The Tides at Charleston is the first community of its kind for adults 55+ in the five borough area. This low maintenance enclave brings resort-style living close to the family, friends, neighbors, restaurants, and markets you know and love. The perfect complement to Staten Island’s south shore, this gated, waterfront community in historic Charleston offers superb choices at your doorstep. Stroll the majestic waterfront esplanade. Meet friends at the clubhouse, swim in the pool, work out in the fitness center, or experience a bit of Little Italy on the bocce court.

The Tides at Charleston consists of 190 single family homes set in an attractive waterfront location. Market surveys conducted early in the project indicated an overwhelming preference on the part of Staten Island adults for the type of residences designed for the Tides. These buildings combine the privacy of single family homes with the low maintenance required by empty nesters; active adults whose children have grown, allowing them to enjoy the rewards of their years of hard work.

Today we are one step closer to retaining Staten Island’s most valuable citizens. This large and growing population will have an option to stay on Staten Island and live in a community that addresses the need of our active adults.

The Tides at Charleston has been designed in a fashion to not only be aesthetically pleasing but to increase the feeling of spaciousness not only in the general community, but on each and every street and around each single home as well. Garages have been designed in courtyard setbacks, which create an old-town ambience as well as tremendously reducing curb cuts and thereby increasing available on-street parking. The down-the-street vista of turrets, gables, Palladian windows and rough-hewn stone details, unbroken by repetitive garage doors and driveways, demonstrates the attention to detail envisioned by the architectural firm of Rampulla Associates.

The Tides at Charleston is designed in a way to allow its occupants the option of living their everyday lives entirely on one floor without the need to go up and down stairs. This is possible by having the daytime living space as well as the master bedroom suite and laundry room all on one level. Additionally, the rooms are quite spacious with overlooks and dramatic high-volume ceilings. All the homes are designed with a minimum of 2400 square feet of living space. Lofts of 400 square feet provide a place to entertain the children and grandchildren. The homes offer an abundance of details, many of which create a flow conducive to ergonomic living and general well being.

The Tides at Charleston is located at the waterfront of Charleston, just north of the Outerbridge Crossing, affording water views and golden sunsets to its residents. The aesthetic value of the community is appreciated in many ways. There are multiple view corridors, walking paths, professionally designed and landscaped vistas, as well as the breathtaking waterfront esplanade. The homes themselves are designed around courtyards, which eliminate the garages from being a street viewable focal point and greatly increases on-street parking area. The entire community provides an aesthetically pleasing and relaxing New England sea town atmosphere.
The Tides at Charleston features vaulted ceilings, architectural overlooks, large spacious rooms and kitchens designed with islands angled to commingle with cooking, dining and entertaining areas. Complementing this elegant and spacious blank canvas, DNA Design Group LTD has executed the interior design of the five models at The Tides at Charleston and delivered elegance and drama to the space, which caters to the 55+ active adult community. The interior design demonstrates in a myriad of ways how best to achieve a functional space, custom-tailored to the lifestyle and interests of its residents. Whether it’s a library, sewing room, home office, clubroom, game room, media center, gym or cozy family gathering place, DNA offers their take on the right way to set your surroundings.

The attention to detail and the quality of construction and materials used to build The Tides at Charleston is at a level far above homes sold in a similar price range. Belgian block curbs, driveways made of stone pavers, Palladian-style windows, rough-hewn stone home facades, towers, turrets and gables, and even details like the level of the quality of the curbside mailboxes demonstrate the pride with which these homes are built. The interior fit and finish, the plumbing, the electric, the moldings and trim, all come together in a way that make these homes feel elegant, refined and fit for the active adults who expect and deserve this type of quality surrounding them.

Residents of the The Tides at Charleston will receive all the services any single-family homeowner has come to expect. The infrastructure includes underground utilities, city water and sewer, as well as curbside trash pickup and mail delivery. AND all of the homes delivered before June 2007 will be eligible for NYC Real Estate Tax Abatement.

The first two phases of construction at The Tides at Charleston community are sold out. A few homes are still available for sale in Phase Three of the project. These Phase Three homes will be spaciously situated around a cul-de-sac. The last two phases of the community, Phases Four and Five will be built along Pilot lane. Many of these Phase Four and Five homes will face the waterfront esplanade.

A Clubhouse incorporating a fitness room, meeting room, game room, clubroom as well as a great room with fireplace and glass wall facing the swimming pool will be constructed during 2007. The complex will also include a tennis court, bocce court, as well as numerous walking paths and view corridors.

Now the active adult 55+ community has an alternative to fleeing to New Jersey for a residence with these amenities and lifestyle. The Tides at Charleston Sales office is open seven days. Models are shown by appointment. The telephone number is 718.605.4400. The location is at Arthur Kill Road and Veterans Boulevard. The developer is Raymond Homes.