1221 Forest Hill Road, Staten Island
Apartment building · 14 units · built 2025 · Block 1965, Lot 59.
Building permits
- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Jun 26, 2023, 14 units, 2 stories, described as “New 2-story and cellar residential building”
- 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”
- Alteration, filed Apr 8, 2026, estimated cost $22K, described as “Installation of Solar PV system on existing rooftop with no change to egress, use or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Aug 11, 2025, described as “Installation of supported scaffold as shown on drawings. No chnage in use, egress or occupancy. We shall comply with chapter 33 of 2022 b.c”
- Alteration, filed Sep 16, 2024, estimated cost $101K, described as “Installation of plumbing for entire buidling in conjunction with application S00882049. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 16, 2024, estimated cost $134K, described as “Installation of sprinkler system for entire building in conjunction with application #S00882049. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Demolition, filed May 17, 2024, estimated cost $20K, described as “Proposed full demolition of a one-story wood frame house. Using handheld devices. The foundation to be removed using mechanical excavator”
- Alteration, filed May 16, 2024, estimated cost $164K, described as “Installation of mechanical system for entire building in conjunction with new building # S00882049. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 16, 2024, estimated cost $6K, described as “Proposed 8' plywood construction fence to be filed in conjunction with demo application and NB APPLICATION#S00882049-I1”
- Alteration, filed Jul 24, 2023, estimated cost $3K, described as “Proposed 18' curb cut total - including 2 (18") splays”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $234,450
- 2026–27 tax
- $8,609
- Market value (city estimate)
- $521,000
- Taxable value
- $69,212
- Assessed land
- $234,450
Zoning
R3-2: floor area ratio 0.61 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Board and land use applications
- Appeal (Board of Standards and Appeals 257-15-A): Appeal, Granted, filed Nov 18, 2015, decided Sep 27, 2018. Proposed construction within the bed of a mapped street is contrary to Article 3 Section 35 of the General City Law and related bulk waivers under ZR 72-01-(g) .
- 1221 Forest Hill Road Certification (City Planning 2020R0137): Certification, Completed, decided Nov 10, 2022. This is a private application by Jay Goldstein requesting certification ZR 105-41 to facilitate a new building development at 1221 Forest Hill Road in New Springville neighborhood, Community Board #2.