Autism services firm pays $1.9M to Flagstar for former bank branch in West Brighton

A Friendly Face, an autism services provider, through the entity Castleton Management LLC paid $1.9 million to Flagstar Bank for the retail building (K7) at 1214 Castleton Avenue and an adjacent parkinglot in West Brighton, Staten Island. The expected use is owner-occupied.
The deal closed on December 23, 2025 and was recorded on January 22, 2026. The two properties have 11,990 square feet of built space and 11,087 square feet of additional air rights for a total buildable of 18,587 square feet according to a PincusCo analysis of city data. The sale price per built square foot is $160 and the price per buildable square foot is $103 per the PincusCo analysis. (The price per square foot analysis is the transaction price divided by square feet as reported in public records and assumes no air rights have been sold.)
The signatory for Flagstar Bank was Brian Mioduszewski . The signatory for A Friendly Face was Ella Goldin . The contract date was November 20, 2025.

Prior sales, articles and revenue

Prior to this transaction, PincusCo has no record that the buyer A Friendly Face had purchased any other properties and has no record it sold any properties over the past 24 months.
The seller Flagstar Bank had not purchased any other properties and sold three properties in three transactions for a total of $8.4 million over the same time period. Out of the two properties, one with a total of 11,990 square feet of built space generated revenue of $288,959 per year.

The property

The retail building in West Brighton has 11,990 square feet of built space and 11,087 square feet of additional air rights for a total buildable of 18,587 square feet according to a PincusCo analysis of city data. The parcel has frontage of 100 feet and is 150 feet deep with a total lot size of 15,000 square feet. The zoning is R3-2 which allows for up to 0.5 times floor area ratio (FAR) for residential. The city-designated market value for the property in 2022 is $1.3 million.

Violations and lawsuits

There were no lawsuits or bankruptcies filed against the properties for the past 24 months. In addition, according to city public data, the properties have not received any significant violations in the last year.

Development

There are no active new building construction projects or major alteration projects with initial costs more than $1 million on this tax lot.

The block

There are no active new building construction projects on this tax block.

The majority, or 53 percent of the 37,782 square feet of built space are retail buildings, with mixed-use buildings next occupying 37 percent of the space.

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