Staten Island

I don’t know who could accurately say how much snow Staten Island received; I know it was a far cry from some of our more notorious storms. The blizzard of ‘96 was by far the one worst storm in a weather recorded history in the borough. That blizzard left over 2 feet of snow on Staten Island and nothing moved for days. This snowstorm caught some forecasters off guard, because computer generated models had the storm exiting further south and east most of the week. Well to some degree that happened but it came a bit closer than originally projected which put Long island ... Read Full Story

There was quite a bit of real estate activity in the Grant City and Dongan Hills area of Staten Island over the past few months. With that activity came some relatively large deals for the area. The largest of those real estate deals was a commercial transaction involving the sale of 1639 Richmond Road, transferring with a closing day price tag $1,075,000. On the residential side 66 Freemont Ave., a 3600+ square foot two family home, sold for $895,000. Dongan Hills and Grant City feature 3 mid-rise condo complexes all seeing several sales over the last 3 months. The highest of those sales in ... Read Full Story

The street says Main, but nothing about this section Main Street is. As a matter of fact, this tree lined section of Main Street in Tottenville is just about as suburban a street as you’ll find on Staten Island. Consequently, our latest listing, a 3000+ square foot, two family Center Hall Colonial located at 487 Main St. in Tottenville, Staten Island surely fits the bill for upscale suburban living. So, what will you find as you arrive at the home? Well, as you walk through the homes front door, one of thing you’re sure to notice is the two-story grand entry foyer with two ... Read Full Story

Economy’s devastating impact on a Staten Island institution has the approximately 150 acre Boy Scout camp pondering its sale. The stage is being set for historic fight over its survival. For many long time Staten Islanders, Pouch Camp a unique part Staten Island’s idyllic past. Seeing the camp sold off would have many hearts hanging heavy and create strife among residents, civic organizations, and preservation groups whom will demand local politicians and the city to keep this camp in its natural state. If Pouch Camp were sold, how is the land developable? The 150 acre Pouch Camp grounds sits in an R 1-1 zone, ... Read Full Story

Staten Island Home sales soar to 2 year high. With 290 home sales last month on Staten Island, November 2009 records the highest sales total in nearly 2 years. The sales volume jump is 50% higher than in November 2008, when there were just 196 home sales. Median home price drops to 360,000 for the month, but falls within yearly average range. Read Full Story