Big-box retail building · Mariners Harbor, Staten Island
2239 Forest Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10303
2239 Forest Avenue is a 1-floor big-box retail building in Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, built in 2003, with about 144,000 square feet of retail space according to city records.
Also at 2171 Forest Avenue.
- Retail space
- 144K SF
- Floors
- 1
- Year built
- 2003
- Zoning
- M1-1
The 3rd 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 2239 Forest Avenue compares
Next to the 3 nearest large retail buildings, all within a 11 minute walk, 2239 Forest Avenue ranks 3rd of 4 by retail floor area. It went up in 2003; the median neighbor dates from 1997. Its estimated property tax, about $4.84 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is below the neighbors' median of $7.91.
| Building | Retail space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2239 Forest Avenue | 144K SF | 1 | 2003 | $4.84 |
| 2161 Forest Avenue | 91K SF | 1 | 2004 | $5.11 |
| 2040 Forest Avenue | 152K SF | 1 | 1992 | $7.91 |
| 2501 Forest Avenue | 162K SF | 1 | 1997 | $8.33 |
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
- 2171 Forest Avenue
- ZIP code
- 10303
- Building type
- Big-box retail building (city class K8)
- Total floor area
- 144,376 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 144,376 SF
- Retail
- 144,376 SF
- Height
- 1 floor
- Year built
- 2003
- Lot area
- 376,110 SF
- Zoning district
- M1-1
- Built FAR
- 0.38
- Max commercial FAR
- 1
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 5012500011
Nearest subway
- Jefferson Av
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)
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 storefront registry (Local Law 157)
Storefronts and vacancy
Owners registered one storefront at 2239 Forest Avenue for December 31, 2024, the newest annual filing the city has published, and it was not vacant that day.
- Storefronts registered for December 31, 2024
- 1
- Vacant that day
- 0
- Share vacant across Mariners Harbor
- 14.3%
- Share vacant along Forest Avenue
- 14.7%
- Share vacant citywide
- 8.7%
Vacant on December 31, by year
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Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings for 2019 to 2024, pulled 2026-10-11. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31; counts are by tax lot, as the owners filed them. The 2024 filing was due June 3, 2025, so a storefront vacant then may have been leased since. A vacant storefront is not always on the market, and none here is listed on Leasemark unless it shows above.
NYC Department of Finance records
Owner, property tax and assessed value
The Department of Finance lists STATEN ISL MAJORS REALTY ASSOC as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 2239 Forest Avenue at $15.7 million and assesses it at $7.07 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $6.44 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 $698,288 a year before abatements, roughly $4.84 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
- STATEN ISL MAJORS REALTY ASSOC
- Tax class
- Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
- City market value
- $15,719,000
- Land market value
- $6,770,000
- Assessed value
- $7,073,550
- Taxable value (phased in)
- $6,957,990
- Exemptions
- $520,965
- Estimated yearly tax
- About $698,288
- Tax per SF of floor area
- About $4.84
City market value by tax year
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
2239 Forest Avenue reported an ENERGY STAR score of 96 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 42.7 kBtu per square foot, less than half the national median of 91 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 582 metric tons of CO2e (4.03 kg per square foot).
- ENERGY STAR score (2024)
- 96 of 100
- Grade this score earns (Local Law 33)
- A (85 or higher)
- Property type (Portfolio Manager)
- Wholesale Club/Supercenter
- Site energy use intensity
- 42.7 kBtu/SF
- National median for the type
- 91 kBtu/SF
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 582 t CO2e
- Emissions per SF
- 4.03 kg CO2e
- Floor area in the filing
- 144,376 SF
ENERGY STAR score by year
Energy sources in 2024
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
In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 2 jobs at 2239 Forest Avenue.
- New jobs, last 12 months
- 2
- Initial permits, last 12 months
- 2
- Newest job first permitted
- July 2026
- Interior build-outs, last 24 months
- 0
New jobs by year
Build-outs across Mariners HarborWhere NYC offices are being built out
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 2239 Forest Avenue
How big is 2239 Forest Avenue?
2239 Forest Avenue has about 144,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 144,000 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 2239 Forest Avenue built?
City records list 2003 as the year built. The building is 1 floor tall.
What other addresses does 2239 Forest Avenue have?
City records list 2171 Forest Avenue on the same tax lot (BBL 5012500011) as 2239 Forest Avenue. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.
What is the ZIP code of 2239 Forest Avenue?
2239 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 2239 Forest Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10303, in Mariners Harbor.
What is the zoning at 2239 Forest Avenue?
The lot is in the M1-1 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.38 and a maximum commercial FAR of 1 for this lot.
What subway station is closest to 2239 Forest Avenue?
No subway within a short walk of 2239 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 2239 Forest Avenue is Jefferson Av (the Staten Island Railway), about 4.3 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 2239 Forest Avenue?
The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists STATEN ISL MAJORS REALTY ASSOC as the owner of record of 2239 Forest Avenue (BBL 5012500011). 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 2239 Forest Avenue?
2239 Forest Avenue reported an ENERGY STAR score of 96 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 96 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 42.7 kBtu per square foot, less than half the national median of 91 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 582 metric tons of CO2e (4.03 kg per square foot).
Is there construction at 2239 Forest Avenue?
In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 2 jobs at 2239 Forest Avenue. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 5012500011. 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 2239 Forest Avenue?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $6.44 million for 2239 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 $698,288 a year, roughly $4.84 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 5012500011 show the actual bill.
What is the assessed value of 2239 Forest Avenue?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 2239 Forest Avenue at $15.7 million ($6.77 million of it land) and its assessed value at $7.07 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 6% from 2022/23 ($14.8 million) to 2026/27.
Are there vacant storefronts at 2239 Forest Avenue?
Owners registered one storefront at 2239 Forest Avenue for December 31, 2024, the newest annual filing the city has published, and it was not vacant that day. These are the owners' filings with the Department of Finance under Local Law 157, so a storefront may have come free since. Owners and brokers can list a storefront on Leasemark for free.
Is there retail space for lease at 2239 Forest Avenue?
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Mariners Harbor
Transit hubs in Mariners Harbor
- Goethals Bridge to New Jersey
- Staten Island Expressway (I-278)
- Local and express buses (no subway or Staten Island Railway)