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The poetry of nature is strong in Arden Heights
Named for an idyllic woodland featured in Shakespeare’s play “As You Like It,” the Arden Heights neighborhood is at the center of Staten Island’s green rebirth. This suburban community is surrounded by revitalized natural spaces, including the Freshkills Park, one of New York City’s most ambitious environmental rehabilitation projects. Forest and wetlands provide a verdant backdrop to this quiet bedroom community, while two major highways facilitate citybound commutes.
Arden Heights is a picturesque community nestled in the southwestern part of Staten Island.
Most of Arden Heights Woods in Staten Island is a forested hardwood swamp.
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Townhouses predominate in Arden Heights
Though the oldest homes in Arden Heights date to the Civil War and its name was coined by a Canadian publisher in 1886, this community was not truly born until the intense suburbanization of the South Shore in the 1970s. Village Greens, New York’s first planned urban development, is located in the neighborhood and testifies to Staten Island’s townhouse boom. Linda Bradley with the Village Greens Residents Association says, “It’s great to live in Village Greens; it’s a small community. I’ve been living here for 45 years. Everything is really close by; the neighbors are terrific. We have a park, tennis courts, and a pool, and we even have little leagues for the kids and movies in the summer." Units in this development sell for between $528,000 and $720,000. "We have 749 homes; everybody owns their own home," Bradley adds. The rest of Arden Heights features a combination of homes built from the 1970s to 1980s and more recent builds from the 2000s to 2020s. Fully detached homes built before 2000 sell for between $652,000 and $1.9 million, while those built since then start at $735,000 and sell for up to $2.1 million. Overall, prices here have risen 8% over the past 12 months and the average price of $1.04 million is above the median for the New York Metro Area. Home styles vary from the ubiquitous townhouse to Tudor Revival and Colonial Revival aesthetics, and most homes feature sizeable front lawns and driveways as well as sidewalk access. The neighborhood scores a 2 out of 10 on the Cap Crime Index, which is below the national average of 4.
Arden Heights has a blend of residential areas and natural spaces.
Arden Heights has a family-friendly environment.
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Career and college-focused education at Tottenville High
Students attend Public School 4 - Maurice Wollin, given an A-minus rating by Niche, for elementary school, while Intermediate School 75 - Frank D. Paulo scores an A. Tottenville High School, which receives a B-plus, offers accelerated course loads in science and classics for high-performing students. The school's College Now program allows students to obtain credits from two community colleges.
Test scores at PS 4 in Staten Island are above the state average.
Tottenville High School boasts a diverse group of students.
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Environmental transformation at South Shore parks
The Arden Heights Woods, named for the Forest of Arden in Shakespeare’s native Warwickshire, is New York City’s largest protected wetlands. It encompasses 183 acres of kettle ponds formed by prehistoric glacial shifts and is also a prime destination for listening to the calls of local owls. Brookfield Park, about a mile away, was once a chemical wasteland. It has since been transformed into a thriving wetland ecosystem navigable by pedestrian trails. Freshkills Park, formerly the world’s largest landfill, forms Arden Heights’ western border and is in the midst of evolving into the second-largest park in New York City. Though the project isn't expected to be completed until 2037, its biking paths already invite cyclists to explore its flat trails, while its mounds offer commanding views of the Fresh Kills estuary.
Freshkills Park is 2200 acres and one of the largest parks in New York City.
Arden Heights residents like to take a relaxing walk with their dogs at Freshkills Park.
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Diverse shopping and dining along Richmond Avenue
Arden Heights’ culinary scene reflects the diversity of both Staten Island and the rest of the city. Dozens of white-tablecloth Italian eateries sit along Arden Heights’ borders, as do Irish pubs and sushi venues. Fanelli’s Deli & Meats is the quintessential Italian deli, serving up both cold cuts and hot sandwiches. At Arden Heights’ northern end, Top Bagels is open 24 hours a day, selling classic New York bagels as well as made-to-order lunch specials. Local supermarket operations include Key Food and Aldi. The Staten Island Mall, the borough’s main shopping center, sits less than 3 miles up Richmond Avenue.
Key Foods in Arden Heights offers groceries and household goods.
Top Bagels is a neighborhood shop with a deli, bakery, and prepared foods.
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Commuting into Manhattan and Jersey City
Arden Heights is 30 miles south of Manhattan, accessible via both the New Jersey Turnpike and the Gowanus Expressway. Commuters working in the financial hub of Jersey City can take either the Turnpike or the Bayonne Bridge into New Jersey and be at work within a 20-mile journey. Arden Heights’ MTA bus line, SIM4C, takes commuters from Arden Avenue into Lower Manhattan within a two-hour journey. The Staten Island Ferry terminal is about 15 miles away.
Arden Heights residents have several bus lines that take them to Manhattan for work.
The Staten Island Ferry is just 15 miles away from Arden Heights.
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Arden Heights Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Arden Heights, Staten Island sell after 50 days on the market compared to the national average of 52 days. The median sale price for homes in Arden Heights, Staten Island over the last 12 months is $672,500, up 4% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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