# 439 Richard Avenue, Staten Island

Two-family · built 1950 · Block 7710, Lot 127.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/5077100127/439-richard-avenue

More construction in Pleasant Plains: https://umarelli.org/nyc/staten-island/pleasant-plains.md

## Building permits

- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Jul 9, 2026, estimated cost $1.5M, 2 units in all, 3 stories, described as “Renovation, enlargement of existing two-family dwelling”
- Alteration, filed May 29, 2026, estimated cost $109K, described as “Removal of selected exterior & interior partitions”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $45,000
- 2026–27 tax: $7,486
- Market value (city estimate): $750,000
- Taxable value: $37,728
- Assessed land: $17,700
- Assessed improvements: $27,300

## Zoning

R3X: floor area ratio 0.10 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Oct 23, 2023: $920,000

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

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard. FEMA’s preliminary map: zone X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year.

## 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