Serving Prince's Bay, Woodrow, Charleston, Pleasant Plains, Rossville and Richmond Valley Prince's Bay and Woodrow: newer houses, new sewers, bayside bluffs
This corner of the South Shore has some of the newest housing on Staten Island, and many Woodrow streets were connected to city sewers in the 2010s. Both shape the plumbing and basement work.
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Local homes
Homes in Prince's Bay and Woodrow
A third of the housing in ZIP 10309 was built in the 1980s, and its median year built, 1988, is second only to Tottenville’s on Staten Island. Two-family buildings are a bigger part of the mix here than in most of the Island, so many owners also have a tenant to keep in heat and hot water.
- 33.0% of housing units in ZIP 10309 were built from 1980 to 1989
- 28.6% are in two-unit buildings, the second-highest share among Staten Island ZIPs
- 76.3% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners
Figures are U.S. Census ZIP-level estimates (ZIP 10309); ZIP lines do not follow neighborhood lines exactly.
What goes wrong here
Old septic tanks after the Woodrow hook-ups
The Woodrow Bluebelt project, completed in 2017, laid four miles of sanitary sewers so nearly 600 houses could connect to city sewers and stop using septic tanks. A newly connected house can still have its old tank and outlet line buried in the yard.
Street runoff and yard water
The same project added over three miles of storm sewers and hundreds of catch basins that send street runoff to a new Bluebelt wetland at Sheldon Avenue. Leaders and yard drains still need their own path away from the foundation.
Clay bluffs and creek floodplains
South Shore waves hit nearly parallel to the coast and carve away the clay bluffs, leaving homes near them more exposed. FEMA’s post-Sandy maps also pushed the floodplain inland along Lemon Creek and Mill Creek.
Two households, one set of systems
With 28.6% of units in two-family buildings, a second kitchen, bath and heating zone is common in ZIP 10309. More fixtures and a second water heater mean more to maintain, and an upstairs tenant who needs heat kept running.
Services Prince's Bay and Woodrow homes call for
- Drain Cleaning in Staten IslandCamera checks on a new house sewer and on old septic outlet lines.
- Plumbing in Staten IslandSewer connections, backwater valves and two water heaters in a two-family.
- Basement Finishing & Waterproofing in Staten IslandFinishing the basement of a 1980s house once it is dry.
- Heating in Staten IslandSeparate heating zones for an upstairs unit.
- Custom Homes & AdditionsSecond stories and rear extensions on newer houses.
Getting to you
Access in a two-family
Separate entrances and a tenant upstairs mean access is arranged with both households, and any shutoff of water, heat or power is planned ahead with them.
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Around the neighborhood
Wolfe’s Pond Park, in Prince’s Bay, is one of the larger waterfront parks on the South Shore; its pond was a tidal inlet until wind and waves closed the mouth with sand and clay.
Lemon Creek runs through Lemon Creek Park and empties into Prince’s Bay.
Questions from Prince's Bay and Woodrow homeowners
Our house was hooked up in the Woodrow sewer work. Is the old septic tank a problem?
It can be if it was never pumped out and filled. An empty tank left in the ground can settle or collapse, so it is worth locating and closing properly.
Can the basement of a 1980s house be finished?
Usually. Look for water first: white mineral marks on the walls, damp spots after rain, a sump and backwater valve that work. Then frame with insulation and finishes that tolerate basement humidity.
How do I keep heat and hot water steady for a tenant upstairs?
Separate zones, a water heater sized for two households, and a tune-up before the heating season. If the heat does go out, the call is answered 24/7.
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