Never a dull moment on Staten Island! We recap eventful Island news.

 
 
   

NAME YOUR PRICE, BUYERS TELL HOMEOWNERS
Home sellers have had a windfall in 2017 with buyers paying more than the list price on 24.1 percent of home sales during the year according to a report by real estate website Zillow.

 
 
   

DIVERSIFY YOUR PORTFOLIO AND INVEST IN REAL ESTATE
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute categorizes real estate as an alternative investment that includes residential and commercial properties as well as mortgage-based securities and real estate investment trusts.

 
 
   

LISTING YOUR…

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If you all haven't heard the news, the Crimmins Ale House opened last weekend for a 3-day grand opening on 1144 Forest Avenue, where friends and family gathered to eat good food, reminisce with friends and coworkers, have a great drink and enjoy the atmosphere. SI- Live did a wonderful article on Tom Crimmins Realty's owners Suzanne and Tom Crimmins as well as their son, Tom Crimmins Jr., who are also now the proud owners of a fine ale house where everyone can come to sit back, relax and enjoy a beverage with friends while watching a sports game, sampling quite an incredible selection of beers (No seriously, look at that menu!) and enjoying fabulous paninis. If you want to read more about the grand opening weekend, SI live did a spectacular article on the…

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The Alice Austen House, also known as Clear Comfort, is nestled in Rosebank at 2 Hylan Boulevard. It received its name from Alice Austen, one of America's earliest and most accomplished women photographers.

History Behind The Alice Austen House

Originally, this home was built as a one room Dutch farmhouse, but was saved from demolition in the 1960s. The home, built in the 1690s, was purchased by John Haggerty Austen, Alice Austen's Grandfather. Circa 1725, the room that became the present parlor was added, and at mid century, the dining room/kitchen wing was constructed. Throughout this 25 year period which John Austen took to restore the home, he was able to alter the original home into a Victorian Gothic cottage. In the late 1860s is when the…

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This Greek Revival structure lies on the South Shore of the island, located at 441 Seguine Avenue. The home received its name from James Seguine who purchased the land which the mansion sits on between 1780 and 1786. Seguine Avenue and Seguine Point in Princes Bay were also named after this family's ancestors which first settled on Staten Island in 1706.

History Behind The Seguine Mansion

The Seguine Mansion was first built around 1840 by James Seguine's Grandson, Joseph Seguine. Joseph not only operated the family's prosperous oyster-harvesting business, but he also founded the Staten Island Oil and Candle-making Company, and owned extensive farmland. Even after Joseph's death, the house remained in the family until 1868 when financial difficulties…

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Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York and is divided into three main areas, the North Shore, Mid-Island, and the South Shore. Similarly to the North Shore it is a very diverse area, culturally yet also realty wise too. With over twenty neighborhoods in the area, you are sure to fall in love with at least one aspect of Staten Islands Mid-Island.

Arrochar

In the shadows of the Verazano Bridge, Arrochar is located in the northeastern area of Staten Island, east of Hylan Boulevard, with South Beach, Fort Wadsworth, Concord, Old Town, and Dongan Hills surrounding it.

Prior to the European immigration to North America, Staten Island was home to the Lenape Native American tribe. Then once Europeans began to flood in, it wasn't until…

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On June 24th, 2017, Tom Crimmins Realty sponsored and organized a Family Fun Day. Located at the Conference House Park at 292 Satterlee Street, Staten Island, NY, 10307, family friendly events were held for everyone from 12-4pm. Booths from different companies and establishments gave out snacks, food, drinks, activities, toys, etc all for free.

 

The Tom Crimmins Realty Booth

A large group of people came out to help during this event, many of which donated time, money, and supplies. We give a special thanks to:

  • Abe & Sheri Aruch Chairspersons of Tom Crimmins Realty 
  • All the Tom Crimmins Realty Volunteers
  • The Conference House Association
  • NYC Dept. of Parks
  • Elli Kalamaras of U.S. Mortgage 
  • Peter & Graig Martin as well as well…

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Winning students (Dorothy Ha, Damien Montanez, Garrett Vanderneut, Samantha Harrell) attended awards ceremony for Tom Crimmins Realty's Annual Essay Contest at The Manor House on Tuesday June 20, 2017. Alongside them are Suzanne and Tom Crimmins, Dan Boxman from United Northern, and fellow Tom Crimmins Realty agents (Peter Nacionales, Jack Favaloro, Vince Monardo, Sheri and Abe Aruch).

After a while of hard work and dedication in 5th grade classes across Staten Island, students and their schools submitted their essays to Tom Crimmins Realty's Annual 5th Grade Essay Contest. Following the submission of hundreds of essays from many schools both public and private, all essays were thoughtfully reviewed by our agents and staff.

This year, students…

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Don't Forget To Come Join Us!

If it so happens to rain, the rain date will be the following Sunday: June 25, 2017!

Don't miss out on our Family Fun Day! It is a great FREE event to take the family to! 

We at Tom Crimmins Realty are very proud to invite the Staten Island community to our free family fun day at The Historic Conference on Saturday June 24, 2017 from 12 to 4 pm.

We have joined forces with the NYC Parks Department, The Conference House Group and many community minded businesses to organize, sponsor and run a great event to raise both awareness and monies for The Conference House.

The day will include free food, drinks, candy, ice cream, novelty toys, popcorn, snacks, hot pretzels, music and more. The activities will include a…

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Goethals bridge replacement projectThe Goethals Bridge has been helping those living in Staten Island and New Jersey to commute back and forth since its opening on June 29, 1928. Now, with construction on route to replacing the aging Goethals bridge, this will be the city's first new crossing in 50 years.

How does the New Structure Compare to the Old?

Unlike the old cantilever structure, the new construction of the Goethals Bridge consists of twin spans rising south of the current structure. Similar to other replacement bridges being built, the engineers decided to use cable-stayed spans for this new bridge. Another new feature of this bridge are the road-supporting cables which fan out diagonally from central anchor pylons as well as the pylons themselves which will now be V-shaped.…

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Recently, one of Staten Island's very own schools was ranked the fifth top public school nation wide on niche.com and that prestigious school is Staten Island Technical High School. 

In the article Staten Island Tech Earns Top Grade in National Ranking (D.Lore, 2016), it mentioned how "It was... ranked among the nation's top high schools for science, engineering, technology and mathematics (STEM)" and for it's very high college readiness score of 99.6%. 

Staten Island Technical High School is one of the eight specialized high schools across New York City. To become admitted into one of these schools an eighth or ninth grader must take the Specialized High School Admissions Test also known as the SHSAT. The student must take this timed multiple…

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