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Aspen Knolls Estates is one of the largest housing developments in Staten Island, New York. It contains 944 single-family housing units and is located in the neighborhood of Arden Heights on the island's south shore, near the intersection of Arthur Kill and Woodrow Roads. Plans for this development began in the mid 1980s following the closing of the Saint Michael's orphanage (1982) with some of the land set aside for a church named for the recently canonized St. John Neumann. The church also maintains a convent for the Presentation Sisters on the east side of the property. The church and its grounds are surrounded on three sides by the Aspen Knolls Estates development, and by Arthur Kill Rd. on its fourth side. The Aspen Knolls Estates development was originally meant for housing of Navy families. However, due to Base Realignment and Closure, the housing contract was terminated in November 1994 after the closure of the Staten Island Homeport in Stapleton. With the development already planned, its builders decided to go through with construction and sell the homes to regular citizens. Construction began in 1995 and was finished in early 2006. During this time period, people moved into the community as each house was finished being built. V.I.P. Real Estate in Staten island was chosen by the developer to sell all its New Construction from an on-site sales office. V.I.P. Real Estate continues to sell many re-sales in the Aspen Knoll's community. The community today has over 3,000 residents. The community has established strict parking policies in its bylaws, which results in many cars being towed out of the complex. Surrounding two sides of this development (alongside the rear of homes lining Ilyssa Way from Arthur Kill Rd. to Woodrow Ave.) is Arden Woods, with almost 200 undeveloped acres of forest and wetland, including some hiking trails.〔http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/ardenwoods/highlights/12079〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aspen Knolls」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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