Found 3 blog entries tagged as shore acres.

/uploads/listings/121 W 19th st.jpg

Our staff are experts in the real estate market; the seasoned staff are also leaders in sales and have an immense knowledge in the prestigious high end luxury market. 

High end homes are located all throughout Staten Island. There are many unique styles of homes at vast price ranges, which makes the high end luxury market on Staten Island is a must see! 

The market is looking up, so let us help you find the luxury home you have been dreaming of.  Browse all of Staten Island's luxury homes now.

Here are a few of our homes:

65 Wieland Avenue

65 Wieland Avenue

Located in Huguenot, listed at $1,2000,000. This contemporary home has 3 bedroom and baths. Rare find where the word custom still does not describe…

2838 Views, 0 Comments

Like White Playground, Von Briesen Park is located in Shore Acres near Fort Wadsworth. The park is on the property of Arthur Von Briesen, a German immigrant who later served in the Civil War. 

Von Briesen purchased this land in 1901; he named it “Gernda”, translating to “wishing to be there” in German. The property was originally an orchard and greenhouse and Von Briesen maintained it during his residency.

Facilities  
Dog-friendly park  

Von Briesen passed away in 1920 but his property wasn't donated to the Parks Department until 1949.  It was then that the home was demolished by the Parks Comissioner.  The park wasn't open to the public until 1949, no recreational facilities were added, City of New York Parks &…

3483 Views, 0 Comments

White Playground in Short Acres was named honoring Staten Island WWI vet John Edward White.

Born in Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, White served as a trainman for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in St. George, Staten Island. Never marrying, White enlisted in the United States Army to fight in WWI, and became a member of the Allied Expeditionary Force. He gave his life assisting in the defeat of Germany.

White Playground is located in the Staten Island neighborhood of Fort Wadsworth, which takes its name from the nearby military installation overlooking the Narrows. At 300 years of age, Fort Wadsworth is the oldest continually manned United States military reservation, and, along with Fort Hamilton on the opposite side, monitors movement in the New…

2358 Views, 0 Comments