# 1239 Forest Hill Road, Staten Island

Apartment building · 28 units · built 2025 · Block 1965, Lot 49.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/5019650049/835-rockland-avenue

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

Every lot on block 1965: https://umarelli.org/nyc/staten-island/1965.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Residential, filed Jul 17, 2024, 1 unit, 2 stories, described as “New 2-story and cellar 1-family townhouse residence”
- New Building — Residential, filed Jul 17, 2024, 1 unit, 2 stories, described as “New 2-story and cellar 1-family townhouse residence”
- New Building — Residential, filed Jul 17, 2024, 1 unit, 2 stories, described as “New 2-story and cellar 1-family townhouse residence”
- New Building — Residential, filed Jul 17, 2024, 1 unit, 2 stories, described as “New 2-story and cellar 1-family townhouse residence”
- Alteration, filed Apr 21, 2026, estimated cost $22K, described as “Installation of Solar PV system on existing rooftop with no change to egress, use or occupancy”
- Demolition, filed Jun 11, 2024, estimated cost $18K, described as “Proposed full demolition of a 1-1/2 story frame house”
- Demolition, filed Jul 10, 2023, estimated cost $16K, described as “Full hand demolition of a detached two-story frame residence”
- Alteration, filed Oct 17, 2022, estimated cost $55K, described as “Construction fence”
- Alteration, filed Feb 9, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Proposed 18 foot curb cut including 2 (18") splays”
- Alteration, filed Jan 25, 2022, estimated cost $16K, described as “Support of excavation for construction of new 2-story residential building”
- Alteration, filed Jan 12, 2022, estimated cost $24K, described as “Erect new 2-story residential building”
- Alteration, filed Jan 12, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Foundation for new 2-story residential building”
- Alteration, filed Nov 24, 2021, estimated cost $345K, described as “Installation of sprinkler and standpipe system for entire building in conjunction with new building application # 510115876. No change in use, egress or occupacy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 22, 2021, estimated cost $272K, described as “Installation of mechanical system for entire building in conjunction with new building application # 510115876. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 22, 2021, estimated cost $420K, described as “Installation of plumbing system for entire building in conjunction with new building application # 510115876. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $667,800
- 2026–27 tax: $22,875
- Market value (city estimate): $1,484,000
- Taxable value: $183,896
- Assessed land: $667,800

## Zoning

R3-2: floor area ratio 0.61 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jul 22, 2016: $1,900,000

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

- 1239 Forest Hill Road (City Planning 2025R0248): Certification, Completed, filed Mar 6, 2025, decided May 30, 2025. A private application requesting a Chair Certification per 105-41 that no authorization is required to facilitate the completion of the 2021 CPC (N210247ZCR) approval and the addition of a contiguous lot (Lot 44) for the development of…
- 1239 Forest Hill Road Residential (City Planning 2020R0136): Certification, Completed, filed Jan 12, 2021, decided Apr 19, 2021. This is a private application by Jay Goldstein requesting a certification ZR 105-41 to facilitate a new building development at 1239 Forest Hill Road in New Springville neighborhood, Community Board #2, Staten Island.

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 1239 Forest Hill Road in New Springville, Staten Island](https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/03/permits-filed-for-1239-forest-hill-road-in-new-springville-staten-island.html), New York YIMBY, Mar 31, 2021.

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