"Staten Island's most infamous Victorian ghost house is getting a very real upgrade. The turreted Kreischer Mansion on Arthur Kill Road, long whispered about as the borough's go-to haunted spot, is set to add a new freestanding event structure now that the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission has signed off on the plans. After years of stalled proposals and neighborhood speculation, the approval signals a fresh attempt to breathe life into the brooding landmark."
"According to the New York Business Journal, the owner, Kreischer Mansion Holdings LLC, pitched a separate event building to sit behind the vacant house at 4500 Arthur Kill Road. The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved that application, clearing the way for a new structure that would rise to the rear of the protected mansion while leaving the historic main house itself intact."
Kreischer Mansion on Arthur Kill Road will receive a separate freestanding event building approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, with the historic main house to remain unchanged. The turreted Victorian mansion, built in 1885, has a long local reputation for hauntings tied to a reported 1894 suicide and a 2005 mob killing. The roughly 3.8-acre property has attracted multiple redevelopment proposals over the years, including condominiums and a 2020 plan for an 11-building senior living complex. Previous proposals prompted repeated Landmarks Preservation Commission reviews and revisions, but none resulted in construction. The mansion has occasionally opened for tours and seasonal events.
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