Staten Island

Two Three-Story, Two-Unit Houses Coming to 83 Alberta Avenue, Travis-Chelsea, Staten Island

3:00 pm on July 6, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based Mitchell Pacifico has filed applications for two three-story, two-family houses at 83-87 Alberta Avenue, in Travis-Chelsea, on Staten Island’s West Shore. Each will measure 2,226 square feet and their residential units should average 940 square feet apiece. There will be one apartment on the ground floor of each structure, followed by another unit across the second and third levels. Amenities include a total of six off-street parking spots, two of which will be housed in separate, single-car garages. Peter J. Calvanico’s Staten Island-based Calvanico Associates is the architect of record. The 12,540-square-foot plot, located on the corner of Wild Avenue, is currently occupied by a single-story house, although the new structures might be built behind the house. The site is a few blocks from the West Shore Expressway.

Landmarks Designates Seven More Backlog Sites

8:00 am on June 29, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission took another step towards clearing its formerly 95-item backlog of sites calendared pre-2010. The commission designated seven properties in two boroughs – Staten Island and Manhattan. There was also a non-backlog designation.

Three Three-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming to 342 Manhattan Street, Tottenville, Staten Island

2:00 pm on June 28, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based Oak Developers has filed applications for three three-story, two-family houses at 334-342 Manhattan Street, in Tottenville, located on the western tip of Staten Island’s South Shore. Each will measure 3,831 square feet, with one unit hosted on the ground floor and the second spanning across the second and third floors. Across all three structures, units should average a family-sized 1,241 square feet apiece. The houses will also each come with three off-street parking spots, one of which will be housed in a small garage. Joseph M. Morace’s Staten Island-based architectural firm is the architect of record. The 125-foot-wide, 12,500-square-foot plot was occupied by a two-story, single-family house until it was demolished in February.

Four-Story, Three-Unit Residential Building Planned at 730 Bay Street, Clifton, Staten Island

3:00 pm on June 27, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based Forest Side Properties has filed applications for a four-story, three-unit residential building at 730 Bay Street, in Clifton, along Staten Island’s North Shore. The structure will measure 4,729 square feet, which means its full-floor units should average a spacious 1,576 square feet apiece, indicative of condominiums. Amenities include five off-street parking spots and a roof deck. David L. Businelli’s Staten Island-based Studio 16 Architecture is the architect of record. The 68-foot-wide, 8,252-square-foot assemblage consists of a vacant 54-foot-wide lot and the 12-foot-wide property at 726 Bay street, currently occupied by a four-story house. Demolition permits haven’t yet been filed. The site is located three blocks north of the neighborhood’s Staten Island Railway station.

Burying the time capsule on Saturday. photo by Jay Fine for the New York Wheel

Foundation Work Finishes for New York Wheel in St. George, Staten Island

7:30 am on June 27, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

The last of the concrete has been poured for the New York Wheel, the 630-foot-tall Ferris wheel under construction next to the Staten Island Ferry Terminal in St. George. After four years of delays, CEO Rich Marin and his crew of investors are ready to start building the huge tourist attraction on the island’s North Shore.

A packed house listens during DCP's meeting on the Bay Street corridor rezoning.

Staten Island’s North Shore Fights Building Heights and Parking for Rezoning on Bay Street

8:00 am on June 21, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Staten Island has long been the city’s slowest-growing borough, but the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio is pushing it to develop more housing. Last Wednesday, the Department of City Planning organized a public forum on the mayor’s plan to rezone Bay Street, an industrial swath of Staten Island’s north shore, in order to encourage new apartments and retail.

Three Three-Story, Two-Unit Mixed-Use Buildings Coming to 19-23 Foster Road, Prince’s Bay, Staten Island

3:00 pm on June 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

John Stringile, doing business as an anonymous Staten Island-based LLC, has filed applications for three three-story, two-unit mixed-use buildings at 19-23 Foster Road, in Prince’s Bay, located on Staten Island’s South Shore. Each will measure between 2,874 square feet and 2,950 square feet. Two of them will contain 639- to 649-square-foot ground-floor commercial components, while the third will feature a 619-square-foot educational facility. Two apartments will fill the two upper floors in each building. Across the entire project, the apartments should average 1,046 square feet apiece. There will also be an 18-car parking lot, hopefully behind the buildings. Staten Island-based Stanley M. Krebushevski is the architect of record. The 10,476-square-foot plot, on the corner of Wheeling Avenue, is vacant. The neighborhood’s Staten Island Railway station is located three blocks to the south.

Foundation Work Underway on Base of New York Wheel, 155 Richmond Terrace, St. George

6:00 am on June 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Back in November of 2015, the city approved design changes to the 630-foot-tall New York Wheel project at 155 Richmond Terrace, in St. George, Staten Island. At the time, construction was underway on the project’s four-level accessory commercial building. That commercial structure has since topped out and foundation work is now underway on the base of the Ferris wheel itself. The topped-out commercial structure encompasses 418,901 square feet, and features a 950-car parking garage, exhibition/gallery spaces, ticketing offices/security screening, a bike rental facility, a food hall, and commercial-retail space. The roof will also include a playground, a gallery, a restaurant, a performance stage, and landscaped recreational space. A large part of the building is expected to open this summer, with the entire project scheduled for completion in in 2017. Starneth B.V. is constructing the New York Wheel. S9 Architecture, with Navid Maqami as design principal in charge, and Perkins Eastman, with Jonathan Cohn as project manager, are behind the design.

Two Three-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming to 215 Raritan Avenue, Dongan Hills, Staten Island

1:00 pm on June 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Property owner Raymond Masucci, doing business as an anonymous Staten Island-based LLC, has filed applications for two three-story, two-family houses at 211-215 Raritan Avenue, in Dongan Hills, located on Staten Island’s East Shore. One will measure 3,874 square feet and the other will measure 3,900 square feet. Across both, the the full-floor apartments should average a family-sized 1,236 square feet apiece. Staten Island-based Calvanico Associates is the architect of record. According to the Buildings Departments, a single-story house on the 94-foot-wide plot of land was demolished in March. The project is located six blocks from the neighborhood’s Staten Island Railway station.

Four Three-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming to 5508 Amboy Road, Huguenot, Staten Island

2:00 pm on May 20, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Staten Island-based Kramer Enterprises has filed applications for four three-story, two-family houses at 5504-5508 Amboy Road and 11-15 Androvette Avenue, in Huguenot, located on the South Shore of Staten Island. They will vary in size, ranging from 3,126 to 3,891 square feet each. In all four houses, the ground floor will host a single-car garage. The second and third floors of each structure will contain full-floor residential units, averaging 1,200 square feet across the development. Peter J. Calvanico’s Staten Island-based Calvanico Associates is the architect of record. The site is currently occupied by a two-and-a-half-story, wood-framed house. Demolition permits were filed in January, although the property has not yet been subdivided. Future residents will be located three blocks from the Staten Island Railway’s Huguenot station.

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