INITIATIVES / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Sea View: The SI Health & Wellness Campus

​In his first year in office Borough President Oddo framed his vision for the Staten Island Health and Wellness Campus at Sea View  to Mayor de Blasio. The Mayor was receptive and is working with Borough President Oddo to further develop the framework and better understand Staten Island’s needs  in coordination with the NYC Health & Hospitals Corporation (HHC) and the NYC City Economic Development Corporation (EDC). BP Oddo invited Maria Torres-Springer, President of EDC, to tour the site and discuss his vision in greater detail.

“I’m trying to breathe life into the abandoned Sea View buildings to fill needs we have here on Staten Island. We want to create New York City’s first community of care,” Oddo said. “We’re moving to a model where we want to be able maintain wellness, opposed to having to address sickness later on.”

In August 2016, the BP joined with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and New York City Health + Hospitals to announce plans for the new Sea View Healthy Community. The project will be constructed on the site of the old Sea View Hospital campus, which was built over a hundred years ago to treat those with tuberculosis. It ceased operations in the 1950s.
 
The Sea View Healthy Community will offer medical offices, retail spaces, housing, and community facilities including plazas and bike trails across its 90 acres. The facility will focus on addressing the needs of senior citizens and children with special needs.
 
NYCEDC will issue a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI), which will seek community proposals for the development of the site.
 
“Today marks a tangible step forward and demonstrable proof that we have moved from what was once merely a vision crafted when I got to Borough Hall in 2014 to a priority project for the de Blasio Administration,” noted BP Oddo. “This community of care is going to happen, and Staten Island will be a much healthier place because if it,”
 
The community will be the first health-focused, mixed-use development in the country.

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Made On Staten Island: The TV & Film Industry in our Borough
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​You may have noticed more film crews on Staten Island than ever before - that’s because there are more filmings happening on Staten Island than at any other time in our history. The TV & Film industry has found Staten Island and they are here to stay (or rather, return). Thanks to support from the Borough President’s Office and Made in NY, the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting, more production companies and directors are using Staten Island for its array of backdrops and settings for their projects. This is great news for the borough for many reasons, but most of all it brings jobs for Staten Islanders and revenue for local businesses. From craft services (feeding the crew), to locations, the industry brings with it a healthy shot in the arm for our economy. 
Here are some of the TV shows that have filmed on Staten Island – more than once – in the last year: 
   • The Blacklist     • Gotham     • The Americans     • Vinyl
And, with the Broadway Stages project continuing the government review process, this industry will only increase.

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Jobs Coast: Bustling with Economic Activity
There is nothing more crucial to the creation of new jobs for Staten Islanders than the development of the West Shore's waterfront. Here's a look at some of the dynamic private-sector projects that are generating thousands of jobs for Staten Island’s economy.

Matrix Global Logistics Park
In 2013, Staten Island Marine Development purchased 676-acres of industrial land in Bloomfield that once housed the GATX Oil Storage facility and was proposed for an 82,500-seat NASCAR track. The track idea was scuttled after staunch opposition from residents and elected officials, including BP Oddo. As part of the purchase agreement, SIMD reclaimed approximately 330 acres for commercial development while maintaining and enhancing 245-acres of freshwater and tidal wetlands that are permanently deed-restricted and preserved.
In 2016, the Matrix Development Group purchased three parcels of the remediated land and built warehouses high above the surrounding neighborhood and marshlands. The Matrix facility is also ringed by a system of man-made retention basins, levees, and culverts, all decorated with freshly planted wetlands grasses and wildflowers. Matrix is expected to become one of Staten Island''s largest employers. It is now home to the Amazon Fulfillment Center and IKEA, which have already generated nearly 3,000 jobs. Two more warehouses are in the works -- one a 450,000-square-foot logistics facility is under construction on a 50-acre parcel of land, according to SILive.com. The last structure will be 975,000-square-foot building.
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Amazon Fulfillment Center
In the fall of 2018, Amazon opened a $100 million, 855,00-square-foot fulfillment center in Global Matrix Logistical Park.This is Amazon's first fulfillment center in New York City. There are approximately 2,250 people employed there who work alongside Amazon robots to pick, pack and ship customer orders.

IKEA Fulfillment Center
IKEA also opened a fulfillment center in 2018 in a 975,000-square-foot building at Global Matrix Logistical Park. Goals include completing 100 percent of its shipments on electric vehicles by 2020 as part of IKEA's commitment to sustainability, according to a report on SILive.com. 

Global Container Terminal
The Global Container Terminal is located on 187-acres of land in Mariners Harbor, near the Goethals Bridge. It features on-dock rail services and is readily accessible to major truck routes, its website notes. The on-dock rail service connects the Terminal to neighboring distribution centers, as well as the North American rail and road network The site also houses a 66,400-square-foot refrigerated warehouse.

Corporate Park
As Staten Island’s largest private real estate developer, the Nicotra Group owns, manages and leases more than 1-million-square-feet of commercial real estate, according to the Corporate Park website. There are office spaces, the Hilton Garden Inn, the Hampton Inn and Suites, Nicotra's Ballroom and Above Rooftop, all located within a 415-acre natural wildlife preserve in the Corporate Park of Staten Island. The Nicotras also own the property that once housed the Teleport, a communications hub. The space is occupied by 200 tenant companies, which employ 5,000. There is an organic rooftop farm and vineyard on the site, two restaurants and two-acres of trails. 
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Broadway Stages
Broadway Stages, a top film and television studio opened in 2018 on the grounds of the former Arthur Kill Correctional Facility in Charleston. The studio includes five sound stages. Movies and television shows filmed at Broadway Stages include "Ocean's 8," "Orange Is The New Black," Daredevil," "Blue Bloods" and "Billions."

Pratt Industries
Pratt Industries opened its plant in Travis on April 13, 1997. The $250 million paper recycling plant converts nearly 100 percent of Staten Island’s recyclable paper to cardboard, including pizza boxes. With locations in 27 states, Pratt is the nation's fifth-largest corrugated packaging company and the world's largest privately-held 100 percent recycled paper and packaging company, according to its website.

Bricktown Center
Bricktown Center at Charleston is a 400,000-square-foot shopping center. anchored by Bed Bath & Beyond, Christmas Tree Shops, Home Depot and Target. A Regal Cinema opened at the site in 2019 with 10 theaters and more than 1,000 seats. The concession stand has your typical movie fare, like popcorn and candy, but also sandwiches, burgers, chicken fingers, pizza and tacos.

Staten Island Mall
The Staten Island Mall, the borough's main shopping hub since 1973, underwent a major redevelopment of its 1.2-million-square-foot property in New Springville. New stores and restaurants were added, including Shake Shack and the popular Dave & Buster's.  A dine-in theater opened in 2019. Additionally, a three-story, 732-space free parking garage opened in 2018. 

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