Brown Harris Stevens

Rare find and opportunity. Welcome to 344 Westervelt Avenue, a NYC Landmark in St. George/ New Brighton Staten Island. This grand home was constructed between 1880 and 1882 for August and Augusta Schoverling and was dedicated a New York City Landmark in 2000. The home is situated on a hill top enormous lot with 100 ft. frontage and 150 ft. depth ( over 1/3 acre total). There is also a three car garage and off street parking for up to six cars. This house is one of the most imposing and architecturally distinguished of the masonry Second Empire style houses in northeastern Staten Island. Faced in tawny-red iron-spot brick set off by stone and wood trim, the house's principal feature is a projecting tower-like bay with windows on three sides that is set on an angle at the southeast comer of the house, the best vantage point for views of the harbor looking towards Tompkinsville. A late example of the Second Empire style, the house incorporates neo-Greco ornament that is handled with unusual sophistication and features a beautifully restored wrap around porch identical to the original. Currently the home is divided in five apartments with a large spacious double parlor floor. The home can remain as a 5 family investment property or an owner occupying one of the apartments and still have an excellent income producing investment. For the historic preservation minded buyer this unique home can be converted back to a spectacular one family mansion. Currently the largest apartment is the main floor. This is the original grand entryway which flows to the impressive main parlor and formal dining room with high ceiling with beautifully restored original details, decorative mantels and parquet floors. There is the north parlor room which is currently the main bedroom, a second rear bedroom ,full bathroom and separate windowed kitchen with dishwasher. Throughout the parlor floors are original details, fireplaces and intricate woodwork and decorative plaster details. Adding to the possibilities of the home is an enormous unfinished basement with high ceiling that once served as the main entryway when the house was converted to a multifamily in the 1930's. It can be renovated and rebuilt as additional living space therefore changing the parlor floor apartment into a large duplex. Above the main floor there are four large one bedroom apartments with a separate side entrance for the Tenants and also the original staircase to the main floor if someone was to turn the house back to a one family mansion. All the apartments have been upgraded over the years and have high ceilings, separate updated kitchens and some have views of Lower New York Bay and the Verrazano Bridge. The building will be delivered vacant and the apartments will be all rental market ready. Apartment photos available upon request. Offered at $1,495,000.00 Annual Taxes $20,087.00