On the corner of Hannah Street in Tompkinsville is not just a house.

In fact, the building was a firehouse, once home to Engine Company 154. After being decommissioned and sold in 1972, it was transformed into a home.

The home now belongs to the Abbate family. Their cars and bikes now sit in the garage where fire trucks were once parked.

You can also spot where the fire poles used to be.

"There's a lot of history, it's cool to be a part of it,” Anthony Abbate said. “A lot of firefighters actually live in Staten Island, like I said, I get a lot of little pop-ins from folks and I'm always happy to learn a little bit more about what happened here before we took over.”

Anthony and Susannah Abbate bought the firehouse in 2006 after living in the East Village - and now live here with their son and daughter.

They live on the third floor, an open style loft, and have views of Manhattan and the Verrazano Bridge.

"We have plenty of space, which we didn't have before and that's a lot of fun,” Susannah Abbate said. “I have access to outdoor space which I really enjoy, I like being able to be with the kids running around outside in the sun."

With all that space, they also rent out the second floor.

"They love it, I mean folks are really excited about the fact that it's a historical building,” Anthony Abbate said. “It's an ex-firehouse, and they're happy to come here because of the novelty of it.”

With the new observation wheel and outlet center coming to the North Shore, the Abbate family says they're very excited to a part of the changing area.

"I've seen a lot of changes in New York City,” Anthony Abbate said. “This is really a marvelous thing to be a part of as the North Shore of Staten Island, which is a really beautiful area, is transforming, we're part of that and we're happy to be here."

"It's exciting that we can have a footprint here already and we're really excited to see what will come next and what our kids will get to enjoy,” Susannah added.

Leaving a piece of Staten Island's past, in it's evolving future.