STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Ten neighborhoods across the country have been identified as the hottest real estate locales of the moment — hand-picked by popular brokerage website Redfin based on factors like “days on market” and “sale-to-list price ratio.” The most exciting tidbit to come out of this study? A cozy pocket of Staten Island has landed at number six.
“Great Kills is a neighborhood on the south shore of Staten Island, with relatively easy access to Brooklyn and the rest of New York,” noted Redfin’s study, which lists Great Kills in between Polk Gulch, California, and Franklin, Wisconsin.
Lauren Levert, an associate broker with RE/MAX Edge in Willowbrook, who was born and raised in the borough, chimed in on the report, describing the area as “lined with shops, restaurants and parks” and featuring a marina with nightlife and restaurants…