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Found 84 blog entries for February 2013.

Before the mid-nineteenth century the neighborhood of Huguenot was originally known as Bloomingview.  Huguenot got hp9_400its name from the many Huguenots, members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France that had moved to the area.  The Huguenots were being prosecuted in France for not converting to Catholicism during the mid-to-late seventeenth century, so many of them fled to America.

By 1851, the Huguenots had established and built their first church in Bloomingview, called "The Brown Church" or "The Church of the Huguenots".  The church had caught on fire in 1918 and was rebuilt on the site that it sits on now, in 1924.  Today, this church is a New York City Landmark and is known as The Reformed Church of Huguenot Park.

By the mid-to-late 1800s,…

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The neighborhood of Huguenot began to be established in the middle of the seventeenth century.  At this time, the area was known as Bloomingview. Pierre Billiou and his wife Francoise were some of the first Huguenots to settle on Staten Island. Huguenots were people that were a part of the Protestant Reformed Church of France.  At that time, their people were being prosecuted for not converting to Catholicism and those who were lucky enough fled their homeland for America.Kingdom Park, Staten Island

By 1849, there were many Huguenots living in Bloomingview and, thanks to religious freedom, the Church of the Huguenots was established. Just two years later, the church was built and was known as "The Brown Church" or "The Church of the Huguenots".  By 1918, the church had caught on…

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The Staten Island neighborhood of Westerleigh became a popular place a couple of decades after the formation of the Prohibition Party in 1869.  Around the late 1880s, twenty-five acres of the current Westerleigh neighborhood became Ingram Woods, Staten Islandhome to the National Prohibition Campground Association, also known as Prohibition Park.  Prohibition Park started off as a campground with some recreational facilities for its visitors.  Soon, people began to settle there instead of having to visit.

In the early twentieth century, the neighborhood of Westerleigh started to become more a residential area.  As a result, the National Prohibition Campground Association started building homes and transferred some of their land to the City of New York.  By the mid-1900s,…

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When you look at the numbers, one thing has become clear: the real estate market locally has stabilized after 5+ years of some of the most tumultuous times in American history.  By no means was it an easy go of it locally-especially after Hurricane Sandy made it to our shoreline back in October of last year.

realestatesiny_market_report_262The impacts of the hurricane were clearly evidenced in home sale numbers for this past November, a month after the storm.  With just 182 home sales, it was a drop of over 14% from the prior month, and a whopping 33% from a year prior.  However, a brighter side emerged after the storm, rebounding a little over 32% in December.

All in all, it was enough to put the market as a whole above 2011 in many facets and it's the first time the market has…

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With the opening of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in 1964, many residents of Brooklyn and other nearby places lcpp11_400began to move to Staten Island.  With the increase of Staten Island's population and housing, a decrease occurred in Staten Island's undeveloped areas and many of the natural habitats found in the borough began to disappear.  Many of Staten Island's current parks would today be plots of land taken up by houses and buildings if it were not for the residents of Staten Island who did not want to see the beautiful natural habitats destroyed.  If you look into the past of Staten Island's parks, you will hear many stories about how members of the communities worked together to preserve these places.  One such story is that of Last Chance Pond Park, which…

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In 1920, a one-family home was built at 155 Woodvale Avenue. This residence is in the neighborhood of Prince's Bay, Staten Island, 10309 on block 6751 and lot 65. It has a living space of 1536 square feet and is situated on 10000 square feet of land. On 6/3/2004, this residence was publicly recorded as sold for $410,000.

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 Woodvale Avenue:

144 Woodvale…

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In 1899, a one-family home was built at 123 Woodvale Avenue. This residence is in the neighborhood of Prince's Bay, Staten Island, 10309 on block 6751 and lot 113. It has a living space of 2352 square feet and is situated on 6608 square feet of land. On 1/19/2004, this residence 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.

Neighboring houses and brief specs on…

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In 1970, a one-family home was built at 200 Wieland Avenue. This residence is in the neighborhood of Prince's Bay, Staten Island, 10309 on block 6972 and lot 58. It has a living space of 1292 square feet and is situated on 4000 square feet of land. On 10/4/2004, this residence was publicly recorded as sold for $452,000.

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 Wieland Avenue:

188 Wieland…

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In 2004, a two-family home was built at 96 Wheeling Avenue. This residence is in the neighborhood of Prince's Bay, Staten Island, 10309 on block 6858 and lot 20. It has a living space of 2790 square feet and is situated on 4333 square feet of land. On 10/15/2004, this residence was publicly recorded as sold for $799,326.

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 Wheeling Avenue:

88 Wheeling…

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In 1985, a two-family home was built at 184 Wieland Avenue. This residence is in the neighborhood of Prince's Bay, Staten Island, 10309 on block 6972 and lot 66. It has a living space of 2336 square feet and is situated on 4000 square feet of land. On 11/8/2004, this residence 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.

Neighboring houses and brief specs on Wieland…

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