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On the North Shore of Staten Island, there is the neighborhood of Graniteville. This neighborhood received its name from the quarry of granite that ran through the area. Between the mid-to-late 1800s, the granite was quarried for the building of roads and walls on Staten Island. It was not until years later that it was found that the quarry was actually made up of diabase, and not granite.

After the quarry was closed, excess dirt from where new houses were being built was filled into the quarry and it turned into a vacant lot. In the mid-1970s, Dr. Alan BenimGraniteville Quarry Park, Staten Islandoff, a current professor at the College of Staten Island, was surveying the land and found a rare stone within the diabase. This stone is called trondhjemite and is only known to be found in Wales…

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Prior to the building of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Staten Island was more of a vacation area than anything else.  Once the bridge was opened in 1964, many people started to move to Staten Island on a permanent basis. As more 
people wanted to move onto the Island, there were more houses being built, as well as housing communities.

Blueberry Park EltingvilleOn the South Shore of Staten Island, in the neighborhood of Eltingville, one of the housing communities that was built after the opening of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was Atlantic Village. This community is located right off of Arden Avenue and has nice views of the Raritan Bay, being that the houses are across the street from it.  This housing community was built between the mid-1970s and the late 1980s.

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At 154 Foster Road there is a one-family home that was built in 1945. This dwelling was built with a living space of 900 square feet on 3660 square feet of land. It is located on block 6906 and lot 32 in the neighborhood of Prince's Bay, Staten Island, 10309. On 12/6/2004 it was publicly recorded as sold for $300,000.

Source: New York City Department of Finance home sale data. Property tax assessments in New York City are determined by estimated home values based on reported comparable area home and real estate sales.

To receive more information regarding this property or if you would like to get a current home value market analysis you can contact our office at (718) 966-9669.

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148 Foster Road

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At 321 Foster Road there is a one-family home that was built in 1981. This dwelling was built with a living space of 1976 square feet on 6360 square feet of land. It is located on block 6906 and lot 39 in the neighborhood of Prince's Bay, Staten Island, 10309. On 10/14/2004 it was publicly recorded as sold for $639,900.

Source: New York City Department of Finance home sale data. Property tax assessments in New York City are determined by estimated home values based on reported comparable area home and real estate sales.

To receive more information regarding this property or if you would like to get a current home value market analysis you can contact our office at (718) 966-9669.

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308 Foster Road

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At 91 Foster Road there is a one-family home that was built in 1930. This dwelling was built with a living space of 2944 square feet on 7500 square feet of land. It is located on block 6860 and lot 15 in the neighborhood of Prince's Bay, Staten Island, 10309. On 7/29/2004 it was publicly recorded as transferred without money considerations.

Source: New York City Department of Finance home sale data. Property tax assessments in New York City are determined by estimated home values based on reported comparable area home and real estate sales.

To receive more information regarding this property or if you would like to get a current home value market analysis you can contact our office at (718) 966-9669.

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At 85 Foster Road there is a one-family home that was built in 1980. This dwelling was built with a living space of 2816 square feet on 7840 square feet of land. It is located on block 6860 and lot 11 in the neighborhood of Prince's Bay, Staten Island, 10309. On 2/23/2004 it was publicly recorded as sold for $635,000.

Source: New York City Department of Finance home sale data. Property tax assessments in New York City are determined by estimated home values based on reported comparable area home and real estate sales.

To receive more information regarding this property or if you would like to get a current home value market analysis you can contact our office at (718) 966-9669.

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72 Foster Road

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At 72 Foster Road there is a one-family home that was built in 1935. This dwelling was built with a living space of 1562 square feet on 14800 square feet of land. It is located on block 6896 and lot 18 in the neighborhood of Prince's Bay, Staten Island, 10309. On 9/30/2004 it was publicly recorded as transferred without money considerations.

Source: New York City Department of Finance home sale data. Property tax assessments in New York City are determined by estimated home values based on reported comparable area home and real estate sales.

To receive more information regarding this property or if you would like to get a current home value market analysis you can contact our office at (718) 966-9669.

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At 14 Foster Road there is a two-family home that was built in 1945. This dwelling was built with a living space of 4416 square feet on 4400 square feet of land. It is located on block 6896 and lot 50 in the neighborhood of Prince's Bay, Staten Island, 10309. On 12/15/2004 it was publicly recorded as transferred without money considerations.

Source: New York City Department of Finance home sale data. Property tax assessments in New York City are determined by estimated home values based on reported comparable area home and real estate sales.

To receive more information regarding this property or if you would like to get a current home value market analysis you can contact our office at (718) 966-9669.

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At 111 Florence Place there is a one-family home that was built in 1994. This dwelling was built with a living space of 3200 square feet on 5000 square feet of land. It is located on block 6723 and lot 141 in the neighborhood of Prince's Bay, Staten Island, 10309. On 3/12/2004 it was publicly recorded as sold for $660,000.

Source: New York City Department of Finance home sale data. Property tax assessments in New York City are determined by estimated home values based on reported comparable area home and real estate sales.

To receive more information regarding this property or if you would like to get a current home value market analysis you can contact our office at (718) 966-9669.

Neighboring houses and brief specs on Florence Place:

74 Florence…

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At 82 Florence Place there is a one-family home that was built in 1960. This dwelling was built with a living space of 1756 square feet on 5000 square feet of land. It is located on block 6721 and lot 9 in the neighborhood of Prince's Bay, Staten Island, 10309. On 7/1/2004 it was publicly recorded as sold for $475,000.

Source: New York City Department of Finance home sale data. Property tax assessments in New York City are determined by estimated home values based on reported comparable area home and real estate sales.

To receive more information regarding this property or if you would like to get a current home value market analysis you can contact our office at (718) 966-9669.

Neighboring houses and brief specs on Florence Place:

70 Florence…

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