# 85 Foster Road, Staten Island

Single family · built 1980 · Block 6860, Lot 11.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/5068600011/87-foster-road

More construction in Prince's Bay: https://umarelli.org/nyc/staten-island/princes-bay.md

## 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.

## Recent sales

- Jul 8, 2025: $1,100,000

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