The island's boating neighborhood in ZIP 10308 - a laid back, waterfront pocket of the South Shore with a real harbor and marina, a national park beach at the end of the road, an easy main street strip, and its own train to the ferry. Here is what it is actually like to live here.
Great Kills is the neighborhood people think of when they think of boating on Staten Island. The harbor and marina anchor the whole place - sailboats, powerboats, and a genuine on the water community that gives this stretch of the South Shore a relaxed, coastal feel you do not get everywhere on the island. The housing runs family real estate: single family detached, semi attached, and some two family homes, on quiet blocks that back toward the water.
Everyday life happens along Amboy Road and Hylan Boulevard, a comfortable strip of shopping and dining, while Great Kills Park - part of the Gateway National Recreation Area - gives you a beach, trails, and a boat launch right in the neighborhood. There is a train to the ferry when you need it, strong family schools, and an easygoing pace that keeps people here for good.
The heart of the island's boating scene - a working harbor and marina full of sailboats and powerboats, with a real on the water community.
Part of the Gateway National Recreation Area - a beach, trails, and a boat launch, right in the neighborhood.
The neighborhood main street - delis, pizzerias, sit down restaurants, and everyday shops that keep life local.
Your own stop on the Staten Island Railway, running north to the St. George Ferry Terminal and the boat to Manhattan.
Single family detached, semi attached, and some two family homes on quiet blocks that lean toward the water.
Hylan Boulevard and the nearby parkway make getting around the island and toward the bridges simple.
Great Kills is a steady, driven by demand market, with the harbor and the waterfront lifestyle adding a real draw. Most homes typically trade between about $600,000 and $900,000, with the number set by lot size, square footage, updates, home type, and how close you are to the water. Larger detached homes, legal two family properties, and homes with prime harbor proximity sell above that range. Because family and waterfront buyers compete for the good ones, well priced, well presented homes here tend to move quickly.
Those are ranges, not your number. The only way to know what a specific Great Kills home is worth today is a real read on the exact house and the most recent sales on its block.
Great Kills is the island's boating neighborhood - a laid back, waterfront, family oriented South Shore community in ZIP 10308, known for Great Kills Harbor and its marina, Gateway National Recreation Area's Great Kills Park with its beach and trails, the Amboy Road shopping and dining strip, and its own Staten Island Railway station.
Most homes typically trade between about $600,000 and $900,000 depending on size, lot, condition, and how close you are to the water, with single family, semi attached, and some two family homes in the mix. For a current price on a specific home, request a free valuation.
It is one of the most relaxed, family friendly waterfront neighborhoods on the South Shore. Residents value the boating and marina life on the harbor, the beach and trails at Great Kills Park, strong schools, and the easygoing pace along Amboy Road and Hylan Boulevard.
Great Kills has its own Staten Island Railway station running north to the St. George Ferry Terminal for the ferry to Lower Manhattan. Hylan Boulevard and the nearby parkway make driving around the island and toward the bridges straightforward as well.
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