Elected officials and civic leaders joined Tritec Real Estate in digging into the dirt at the ground-breaking ceremony for its new development project in the Village of Lindenhurst.
The East Setauket-based company — which has developed several big projects across Long Island such as New Village in Patchogue and the new Ronkonkoma Hub — will be constructing The Wel, a 260-residential apartment complex at 75 East Hoffman Avenue.
The ceremony, held on Wednesday afternoon, drew a massive crowd of supporters on the sun-splashed day.
“We’re excited to be here and excited to read more ››
It will be at least 18 months before the 260-unit Tritec Real Estate development in Lindenhurst is complete, but local business leaders said investment in the downtown is already increasing, though some residents still question whether the project is the right fit for the community.
Lindenhurst Chamber of Commerce president Jo-Ann Boettcher said the development on East Hoffman Avenue across from the Long Island Rail Road station and efforts at downtown revitalization have attracted businesses.
“We have a lot of new businesses that have not only shown interest but have put in read more ››
Babylon is beginning the next phase in its Wyandanch redevelopment, which may include a nationally-known company.
LiRo Engineers Inc. in Syosset, signed by the town for a contract up to $1 million, has begun work on the second phase of the Wyandanch Rising redevelopment. The projected $500 million public-private effort started nearly two decades ago focuses on revitalizing the economically distressed hamlet.
Until now, the redevelopment has focused on the area north of the Long Island Rail Road station, where two apartment buildings have been constructed and a third is being read more ››
A heap of construction materials was all that remained of a long-abandoned Amityville motel, and on Monday an excavator began scooping up the debris to make way for a new office building.
The former Sayonara Motel was the site of two fires in the past five years, including one that killed a man in December 2014. The dilapidated structure had sat vacant since then, and a second fire in October 2018 reduced the building to rubble.
The Babylon Industrial Development Agency closed on the property at 831 Broadway, just south of the Southern State Parkway, on July 11, purchasing read more ››
The site of a former Amityville motel that sustained two fires, including one in 2014 that killed a man, is being eyed for redevelopment to offer a shared workspace for local entrepreneurs.
The Babylon Industrial Development Agency is buying the Sayonara Motel and working with the business community to create a co-working office space.
The IDA, a public authority that grants tax breaks to projects with industrial uses or workforce housing and that create or retain jobs, has agreed to buy the property from owner Parkway Hospitality Group LLC for $710,000 and pay for costly read more ››