# 161 Beach Road, Staten Island

Single family · built 1940 · Block 5287, Lot 64.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/5052870064/161-beach-road

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Residential, filed Oct 22, 2025, 2 units, 3 stories, described as “Construct a two family residence with accessory off-street parking for two cars.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 27, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary plywood contrucrtion fence.”
- Demolition, filed May 15, 2025, described as “Full demolition of a 1 1/2 -story residential structure”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $24,240
- 2026–27 tax: $4,810
- Market value (city estimate): $404,000
- Taxable value: $24,240
- Assessed land: $11,880
- Assessed improvements: $12,360

## Zoning

R3A: floor area ratio 0.15 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Apr 30, 2025: $570,000, 722 sq ft ($789 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