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- 221 Benedict Road (City Planning 2026R0142): Authorization, Completed, filed Jan 15, 2026, decided Aug 6, 2026. Actions ZR 105-421 and ZR 105-425 are proposed in order to facilitate a new two-story single-family residence, totaling ~12,000 sf of gross floor area. This application is being sought by a private applicant at 221 Benedict Road in Todt…

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