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SiTreasure
Your Guide to Classic Homes and Historic Neighborhoods Staten Island Real Estate, Neighborhood News and Discussions.
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Left: Waiting to be Restored– Across from the newly renovated senior housing: the Women’s Open Air Pavilions
Gilded terra-cotta tiles decorate the upper floors. |
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Pictured Below: Beautifully restored Nurse’s Quarters– Now Senior Housing at Sea View |
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The Renaissance of Sea View:
The Preservation League of Staten Island recently held a walking tour of the grounds at Sea View. The event was jointly sponsored with the Sea View Historical Foundation. Borough Historian Tom Mateo provided guided tours of ten historic buildings on the grounds. Sea View is a NYC Historic District. A Self Guided tour by Cell phone will be available shortly by PLSI.
A recent success is the “Park Lane at Sea View” , the newly restored Nurses Quarters Building now site-adapted to provide 103 units of senior housing, including two bedroom, one bedroom and studio units. This project is, in many ways, a true triumph of historic preservation. The windows are original. They were removed from the building, sent to a restoration facility and reinstalled giving an elegant feeling to the space inside the individual units. Walk around the building and enjoy the new landscaping. |
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Above Right: Senior Housing– some feature private terraces. |
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Above Left: Park Lane at Sea View—exterior view |
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Above Left: Original Window Guards and windows restored. |
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Above Right: Cottages– additional Senior Housing. |
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Above: This spectacular sitting room at the Park Lane at Sea View, features a fireplace, terra cotta tiles, French doors, hardwood floors and a wood beamed ceiling. Each wood beam was removed and retro-fitted for the sprinkler system. |
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Above: Under renovations– courtyard-sitting area at Park Lane. Notice the copper window trim. |
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Above: Beautifully restored Terra Cotta Murals on display in the main lobby of the senior day care center of the Robitzek Building |