Retail space for lease in Charleston
Charleston at the southwest end of Staten Island holds the Bricktown Centre shopping center on Bricktown Way and big-box stores on Veterans Road West, and warehouses and industrial buildings on Arthur Kill Road and Veterans Road West, beside the West Shore Expressway and the Outerbridge Crossing to New Jersey.
- Retail stock
- 1.2M SF
- Retail properties
- 96
- Largest retail
- 2790 Arthur Kill Road
- Transit
- SIR at Richmond Valley
Building figures are existing stock from NYC PLUTO 26v2 tax lot records, not space on the market. More below.
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NYC Department of Finance filings
Rent collected per square foot: retail buildings in Staten Island
In 2024, 715 Staten Island retail properties filed income statements with the city. Their median gross income was $29.60 per square foot, and the middle half collected between $19.65 and $42.13. The typical property's income was up 1.1% on 2023. The city publishes these figures by borough, not by neighborhood, so they cover Staten Island as a whole.
Gross income per square foot, 2024
Staten Island retail buildings
- Median gross income
- $29.60/SF
- Middle half
- $19.65 to $42.13
- Typical change on 2023
- +1.15%
- Citywide median
- $36.07/SF
- Filings
- 715
Source: NYC Department of Finance, FY 2027 RPIE 2024 Income and Expense Distributions (FY 2027 assessment roll, published January 2026), page 16. Owners of income-producing properties file a Real Property Income and Expense statement each year; gross income is everything a property collected in 2024 per square foot, as filed, with outlier and partial-year filers left out. It includes vacant space, concessions and older leases, so it is not an asking rent.
NYC storefront registry
Storefronts in Charleston
How many shopfronts the city's registry counts here and how many stood empty at the end of 2024: a quick read on how much choice a retail or restaurant tenant has.
- Registered storefronts
- 178
- Vacant on Dec 31, 2024
- 5
- Vacancy rate
- 2.8%
- NYC 8.7%
- A year earlier
- 2.3%
- more empty now
Streets with the most storefronts in Charleston
Large buildings with a vacant storefront
Owners of 1 of the 7 large buildings we track in Charleston with registered storefronts reported at least one vacant on December 31, 2024, 1 of them at 3 or more year ends in a row. Each links to the building's filings by year. Not listings: the registry records no size, rent or asking terms.
| Building | Vacant storefronts | Reported vacant |
|---|---|---|
| 2935 Veterans Road West | 1 of 25 | Every year end since 2022 |
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Storefront vacancy across New York City
Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings, pulled 2026-10-11. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31. Neighborhood figures count storefronts near the neighborhood's commercial core, the same area as the building figures on this page. A vacant storefront is not always on the market: some are being renovated, held empty or already leased to a tenant who has not moved in.
NYC tax lot records
Retail buildings in Charleston
What already stands here, from the city's own property data. Useful for sizing a search before a single space is listed.
- Retail space
- 1.2M SF
- Properties with retail space
- 96
- All commercial space
- 3.3M SF
- Built before 1940
- 9%
Largest retail buildings
All 14 large commercial buildings in CharlestonAge, height and zoning
- Median year built: 1995.
- Median height: 1 floor.
- Most common zoning districts: M1-1 (138), M3-1 (40), M2-1 (39). 90% of these lots are zoned for manufacturing.
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-11. Counts cover tax lots with commercial floor area within about 0.7 mi of Charleston's commercial core, and each lot counts toward one neighborhood only, so boundaries are approximate. Building figures are the city's floor-area estimates, not available space.
MTA station data
Staten Island Railway stations in Charleston
Every station within about 0.7 mi of Charleston's commercial core, closest first. Stations joined by a free transfer count once.
- Stations
- 1
- Lines
- 1
- Fully accessible
- 0 of 1
- Closest
- Richmond Valley, 13 min walk
The station
- Richmond Valley
Lines
The Staten Island Railway stop within about 0.7 mi of Charleston's core.
Step-free access
- None of these stations is fully accessible. The closest accessible station is Arthur Kill (SIR), about 1.1 miles from the core.
Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, pulled 2026-10-11. Walking times are straight-line estimates from the nearest point of Charleston's commercial core (the same area as the building counts), so the street route is longer. Accessibility is the MTA's rating for the named station. PATH, LIRR, Metro-North and ferries are not in this data.
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Questions about retail space in Charleston
How much does retail space cost in Charleston?
Leasemark has no asking rents posted here yet, so here are the city's own numbers. Retail buildings in Staten Island collected a median $29.60 per square foot in 2024, and the middle half between $19.65 and $42.13, according to the income and expense statements owners file with the NYC Department of Finance (FY 2027 distributions, 715 filings). The city publishes these figures by borough, so this is Staten Island as a whole, not Charleston alone. That is what buildings actually collected, with vacant space, concessions and leases signed years ago in the mix, so it is a baseline rather than a quote: a specific space's price depends on the building's class, floor, condition and the length of the lease.
How do I find retail space in Charleston that is not publicly listed?
Post a requirement on Leasemark. Owners and listing brokers see what you need (without your contact details) and can respond with spaces, including ones that are not on the market yet. You choose who gets an intro.
How much retail space is there in Charleston?
New York City's PLUTO tax lot data (26v2) records about 1.2 million square feet of retail floor area across 96 properties in the part of Charleston Leasemark covers. The largest by that measure is 2790 Arthur Kill Road, at about 160,000 square feet. That is the existing building stock, not space currently for lease.
How many storefronts are vacant in Charleston?
Owners registered 178 ground- and second-floor storefronts in the part of Charleston Leasemark covers for the end of 2024, and 5 of them (2.8%) stood vacant on December 31, 2024, against 8.7% citywide and 2.3% here a year earlier. The most storefronts are on Arthur Kill Road (31) and Page Avenue (26). A vacant storefront is not always on the market: some are being renovated, held empty or already leased to a tenant who has not moved in.
Which large buildings in Charleston have a vacant storefront?
Owners of 1 of the 7 large buildings Leasemark tracks in Charleston with registered storefronts reported at least one vacant on December 31, 2024, 1 of them at 3 or more year ends in a row. It is 2935 Veterans Road West (1 of 25 storefronts). Each building's page shows its filings by year. A vacant storefront is not always on the market: some are being renovated, held empty or already leased to a tenant who has not moved in.
What Staten Island Railway stations serve Charleston?
One Staten Island Railway station sits within about 0.7 mi of Charleston's commercial core: Richmond Valley, served by the Staten Island Railway, roughly 13 minutes on foot. Walking times are straight-line estimates from MTA station data.
Is it free to post on Leasemark?
Yes. Posting a space or a requirement is free. Contact details are only shared when both sides accept an intro.