888 Forest Avenue, Staten Island
An office building on Forest Avenue built in 1950, with 0.22 FAR of unused residential development rights on record under its R3-1 zoning.
888 Forest Avenue is an office building in Staten Island, New York City (BBL 5003090053). The property is zoned R3-1, on a 3,774 sq ft lot, with 1 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1950. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area.
Property facts
| BBL | 5003090053 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Staten Island — Community District 1 |
| Neighborhood | West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill |
| Zoning district | R3-1 |
| Building class | O7 — office building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 05 — Commercial & office buildings |
| Lot area | 3,774 sq ft |
| Floors | 1 |
| Residential units | 1 |
| Year built | 1950 |
| FAR | 0.53 built · 0.75 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
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