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A rare 6 over 5 home hits the real estate market in New Dorp, Staten Island.

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February 18 Home for Sale Listings Neighborhoods New Dorp Real Estate Staten Island

An impeccably maintained and rare 6 over 5 home in Staten Island was just added to the listing portfolio of MaryAnn DeMagistris of RealEstateSINY.com.


 

Living Room Titus Ave.

Living room featuring vaulted ceilings in this rare 6 over 5 two family home in New Dorp

Not only is Hylan Boulevard known for being Staten Island’s longest street; it is known for being a major commercial thoroughfare in the borough, stretching from the North Shore to the South Shore. To the north, you will find many stores lining the street, so you can count on one thing about the location of our latest listing in community of New Dorp…Convenience. Now when you combine convenience plus the rarity of finding a 6 over 5 homes in Staten Island, you will find 211 Titus Avenue.
See the complete listing for 211 Titus Ave. Staten Island.

Between New Dorp Lane and Ebbitts Street you will find Hylan Plaza and Hylan Commons, which have a number of shopping opportunities, eateries, and a movie theater. At the end of the plaza, down Ebbitts Street, you will find our most recent home for sale: 211 Titus Avenue. If you thought it couldn’t get any better, being that the house is located in a great section of Staten Island, think again. This enormous two-family home makes for a great income potential or a home for a large, multi-generation family.

Vaulted Ceilings

Vaulted Ceilings

Outside the house, you will find a large yard stretching from the main façade to the rear of the house. On the other side, you have a driveway, though there is much available parking on the street.  As you enter the house, you will find yourself in a common foyer, where you can access either apartment, as well as the basement.  In the fully-finished basement, you will find an open layout with a summer kitchen, a half-bathroom, and a laundry area already equipped with a washing machine and dryer.

As you make your way to the first floor, you will find yourself in the living room.  To your right is the roomy eat-in-kitchen, which has a full wall of beautiful, custom pantry-style cabinetry.  As you leave this room, you will enter the hallway which extends to the rear of the house. To your left, you will find two beautiful bedrooms. To your right, there will be one more bedroom adjacent to the full bathroom. Best of all, each room is impeccably maintained with hardwood floors.  Following this is the staircase to the full finished basement, as mentioned earlier; it features a laundry room, as well as a back door and a door to the second apartment. One Great feature about the homes set up is, both the upstairs and downstairs units have access to the basement through a common hallway. Consequently, that’s a rare find in many of the 6 over 6 and 6 over 5 homes on Staten Island.
 
When you reach the second floor, you will find that the layout is quite similar to the floor below, however, the vaulted ceilings in both the living room and bedrooms bring an uncanny sense of opulence to home.  The living room is in the same spot, but it is attached to the dining room, again, both rooms featuring vaulted ceilings.  The three bedrooms and beautifully-tiled full bathroom are in the same spots as below. However, instead of a

Master Bedroom of 211 Titus Ave. Staten Island

Master Bedroom with vaulted ceilings

staircase leading to the basement, you have a beautiful galley kitchen, which has ceramic tiles, a skylight, and new stainless steel appliances. Next to the kitchen is the laundry area, where you are already equipped with yet another washing machine and a dryer. Past this area, you have a back door and the same stairway you saw earlier, that leads to the common hallway with access to the basement.
 
Once again, the house is just south of Hylan Boulevard. Not only do you have the shopping options, but there are plenty of transportation options, as well. There are a handful of local and express buses that make their stops right on Hylan Boulevard, including a number of express busses ready to take you to Manhattan. Due to the fact that the house is located near Hylan Boulevard, you will be located near the beach, in addition to a number of parks, including Miller Field.
 
Additionally, there are a number of schools in the area which you may enroll your children in. The nearest public schools are P.S. 41, at 216 Clawson Street; I.S. 2, at 333 Midland Avenue; and Staten Island Technical High School, at 485 Clawson Street. Then, you have the Catholic schools, such as the St. Charles School, at 200 Penn Avenue; the Our Lady Queen of Peace School, at 22 Steele Avenue; and Monsignor Farrell High School, at 2900 Amboy Road. Furthermore, there are a few private schools in the area, such as the New Dorp Christian Academy, at 259 Rose Avenue, and the Richmondtown Preparatory School, at 2707 Hylan Boulevard.  If you would like to find out which schools your children may be zoned for, you can contact your local public school or School Administration for attendance requirements. You can also look here for school zoning in New York City.

For more information of this or any other New Dorp home for sale contact MaryAnn DeMagistris, a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson with the office of RealEstateSINY.com at 917-538-2423.

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For residents, the end of an era began in 2010. However, the reality of it all really began over fifty years prior.

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January 2 Neighborhoods New Dorp New York News Special Report Staten Island

Cedar Grove Staten IslandDuring the late nineteenth century, the eastern and southern shores of Staten Island were gradually becoming summer resorts for residents of New York City’s other boroughs.  Hotels began to pop up along the beaches and by the twentieth century, campgrounds were created.  These campgrounds were eventually converted into cottage colonies.  One of these sites, which had been transformed between 1917 and 1924, was the Cedar Grove Beach Club.

For years, residents of Staten Island and New York City’s other boroughs would travel to their summer homes at Cedar Grove.  The Great Depression, along with a few other factors, had caused many of these beach colonies to close, but the bungalows at the Cedar

Cedar Grove Beach

Cedar Grove Beach Staten Island

Grove Beach Club remained for generations.  By 2010, however, all of that came to an end.

The beginning of the end had actually taken place during the mid-nineteenth century.  At that time, New York City’s most prominent urban planner was Robert Moses.  Moses had been responsible for many of the City’s bridges and expressways, and by the 1950s, he had envisioned a parkway that would require the demolition of the Cedar Grove Beach bungalows.  In 1958, the site was acquired by the City of New York.

Robert Moses’ planned parkway was never constructed and so the land was leased back to its tenants.  Like all good deals, though, there was a catch: the tenants would be able to stay in their bungalows, but the City was able to take it back whenever they wanted.  That day came on September 30, 2010.

For decades, the tenants of the Cedar Grove Beach Club lived happily in their community, possibly forgetting all about the drawback of their agreement.  The community had

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Nothing left to renovate in this cozy New Dorp home on Staten Island

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September 13 Listings Neighborhoods New Dorp New York Real Estate Staten Island
Updated Kitchen on Clawson

Brand new kitchen

On a quiet, tree-lined street in the heart of New Dorp, you will find the home of 433 Clawson Street.  This Cape-style home was gutted down to the beams about two-and-a-half years ago and completely renovated. The complete renovation began at the front door and ended at the garage door. In between the two, the roof, windows, siding, plumbing, and electric were completely redone. As we move through this Staten Island home, we’ll highlight some pof those additional upgrades each of this home’s rooms. See complete listing for 433 Clawson St.
 
When you get inside to the entry foyer, you will find that it opens up into a large living room and dining room combination, which has hardwood flooring throughout.  The eat-in-kitchen has been equipped with brand-new appliances, as well as new cabinets, granite countertops, and a backsplash.  The full bathroom has been totally redone and is accompanied

Clawson St. cape Staten Island

Front of Clawson St. home

 by two large rooms; one has sliding glass doors, which lead to an amazing deck and yard.  When you get to the second floor, you will find two more bedrooms, giving the home a total of four bedrooms, with a fully-renovated bathroom.  Coming back down the stairs to get to the basement, you will find that it is tiled throughout with a summer kitchen.  The kitchen opens up to a large family room, which is accompanied by a three-quarter bathroom and a play room.

This home puts you in the middle of it all, with the tranquility of being miles away from everything.

The home of 433 Clawson Street sits on a splendid tree-lined street where oak and maple trees tower over the community under giving it a natural summertime canopy. The home is in walking distance from great shopping and

Updated Bath

Completely renovated bath

some of the best cafés and restaurants on Staten Island. From this residence, you will also find that public transportation is easily accessible.  The home is short distance to the New Dorp Train Station, which is located on New Dorp Lane and North Railroad Avenue.  Closer to the house, however, you have a few local buses, which travel along Hylan Boulevard or Richmond Road.  The s76 and s78 will both take you to the St. George Ferry Terminal.  The s76 also travels to Oakwood, by means of Richmond Road, while the s78 will take Hylan Boulevard to the Bricktown Mall.  There is also the s79, which travels along Hylan Boulevard to either the Staten Island Mall, or to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.  Aside from the easy commute to Brooklyn, you also have an easy commute into Manhattan, as almost a dozen buses pass by the house traveling into Lower and Midtown Manhattan.  These buses can all be accessed by walking over to Hylan Boulevard.

There are many schools surrounding the house.  For public school, students may attend P.S. 41, at 216 Clawson Street; P.S. 50, at 200 Adelaide Avenue; I.S. 2, at 333 Midland Avenue; Staten Island Technical High School, at 485 Clawson Street; and New Dorp High School, at 465 New Dorp Lane.  The Catholic schools in the area are the St. Charles School, at 200 Penn Avenue; the Our Lady Queen of Peace School, at 22 Steele Avenue; the St. Christopher School, at 15 Lisbon Place; and Monsignor Farrell High School, at 2900 Amboy Road.  In addition, you also have the private schools of the New Dorp Christian Academy, at 259 Rose Avenue; the Richmondtown Preparatory School, at 2707 Hylan Boulevard; and the Staten Island Academy, at 715 Todt Hill Road.  As stated, these schools are all very close to the home.  However, they may not be the ones students who will reside in the house are zoned for. Check with your local school board for information on school zoning for a particular address. 

Contact Cynthia Dgheim, licensed sales associate with RealEstateSINY.com

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