491 Bay Street · Staten Island · BBL 5004880001
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This building is not graded (non-residential or no residential units
on record) — the report below covers its full public record.
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (8) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Panhandling (1) · Noise (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
Filed construction activity
$210,101 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (5 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively
the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not
capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,388,000
$624,600
2026
$1,236,000
$556,200
2027
$1,358,000
$611,100
The city's market estimate has fallen
2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
8 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contains Foreign Object) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood
maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps
(cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
Getting around
Staten Island Railway
Stapleton — SIR · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Bay St / Wave St — S51 S76 · 100 ft
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and
Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong.
Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints
appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box
on this page.
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
15
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
7
2
10
2018
0
1
2
0
3
2019
2
0
5
2
9
2020
1
0
9
0
10
2021
1
4
5
0
10
2022
0
1
6
0
7
2023
5
1
9
0
15
2024
0
0
3
1
4
2025
0
1
3
1
5
2026
0
0
5
0
5
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2023-12-31311: Consumer Complaint — Third-Party Food Delivery Service
2023-11-10Job filed: Modification of plumbing system in existing McDonald's restaurant, as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$4,500
2023-11-08Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-09-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-08-16Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-05-11Job filed: Modification of plumbing system in existing McDonald's restaurant, as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$4,500
2023-05-08Job filed: Interior renovation at front counter, seating, and dining area in existing McDonald's restaurant, as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egres$154,998
2023-04-14311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022
2022-09-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-08-12311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2022-06-21311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2022-02-26311: Food Establishment — Kitchen/Food Prep Area
2019-09-20Job filed: HEREWITH IN FILING TO REMOVE EXISTING AND INSTALL NEW FREE STANDING MENU BOARDS LOCATED IN THE DRIVE-THRU FOR THE EXISTING MCDONALDS RESTAURANT. NO CH$6,103
2019-06-11311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2016-11-23311: Food Establishment — Food Temperature
2016-09-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-08-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-07-12Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING MCDONALD'S. MINOR INTERIOR WORK TO INCLUDE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRE$40,000
2016-03-13311: Homeless Person Assistance — No Status Call
2012-10-17Job filed: APPLICATION HEREWITH FILED FOR GENERAL SITE WORK (EXTERIOR) AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$50,000
2012-10-17Job filed: APPLICATION HEREWITH FILED FOR GENERAL SITE WORK (EXTERIOR) AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$50,000
2012-10-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-10-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-09-19Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR NEW AND MODIFICATION OF EXISTING SPRINKLER HEADS ON FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS $44,400
2012-09-19Job filed: PA
2012-09-19Job filed: APPLICATION FILED FOR NEW AND MODIFICATION OF EXISTING SPRINKLER HEADS ON FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS $44,400
2012-08-07Job filed: FILING TO RENOVATE EXISTING MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT, INTERIOR PARTITIONS,MINOR MECHANICAL DUCT WORK, SPRINKLER AND PLUMBING WORK FOR ADA COMPLIANCE. AL$284,850