The Pessolano House was believed to be built in 1860 as a multi-family home on a 9,975 square foot lot. The Pessolano House was 2 stories in height, had 4 bedrooms, and 3 full baths. 2,688 square feet is the size of the living area. The lot's depth is 105 feet and width is 95 feet. Jonathan Pessolano was the original owner of the house. (Ref: https://clustrmaps.com/a/1lon8c/) 
The Pessolano House was rebuilt in 1901 and had 2 units instead of 4 units. The height in terms of storied remained the same as when originally built. (Ref: https://streeteasy.com/building/228-fingerboard-road-staten_island)
India Navigation Co. operated out of the Pessolano House during the mid-1970s. India Navigation Co. was owned by Bob Cummins and was distributed by Jazz Composers Orchestra Association. His business sold jazz music recordings and releases. (Ref: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1974/Billboard-1974-09-14-International-Buyer%27s-Guide.pdf)
By 2003, the Pessolano House became abandoned and was no longer being used as a place of residency. Teresa Pessolano and Jonathan J Pessolano boarded all windows shut using thin sheets of plywood. This plywood was to keep trespassers out. Teresa Pessolano was still paying property taxes on their house and property during the mid-2000s.
Suddenly a suspicious fire ravaged the Pessolano House on the night of February 20, 2007 at 10:30 PM. The flames were extinguished in a little less than an hour, and the Buildings Department was notified to inspect the building's structural integrity. (Ref: https://www.silive.com/advanceupdate/2007/02/blaze_ravages_fort_wadsworth_h.html)
“An abandoned Fort Wadsworth home was ravaged by a suspicious fire last night. The blaze erupted at 10:30 p.m. in a large two-story building at 228 Fingerboard Rd., across from the Mount Manresa Jesuit Retreat House. The flames were extinguished in a little less than an hour, and the Buildings Department was notified to inspect the building's structural integrity.”
The Pessolano House was lasted owned by Teresa Pessolano until 2015 when she sold the Pessolano House to Jonathan J Pessolano. Jonathan J Pessolano later sold the house to Maximum Contracting. (Ref: https://nyc.tidalforce.org/search/pessolano___jonathan__j)
A demolition permit for the Pessolano House was issued on the date of 1/17/2019. The permit was given to Perciballi Industries Inc, which was represented by Michael Perciballi. 300 or more cubic yards of fill dirt were proposed to be transplanted from an off-site location. Maximum Contracting was the owner of the property where the job was planned to be carried out. (Ref: Job #520324658)
Another permit was issued for work to Lalith Rajakaruna for demolition purposes for Rajakaruna & Ettlinger on the date of 9/23/2019. (Ref: https://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=4&passjobnumber=520382906&passdocnumber)
The Pessolano House was demolished in 2020. Jian Deng submitted an application for a permit to built an entirely new 3-story house on the date of 11/13/2019. The application was approved on 2/7/2020 by the city. Construction work began early that year. (Ref: https://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=520390381&passdocnumber=01)
As of March 2022, construction work on this new 3-story house is currently in progress. Construction has not been completed yet. (Ref: https://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/WorkPermitDataServlet?allisn=0003895451&allisn2=0003175926&allbin=5174899&requestid=2)
The Pessolano House was located at 228 Fingerboard Road, Staten Island, New York, US 10305.
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