197 Finlay Street, Staten Island
Two-family · built 2025 · Block 7924, Lot 86.
Building permits
- New Building — Residential, filed Jun 17, 2025, 2 units, 3 stories, described as “Construct two family detached residence with accessory off street parking for 2 cars.”
- Alteration, filed May 21, 2025, estimated cost $2K, described as “Construction fence”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $17,220
- 2026–27 tax
- $1,455
- Market value (city estimate)
- $287,000
- Taxable value
- $7,332
- Assessed land
- $17,220
Zoning
R3X: floor area ratio 0.75 built, 0.75 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Jan 6, 2025: $470,000
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.
- 195 FINLAY STREET (City Planning P1990R0744): Completed, decided Jul 20, 1990. SCHL CERT TO BUILD A 2-FAMILY HOME IN THE SRSD