Staten Island

An aerial view of cleared Mount Manresa site, image via Google Maps

Staten Island Developers File Plans for Houses on Streets Named for Greed at Mount Manresa

In February, Politico New York reported that a judge would allow Staten Island Borough President James Oddo to choose street names that signified greed and deception for a new development on the site of the former Mount Manresa Jesuit Retreat, next to the approach for the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Now, the builders have filed plans for their sprawling townhouse project on Cupidity Drive, Avidita Place, and Fouberie Lane.

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Goethals Bridge Replacement: Twin Spans on Track to Become City’s First New Crossing in Half a Century

As far as skyline watchers like ourselves are concerned, we live in a glorious time. But with our gaze normally aimed upon the ever-rising skyscraper pinnacles, we sometimes forget that we live in the greatest bridge-building era in more than half a century. At least three major bridges in New York City and its vicinity are being replaced with new spans, with major reconstruction underway on several more. Of these, one of the easiest projects to miss might be the twin replacement spans of the Goethals Bridge, which will connect Staten Island’s Howland Hook and Elizabeth, New Jersey. Upon their 2018 completion, the cable-stayed spans will stretch across the Arthur Kill, replacing the cantilever span that has served the borough since 1928.

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148 McClean Avenue

Three-Story, Two-Unit Mixed-Use Building Planned at 148 McClean Avenue, Arrochar, Staten Island

Property owner Chris Reno, doing business as an anonymous Staten Island-based LLC, has filed applications for a three-story, two-unit mixed-use building at 148 McClean Avenue, in Arrochar. That’s located along Staten Island’s East Shore. The project will measure 4,840 square feet. It will feature 1,425 square feet of commercial-office space on the ground and cellar levels, followed by full-floor residential units on the two floors above. The apartments should average 959 square feet apiece. The project will come with three off-street parking spaces. Joseph Loccisano’s Staten Island-based Sanna & Loccisano Architects is the architect of record. The 40-foot-wide, 4,000-square-foot property is currently vacant.


5428 Amboy Road

Twin Two-Story, Two-Family Houses Coming to 5428 Amboy Road, Huguenot, Staten Island

Property owner Robert Germano, doing business as an anonymous Staten Island-based company, has filed applications for twin two-story, two-family residential buildings at 5428-5430 Amboy Road, in Huguenot. That located along the South Shore of Staten Island. They will measure 5,234 square feet each. Each structure will have a single unit on the ground floor, followed by a second unit across a mezzanine level and the second floor. Across both houses, the residential units should average a family-sized 1,832 square feet apiece. Anthony Scaglione’s Staten Island-based Scaglione Architects is the architect of record. The 80-foot-wide, 13,943-square-foot assemblage is currently vacant. Single- and two-story houses were demolished last month. The neighborhood’s Staten Island Railway station is located around the corner.


3892 Hylan Boulevard

Three Single- and Two-Family Houses Coming to 3888 Hylan Boulevard, Great Kills

Staten Island-based Vatam Holdings Inc. has filed applications for a two-story, two-family house at 106 Whitman Avenue and two two-story, single-family houses at 3888-3892 Hylan Boulevard, in Great Kills. That’s located along the South Shore of Staten Island. The two-family home will measure 3,413 square feet and its full-floor apartments should average 1,137.5 square feet apiece. The single-family homes will measure 1,875 square feet and 1,767 square feet, respectively. Between all three, there will be a total of seven off-street parking spaces. Peter J. Calvanico’s Staten Island-based Calvanico Associates is the architect of record. The 8,900-square-foot corner property is currently vacant.


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