Tag: staten island real estate

Staten Island Condos Out of the Gate Running

By Dees Stribling, Contributing Editor New York—The appetite for condos in New York has been reviving lately, with new product moving at a quicker pace than since before the recession, according to brokers in the trenches. Not everyone has been turned off to buying their own homes, it seems. “Despite the downturn in the for-sale…

St. George Buildings That Stood Empty Since Recession Get New Life

By Nicholas Rizzi, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer STATEN ISLAND — They sat empty and unfinished for years, but two huge housing units that stood like a North Shore monument to the recession are finally being filled. The Rail in Stapleton and The Pointe in St. George have been planned for seven years, but development stalled before they could…

St. George Condos Latest Piece Of Revitalization Puzzle

By AMANDA FARINACCI  Eight years after a condominium project went up in Staten Island’s St. George neighborhood residents finally have a chance to buy homes there, and is part of a plan to breathe new life into the borough’s downtown. NY1’s Amanda Farinacci filed the following report. When you think of St. George, chances are…

Staten Island Homeport Site Made A Long Voyage Towards Redevelopment

By Amanda Farinacci/ NY1  NY1’s week-long coverage of major Staten Island stories in the last two decades continues with a look at the Staten Island Homeport, which has had its share of stops and starts over the years but now is finally moving ahead towards redevelopment. Borough reporter Amanda Farinacci filed the following report. The…

Naval Home Port in Stapleton being razed

via Virginia N. Sherry /SI LIVE STATEN ISLAND — STAPLETON — The long-awaited transformation of the Stapleton waterfront is under way at the 35-acre Home Port, the decommissioned U.S. Naval base. Ironstate Development Company, the Hoboken-based private developer, is taking the lead with a $150 million project on seven acres of the site. The first phase…

Staten Island Homeport Demolition Nears Completion

via Amanda Farinacci/NY1 “Things are underway here. We’re really excited about it,” says David Barry of Ironstate Development. It’s all part of an aggressive plan to turn the space into a Staten Island destination. Under a partnership between the city’s Economic Development Corporation and Ironstate Development, 900 units of housing will be built in phases and…