We Buy Houses & Buildings in Concord, Staten Island

Housing Stock

What Concord Is Built From

Concord is a neighborhood of mixed ages packed into a small area. The oldest pattern is the 19th-century road network: Richmond Road and Clove Road are old routes across the island, and Targee Street became the neighborhood’s spine. Between them, the side streets hold frame houses from the early 20th century, brick and frame two-families from the middle of the century, and newer attached and semi-detached houses on lots that were split up over time.

Concord also has small apartment buildings and condominium complexes, especially near the expressway and the larger roads. The medical arts buildings on Ralph Place grew up around the former Doctors’ Hospital of Staten Island, which closed in 2003, and the professional offices there are part of what gives the eastern side of the neighborhood its mix of uses.

Typical Property Types

• Frame one-family houses on the side streets off Targee Street
• Brick and frame two-family houses, many owner-occupied
• Semi-detached and attached houses from the later 20th century
• Small apartment buildings near Clove Road and Narrows Road North
• Mixed-use buildings along Clove Road, Richmond Road and Targee Street

From Dutch Farms to Concord

The area was originally known as Dutch Farms and was renamed Concord in 1845, after Concord, Massachusetts. Judge William Emerson, brother of Ralph Waldo Emerson, lived nearby, and Emerson Hill to the north is named for him; Henry David Thoreau spent time here as well. In the early 19th century the neighborhood had a large German immigrant population. Today it is one of the more diverse parts of the island, and Staten Island’s first mosque opened in Concord in 1985 before later moving to Tompkinsville.

The biggest change came in the early 1960s, when the city condemned a band of property along Concord’s northern edge to build the Staten Island Expressway. Price Street became Narrows Road North, the service road that still defines the neighborhood’s top edge, and the expressway connected Concord to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge when it opened in 1964.

Zoning

Zoning Context in Concord

Most of Concord is zoned for low- and moderate-density housing, with commercial overlays along parts of Clove Road, Richmond Road and Targee Street. Like the rest of Staten Island, Concord falls under the city’s Lower Density Growth Management Area rules, which generally require more off-street parking, larger yards and more open space for new construction than the base zoning alone would. Those rules are a big reason teardown-and-rebuild math on Staten Island looks different from Brooklyn.

Concord’s northwestern edge rises toward Emerson Hill, which falls within the Special Natural Area District. Lots on or near the hillside can face extra review for steep slopes, trees and rock outcrops. If your property is near the hill, that review can affect what a buyer can build.

City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, adopted in December 2024, applies on Staten Island, but much of the borough sits in the parking zone where minimum parking requirements largely remain. Accessory dwelling units are allowed on many one- and two-family lots, with limits on location and size. Zoning is parcel-specific, so confirm your lot’s district and any special-district rules with a zoning professional or attorney.

Regulated Buildings

Rent-Regulated and Tax-Benefit Buildings in Concord

Staten Island has far fewer rent-stabilized apartments than Brooklyn, because most of its housing is one- and two-family homes that fall outside stabilization. Concord does have some older apartment buildings with six or more units built before 1974, and those can include stabilized apartments. Since the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act, owners have had very few ways to raise regulated rents, and rising taxes, insurance and repair costs squeeze those buildings.

We buy regulated buildings in their current condition and price them from registered rents, the real rent roll and the condition of the boiler, roof and facade. Our rent-stabilized building page explains how. If you own a newer rental building with a 421-a benefit, existing 421-a buildings stay on their benefit schedules even though the program closed to new projects in 2022; see our 421-a page.

Inherited Property

Selling an Inherited House in Concord

Inherited houses are among the most common properties we see in Concord. Many were bought by parents or grandparents in the decades after the bridge opened and have been owned by the same family ever since. When the owner dies, the heirs often face a house that needs work, a tenant upstairs, and a probate process none of them has been through before.

Executors, Administrators and the Surrogate’s Court

Estates for Staten Island property go through the Richmond County Surrogate’s Court at 18 Richmond Terrace in St. George, across from the ferry terminal. If there is a will, the court issues letters testamentary to the executor named in it. If there is no will, the court appoints an administrator and issues letters of administration. Either way, the person holding those letters is generally the one who can sign a contract and deed. We can sign a contract while that process is underway and set the closing for after the fiduciary has authority. Your estate attorney should confirm what the letters allow.

Common Situations We Handle

• Siblings who disagree — one wants to keep the house, one wants to sell, one lives far away; a written offer gives everyone a real number to discuss
• Out-of-state heirs — we can arrange access, walk the property, and coordinate with a local attorney so you do not have to fly in repeatedly
• Vacant houses — taxes, water charges, insurance and heating keep running while the house sits; vacant-house insurance is often harder to get
• Homes that need work — original kitchens, old wiring, roof or boiler problems, or a lifetime of belongings; we buy as-is
• A tenant in the other unit — we buy two-families with the tenant in place and take over the tenancy at closing

Read our guide to selling inherited property on Staten Island for a fuller walk-through, and talk to your attorney about tax and estate questions before you sign anything.

Where We Buy

Where We Buy in Concord

Concord is compact, and we buy on every block. These are the parts of the neighborhood we hear about most:

• Targee Street corridor — houses, two-families and small storefront buildings along the neighborhood’s main north-south street, near P.S. 48
• Clove Road & Narrows Road North — mixed-use buildings and small apartment buildings along the expressway’s service road and the Clove Road approach
• Richmond Road edge — older houses and commercial lots on the old road along Concord’s western side
• Ralph Place medical area — offices and houses around the medical arts buildings on the former Doctors’ Hospital site
• Emerson Hill slope — the blocks climbing toward Emerson Hill, where lots are irregular and hillside rules can apply
• Grasmere and Old Town edges — the blocks that blend into Grasmere to the east and into Old Town to the southeast

Why Owners Sell

Why Concord Owners Sell to Us

• Estates — heirs settling a parent’s house who want one clean sale
• Tired landlords — owners of two-families who have rented the other floor for decades and want to stop
• Legal-use questions — finished basements or extra units that do not match the certificate of occupancy
• Deferred repairs — roofs, boilers, oil tanks, foundations or water damage that would scare off a financed buyer
• Violations and liens — open DOB or ECB violations, water charges or tax liens
• Relocating — owners moving off the island, often to New Jersey or out of state, who want a firm closing date

Each of these narrows the buyer pool on a public listing. A direct sale means one buyer, a written price and a closing date you choose.

Potential

Where the Value Is in Concord

Concord’s appeal is location. It sits right at the Staten Island Expressway, minutes from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, with express buses to Manhattan on Targee Street and Clove Road and the Staten Island Railway a short trip east. That keeps steady rental demand for two-families and small buildings, and steady buyer demand for renovated houses.

Value often shows up in houses that have not been updated in a generation, in two-families that can be renovated floor by floor, and in larger or corner lots on the main roads. Because of the Lower Density Growth Management Area parking and yard rules, the best plan for a lot is not always the biggest building. We work through those rules before we make an offer.

Your Options

Your Options for Selling Concord Property

List With a Broker

A renovated, vacant Concord house can draw strong interest from buyers moving from Brooklyn or within the island. Listing usually means repairs, showings, a buyer’s mortgage and appraisal, and some months before closing. If your house is in good shape and you have time, listing may net you more, and we will tell you so.

Renovate or Develop Yourself

Renovating or legalizing a unit can raise value if you have the capital, time and patience for permits, contractors and carrying costs. On Staten Island, parking and yard requirements and flood or hillside rules can add steps.

Sell Directly to Red Hook Development

We buy as-is, with tenants, estates and violations. The process is confidential, you pay no commission to us, and you choose the closing date. See what we buy or submit your property.

How It Works

How Selling to Us Works

• Tell us about the property — address, units, rents and condition, by form, phone or email
• We respond within one business day — and review zoning, tax records, violations and recent sales
• Walkthrough — one visit, scheduled around you and any tenants; we can arrange access for out-of-state owners
• Written offer — clear terms, as-is, no repair requests
• Close with your attorney — on the date you choose, once title is clear

Market Context

The Concord Market

Concord sells mostly to buyers who want a house or two-family near the expressway and bridge without paying hillside prices on Emerson Hill or Todt Hill. Updated, delivered-vacant houses get the most attention. Occupied two-families, estate houses with years of deferred work, and small buildings with open violations sell to a much smaller group.

Those are the properties we focus on. We also buy throughout the rest of the Mid-Island, including Dongan Hills, Arrochar and Todt Hill, and on the North Shore in Clifton.