85 Foster Road, Staten Island
Single family · built 1980 · Block 6860, Lot 11.
Building permits
- New Building — Residential, filed Sep 15, 2026, 2 units, 3 stories, described as “Plans and documents filed herewith to construct a detached two-family residence.”
- Demolition, filed Aug 19, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Hand demo for 2 story detached residence, 24' high”
- Demolition, filed Aug 19, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Hand demo of 1 story garage, 13' high”
- Alteration, filed Jul 10, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Application filed to erect an 8.0 foot high pl;ywood construction fence around perimeter of property”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $71,760
- 2026–27 tax
- $12,406
- Market value (city estimate)
- $1,196,000
- Taxable value
- $62,519
- Assessed land
- $17,400
- Assessed improvements
- $54,360
Zoning
R3X: floor area ratio 0.36 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Jul 8, 2025: $1,100,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
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.