# 268 Melvin Avenue, Staten Island

Single family · built 2024 · Block 2641, Lot 37.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/5026410037/268-melvin-avenue

More construction in Travis: https://umarelli.org/nyc/staten-island/travis.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Residential, filed Jul 7, 2023, 1 unit, 3 stories, described as “Construct detached one family residence with built in two car garage.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 7, 2023, estimated cost $14K, described as “Installation of new fire sprinkler system with valves and meter for same.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $50,640
- 2026–27 tax: $10,049
- Market value (city estimate): $844,000
- Taxable value: $50,640
- Assessed land: $7,500
- Assessed improvements: $43,140

## Zoning

R3A: floor area ratio 0.70 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jan 3, 2025: $763,686

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

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard. FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 12 ft (NAVD88).

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