Long Island

195 North Broadway

Preliminary Plans Proposed for Two-Story, 350-Unit Mixed-Use Complex at 195 North Broadway, Hicksville

10:00 am on June 6, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Last year, Midtown-based Seritage Growth Properties (the real estate investment trust, or REIT, of Sears Holdings Inc.) acquired, for an unspecified amount, the 26.4-acre property at 195 North Broadway, in the hamlet of Hicksville, located in Nassau County, Long Island. Now, the REIT has proposed preliminary plans to build a 350-unit mixed-use complex on the site, according to Long Island Business News. They call for a two-story complex also containing retail space that includes a supermarket and shops, as well as a promenade. The property is currently occupied by a 156,000-square-foot Sears department store, a Sears auto center, a Chipotle restaurant, and a TD Bank. Everything would be demolished except for the TD Bank and Chipotle, which are located in separate small structures along North Broadway. The plans are at least a year-plus from getting underway, but the developer has already begun meeting with the Hicksville Community Council. The site is located seven blocks from the neighborhood’s Long Island Rail Road station.

226 East Main Street

Medical Tech Development Firm’s New Single-Story Headquarters Opens At 226 East Main Street, Smithtown

10:00 am on May 31, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Medical and bio-tech product development consulting firm MIDI has finished construction on their new single-story office and research headquarters at 226 East Main Street, in Smithtown on Long Island, located nearly a mile from the neighborhood’s Long Island Rail Road station. The new building hosts MIDI’s corporate offices, its research, design, and engineering studios, and a prototyping lab. The structure also contains additional science and medical diagnostic spaces, including a Northwell Health imaging center. The $5 million facility was constructed by Stalco Construction and designed by Long Island-based nf architectural designs.

Long Island Offshore Wind Farms

81,000 Acres of Ocean South of Long Island Designated for Offshore Wind Farming

6:00 am on March 28, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has proposed an 81,000-acre swath of the Atlantic Ocean located 11 miles south of Long Beach, Long Island, to be the site of future wind energy development. The area could be turned into an offshore wind farm, but not before a lengthy approval process is complete, according to the LI Herald. A developer would first have to design plans to build a wind farm, then lease a given area, trek through the required review steps, and obtain the proper approvals, at which point construction could finally begin. The entire process is estimated to take 10 years from start to finish. At this point, BOEM will conduct an environmental assessment to study the impacts of leasing the area. In 2013, BOEM launched a Request for Interest to gage the desirability to build wind farms. Multiple developers, including the New York Power Authority, have expressed interest.

494 Hempstead Avenue

12-Unit Condominium Building Proposed At 494 Hempstead Avenue, Malverne, Long Island

3:00 pm on January 21, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Franklin Square-based R&B Acquisition & Development is proposing a 12-unit condominium building at 494 Hempstead Avenue, in Malverne, located about half a mile north of the neighborhood’s Long Island Rail Road station. The Nassau County site, which currently consists of two separate houses at 494 Hempstead Avenue and 1104 Hempstead Avenue, requires a rezoning for the project to be built, according to LI Herald. The zoning district would change from Residence A to Residence C-A if approved by the Town of Hempstead. A public hearing is scheduled for January 26th.

14 Brooklyn Avenue

Five-Story Mixed-Use Building Nearly Complete At 14 Brooklyn Avenue, Valley Stream

2:00 pm on May 28, 2015 By Reid Wilson

Dubbed Sun Valley Towers, Alma Realty Corp. is wrapping up construction on their five-story, 72-unit mixed-use building at 14 Brooklyn Avenue, in Nassau County’s Valley Stream. According to LI Herald, Blink Fitness will occupy 15,000 square feet on the ground floor, and renting will begin by September. The building’s former developer also had plans for a second six-story mixed-use building on the same block.

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