Legal status of three-family dwelling at 47 Ellendale Avenue
Port Chester
Summary
The owners want the ZBA to declare their three-family house a legal pre-existing use, or grant a use variance to keep renting it as three units. Board members signaled they think the owner created his own problem by buying it as a two-family and renting three units anyway — a denial looks likely on February 19, which would mean losing the basement rental income.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Feb 19, 2026.
Impact analysis
If denied, the owner loses basement rental income and could see the property's effective value drop.
A favorable ruling would benefit the property owners, Waldir and Vera Correia; a denial preserves the two-family character of the R2F-adjacent neighborhood.
The owners stand to lose rental income if the board rules against them.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Zoning Board of Appeals - Feb 19, 2026
The owners of a three-family house asked the board to declare it a legal nonconforming use after a 2023 violation, but the board found the evidence didn't prove the case and denied both the interpretation and the backup use variance.
Zoning Board of Appeals - Jan 15, 2026
The owners want the ZBA to declare their three-family house a legal pre-existing use, or grant a use variance to keep renting it as three units. Board members signaled they think the owner created his own problem by buying it as a two-family and renting three units anyway — a denial looks likely on February 19, which would mean losing the basement rental income.
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