# 185 Shafter Avenue, Staten Island

Single family · built 2024 · Block 4619, Lot 17.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/5046190017/183-shafter-avenue

More construction in Great Kills: https://umarelli.org/nyc/staten-island/great-kills.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Residential, filed Apr 18, 2023, 1 unit, 3 stories, described as “One-family detached residence with accessory built-in two car garage.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 29, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of temporary construction fence for the demolition of existing building and construction of new detached one family residence on the property.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $138,720
- 2026–27 tax: $27,526
- Market value (city estimate): $2,312,000
- Taxable value: $138,720
- Assessed land: $24,480
- Assessed improvements: $114,240

## Zoning

R2: floor area ratio 0.52 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jul 6, 2022: $400,000, 828 sq ft ($483 per sq ft)

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

- South Richmond Zoning Relief (City Planning 2020R0189): Zoning text change, Completed, filed Apr 7, 2023, decided Nov 2, 2023. The New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) is proposing a Zoning Text Amendment to update the Special South Richmond Development District in portions of Community District 3 in the Borough of Staten Island.

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