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Site of former restaurant with caves
Completed townhouse redevelopment; no current opportunity (already built), supported by local housing market data. · summary, model-written
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Site profile3 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
County typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,553/mo zillow · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: …townhouse complex record · all sites with thisHousing
This site: …townhouse complex newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | RedevelopedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | housingWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | townhouse complexnewtypes-extraction reported |
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Official records (3)
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- Richmond County (36085) profile (data.census.gov)from site.county_fips 36085
- FEMA flood map (NFHL) at this pointfrom site.lat/lon
- EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom site.lat/lon
Reference (2)
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- Wikimedia Commons photos within 500 mfrom site.lat/lon
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Place (8)
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- Walk Score at this pointfrom site.lat/lon
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- USGS National Mapfrom site.lat/lon
Market (1)
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- LoopNet: for sale in Staten Island, NYfrom site.city + state → search
News (2)
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Planning (1)
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- Staten Island on Wikipediafrom city_wikipedia.json (Wikipedia API)
History and original facts
| County | Richmond County |
|---|---|
| Census division | 2 · Mid-Atlantic |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: A former restaurant with caves off Van Duzer Street was redeveloped into a townhouse complex. |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Planning
| No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site. |
Site context
| Housing permits, Richmond County (NY), 2024 | 22 units in 5+ unit buildings, 350 in 2–4, 108 single-family; 2023: 59 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 0 within 10 km, 28 within 25 kmcomputed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 14,209 jobs in 1,223 establishments; average annual pay $41,716; employment location quotient 1.06; employment +0.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 143 jobs; 10 in retail trade, 0 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36085027704)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 59th income percentile as adults; 0.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (327 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 7% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 7.1%; median family income $113,355; 128 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | New York City Department Of Education (PK-12); 6 public schools within 1 mile: IS 72 ROCCO LAURIE; PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS; SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA SCHOOL; CSI HIGH SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIESNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 160 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 63 county-logged events: 36 thunderstorm wind, 20 flash flood, 5 hail, 1 flood; $60,154,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 10314, 2026-09 | median list price $683,750 (-4.4% on the year); 149 active listings; median 52 days on market; 12% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 1,341 establishments (+5%); 25,726 jobs (+61%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $724,119 (+5% 1 yr, +22% 5 yr); typical rent $2,553/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 21,229 vehicles a day on FOREST HILL RD (minor arterial, 2 lanes); 601 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Former restaurant site (Staten Island, NY) redeveloped into a built townhouse complex. Original use: restaurant. New use: housing (confirmed as completed).
Why. Retrofit already built (status: built). County housing market shows strong demand (ZHVI $724k, +5.2% YoY; median rent $1,689).
Where it stands. No current opportunity (opp_score: 0.0). Peer sites (e.g., Albee Square Mall) are distant and similarly redeveloped. Permits show 500+ housing units built in 2023–2024 (Richmond County).
For a planner
- Completed project; no active redevelopment needed.
- Housing market data aligns with local demand metrics.
For a developer
- Not available for new development (already built).
- Peer projects show similar housing focus in NY metro.
What we do not know yet
- No parcel details or deal terms provided.
- Traffic data (21k ADT) not relevant to current status.
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- county grew 3.9% 2018–23
- median rent $1,689
- housing in the record
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
Sources
- Grymes Hill, Staten Island · CC BY-SA 4.0
1 quoted sentence
The restaurant has since closed, and the entire site was redeveloped with a townhouse complex.
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