Department store building · Mariners Harbor, Staten Island

2161 Forest Avenue

Staten Island, NY 10303

2161 Forest Avenue is a 1-floor department store building in Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, built in 2004, with about 91,000 square feet of retail space according to city records.

Also at 2239 Forest Avenue.

Retail space
91K SF
Floors
1
Year built
2004
Zoning
C4-1

Retail space next to its nearest neighbors

  1. 2501 Forest Avenue9 min walk162K SF
  2. 2040 Forest Avenue8 min walk152K SF
  3. 2239 Forest Avenue2 min walk144K SF
  4. 2161 Forest AvenueThis building91K SF

The 4th largest of the 4 retail buildings we track in Mariners Harbor. Compare it with 3 neighbors

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Compared with its neighbors

How 2161 Forest Avenue compares

Next to the 3 nearest large retail buildings, all within a 9 minute walk, 2161 Forest Avenue is the smallest by retail floor area. Built in 2004, it is the newest of them. Its estimated property tax, about $5.11 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is below the neighbors' median of $7.91.

2161 Forest Avenue and the 3 nearest large retail buildings: size, floors, year built, estimated property tax per square foot
BuildingRetail spaceFloorsBuiltTax / SF
2161 Forest AvenueThis building91K SF12004$5.11
2239 Forest Avenue2 min walk144K SF12003$4.84
2040 Forest Avenue8 min walk152K SF11992$7.91
2501 Forest Avenue9 min walk162K SF11997$8.33
The 4th largest of the 4 retail buildings we track in Mariners Harbor: see the full list

Sources: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2 for size, floors and year built; NYC Department of Finance 2026/27 roll for tax (taxable value times the class rate, before abatements, over the whole floor area). Large means at least 35,000 SF of the building's main use. Walking times are straight-line estimates.

NYC tax lot records

Building facts

Other address
2239 Forest Avenue
ZIP code
10303
Building type
Department store building (city class K3)
Total floor area
91,100 SF
Commercial floor area
91,100 SF
Retail
91,100 SF
Height
1 floor
Year built
2004
Lot area
273,227 SF
Zoning district
C4-1
Built FAR
0.33
Max commercial FAR
1
Tax lot (BBL)
5012500090

Nearest subway

No subway within a short walk. The nearest station is more than 1,600 meters away (about a 20-minute walk before allowing for the street route).

  • Jefferson Avabout 4.4 miles in a straight line · Not accessible

Other ways around Mariners Harbor

  • Goethals Bridge to New Jersey
  • Staten Island Expressway (I-278)
  • Local and express buses (no subway or Staten Island Railway)

Neighborhood connections, not directions from this building. Check the route for your trip.

Nearby large buildings

All 6 large retail buildings on Forest Avenue

Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-11; addresses from the Property Address Directory (PAD) 26b; subway stations from the MTA Subway Stations dataset, pulled 2026-10-11. Floor areas are the city's estimates for the whole building, not available space. Walking times are straight-line estimates. How we build these pages. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

NYC Department of Finance records

Owner, property tax and assessed value

The Department of Finance lists KOHL'S DEPT STORES, INC. as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 2161 Forest Avenue at $12.4 million and assesses it at $5.6 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $4.29 million; at the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists) that comes to about $465,186 a year before abatements, roughly $5.11 per square foot of floor area. Commercial leases here often pass a tenant's share of tax increases over a base year through as additional rent.

Owner of record
KOHL'S DEPT STORES, INC.
Tax class
Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
City market value
$12,444,000
Land market value
$3,005,000
Assessed value
$5,599,800
Taxable value (phased in)
$5,253,480
Exemptions
$965,261
Estimated yearly tax
About $465,186
Tax per SF of floor area
About $5.11

City market value by tax year

  • 2022/23$11 million
  • 2023/24$11.4 million
  • 2024/25$11.6 million
  • 2025/26$12 million
  • 2026/27$12.4 million

Market value rose 13% from 2022/23 ($11 million) to 2026/27.

How Mariners Harbor compares: property tax per SF across NYC neighborhoodsEstimate this tax bill, or a tenant's share of it

Source: NYC Department of Finance, Property Valuation and Assessment Data (2026/27 roll; owner names as the roll records them, which cuts some long names short), pulled 2026-10-11; tax rate from the Department of Finance tax rates page, checked 2026-09-28. The estimate is the taxable value times the class rate. It leaves out abatements, payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements and charges, so the actual bill can differ.

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NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)

Energy score, grade and emissions

2161 Forest Avenue reported an ENERGY STAR score of 99 out of 100 for 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33 that score earns an A (85 or higher). Its site energy use came to 25.4 kBtu per square foot, less than half the national median of 70.4 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 254 metric tons of CO2e (2.79 kg per square foot).

ENERGY STAR score (2024)
99 of 100
Grade this score earns (Local Law 33)
A (85 or higher)
Property type (Portfolio Manager)
Retail Store
Site energy use intensity
25.4 kBtu/SF
National median for the type
70.4 kBtu/SF
Greenhouse gas emissions
254 t CO2e
Emissions per SF
2.79 kg CO2e
Floor area in the filing
91,047 SF
ENERGY STAR certified
2011

ENERGY STAR score by year

  • 2022100 (A)
  • 2023100 (A)
  • 202499 (A)

Source: NYC Department of Buildings and Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, NYC Building Energy and Water Data Disclosure for Local Law 84 (2024 filing), pulled 2026-10-11; grade cutoffs from the Department of Buildings energy grades page. Figures are as the owner filed them in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The grade is the one the filed score earns under the law's cutoffs; the Department of Buildings assigns the grade a building posts, which can differ.

NYC Department of Buildings permits

Work permits and build-outs

The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at 2161 Forest Avenue in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in October 2021.

New jobs, last 12 months
0
Initial permits, last 12 months
0
Newest job first permitted
October 2021
Interior build-outs, last 24 months
0

New jobs by year

  • 20213
  • 20220
  • 20230
  • 20240
  • 20250
  • 2026 to date0

Source: NYC Department of Buildings, DOB NOW: Build Approved Permits, pulled 2026-10-11 (permits issued through 2026-10-09). A job counts once, when its first permit is issued; renewals are not new work. A build-out groups jobs on the same floors first permitted within 120 days of each other. Costs are the estimates filed with the jobs. Jobs filed before DOB NOW (in the older BIS system) are not counted. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.

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Questions about 2161 Forest Avenue

How big is 2161 Forest Avenue?

2161 Forest Avenue has about 91,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 91,000 square feet of retail, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.

When was 2161 Forest Avenue built?

City records list 2004 as the year built. The building is 1 floor tall.

What other addresses does 2161 Forest Avenue have?

City records list 2239 Forest Avenue on the same tax lot (BBL 5012500090) as 2161 Forest Avenue. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.

What is the ZIP code of 2161 Forest Avenue?

2161 Forest Avenue is in ZIP code 10303, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 2161 Forest Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10303, in Mariners Harbor.

What is the zoning at 2161 Forest Avenue?

The lot is in the C4-1 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.33 and a maximum commercial FAR of 1 for this lot.

What subway station is closest to 2161 Forest Avenue?

No subway within a short walk of 2161 Forest Avenue: the nearest station is more than 1,600 meters away (about 20 minutes on foot before allowing for the street route). The closest subway station to 2161 Forest Avenue is Jefferson Av (the Staten Island Railway), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line; the street route is longer. Other ways around Mariners Harbor: Goethals Bridge to New Jersey; Staten Island Expressway (I-278); Local and express buses (no subway or Staten Island Railway). These are neighborhood connections, not directions from the building.

Who owns 2161 Forest Avenue?

The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists KOHL'S DEPT STORES, INC. as the owner of record of 2161 Forest Avenue (BBL 5012500090). Deeds and mortgages for the lot are recorded by the Richmond County Clerk; Staten Island records are not in ACRIS, the city's system for the other four boroughs.

What is the energy grade of 2161 Forest Avenue?

2161 Forest Avenue reported an ENERGY STAR score of 99 for calendar year 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33, as amended by Local Law 95 of 2019, a score of 85 or higher earns an A, 70 to 84 a B, 55 to 69 a C and under 55 a D, so 99 earns an A. The Department of Buildings assigns the grade a building posts, so the posted label can differ if a filing was corrected. Its site energy use came to 25.4 kBtu per square foot, less than half the national median of 70.4 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 254 metric tons of CO2e (2.79 kg per square foot).

Is there construction at 2161 Forest Avenue?

The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at 2161 Forest Avenue in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in October 2021. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 5012500090. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.

What are the property taxes at 2161 Forest Avenue?

The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $4.29 million for 2161 Forest Avenue. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $465,186 a year, roughly $5.11 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 5012500090 show the actual bill.

What is the assessed value of 2161 Forest Avenue?

For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 2161 Forest Avenue at $12.4 million ($3 million of it land) and its assessed value at $5.6 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 13% from 2022/23 ($11 million) to 2026/27.

Is there retail space for lease at 2161 Forest Avenue?

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