Serving St. George, Tompkinsville, New Brighton, Silver Lake and Grymes Hill Prewar pipes and oil heat on the North Shore hills

Local homes

Homes in St. George

More than half of the homes in ZIP 10301 were built before 1960, and almost two in five before 1940. Rentals outnumber owner-occupied homes, and about a quarter of the housing is in buildings of 20 or more apartments.

• 38.8% of housing units in ZIP 10301 were built in 1939 or earlier
• 54.2% of occupied homes are rented, the highest share of any Staten Island ZIP
• 11.2% of occupied homes heat with fuel oil, the highest share on the Island

Figures are U.S. Census ZIP-level estimates (ZIP 10301); ZIP lines do not follow neighborhood lines exactly.

What goes wrong here

• Lead in the line from the street

  The city banned lead water service lines in 1961, and DEP warns that older one- to four-family homes may still have them. DEP’s NYC Service Line Map shows the recorded material, and the owner is responsible for the whole line.

• Oil burners on the hillside blocks

  Fuel oil still heats 11.2 percent of occupied homes in ZIP 10301, against 1.8 percent in the South Shore ZIPs 10309 and 10312. Switching to gas means a National Grid service line and meter before a gas boiler can be fired.

• Old paint in rented apartments

  Under Local Law 1 of 2004, owners of rental buildings put up before 1960 must presume the paint contains lead and repair peeling paint under lead-safe work rules.

• Landmarks rules on the hill

  Part of the area lies in the St. George/New Brighton Historic District, where exterior work needs a Landmarks permit even on a side hidden from the street.

Services St. George homes call for

• Plumbing in Staten IslandLead or galvanized service lines, old cast-iron stacks and worn shutoff valves.
• Heating in Staten IslandOil burner service, steam boilers and conversions to gas.
• ElectricalFuse boxes and old wiring in prewar houses and walk-ups.
• PaintingInterior repainting of older homes using lead-safe practices.
• General Construction & Remodeling in Staten IslandUpdating a prewar house, with Landmarks paperwork where it applies.

Getting to you

• Walk-ups and steep streets

  On the hillside blocks, stairs and parking decide how equipment gets in, so tell us the floor and whether there is a super to call.

Estimates are free, and emergencies are answered 24/7.

Around the neighborhood

The free Staten Island Ferry runs between the St. George Ferry Terminal and Whitehall in Lower Manhattan; NYC DOT maintains both terminals.

Silver Lake Park sits between Forest Avenue, Victory Boulevard and Clove Road. Its lake became the end point of the city’s Catskill water supply in 1917 and held drinking water until underground storage tanks took over in 1971.

Nearby

• Port Richmond and West Brighton
• Midland Beach and South Beach
• New Springville
• All of Staten Island