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Riverhead IDA Says It Will Hold Another Public Hearing When Town Square Hotel Tax Abatements Are Finalized

Beth Young
Members of the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency said Monday evening that a schedule of proposed tax abatements for the controversial Town Square hotel has not yet been developed, and they're expecting to hold another public hearing when the schedule is released. The proposed $35 million Tapestry Hilton hotel would be nearly 70,000 square feet, with 94 rooms, a restaurant and first floor retail spaces. Most of the parking would be
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200 Peconic Bay Boulevard
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Riverhead Begins Enforcement Against Aquebogue Subdivision Begun Without Permits

Beth Young
Riverhead Town has begun an enforcement action against the proposed Summerwind Farm, a 16-lot Aquebogue subdivision at 200 Peconic Bay Boulevard, after "town officials discovered that substantial site work had commenced without the required town subdivision approvals and building permits." Pictured Above: The property as seen on July 22. |. Beth Young photo Riverhead Town Supervisor Jerry Halpin announced Aug. 17 that the town's Building Department issued a Stop Work
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The site of the proposed Riverhead Town Square Hotel in mid-July, with footings and rebar apparently already in place for the construction.
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Riverhead Approves Town Square Hotel Site Plan

Beth Young
The Riverhead Town Board has unanimously approved the site plan and special permit for a controversial new hotel proposed on the eastern edge of the Town Square the town is currently building on East Main Street. The nearly 70,000-square-foot five-story Tapestry Hilton hotel is planned by J. Petrocelli Riverhead Town Square LLC, which last year received the go-ahead to purchase the property from Riverhead Town for $2.6 million. It also
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The Greenport Yacht & Shipbuilding Company.
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Greenport Shipyard Recommended for Preservation

Beth Young
The Suffolk County Working Waterfront Committee recommended the Greenport Yacht and Shipbuilding Company for preservation through the county's new working waterfront preservation program at a special meeting Monday afternoon, July 27. Committee members present voted unanimously (with one abstention from Greenport Village Trustee Mary Bess Phillips) to send the application to the County Legislature's Environment, Parks & Agriculture Committee for review at its Aug. 31 executive session, after which the
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The Enclaves resort hotel project in Southold began clearing land in late February, in advance of receiving a building permit, because clearing there was limited to the winter months to protect the seasonal nesting habitat for long-eared bats.
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Police Called As Neighbor Objects to Southold Resort Hotel Site Plan Extension

Beth Young
Southold Town Police were called to the town's Planning Board meeting Monday evening, after a neighbor of the proposed Enclaves resort hotel in Southold protested the board's approval of a third six-month extension of the project's site plan. Construction has been halted at the site since not long after it was cleared in early 2024, due to the loss of $25 million in funding for the project and the developers'
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At the former Speedway station in Mattituck Monday morning.
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Fuel Tank Removal Underway at Former Mattituck Speedway Gas Station

Beth Young
Work got underway this week removing the gasoline-related infrastructure at the former Speedway gas station in Mattituck, though the future of the property remains unclear. A sign on the construction fence surrounding the property is brandished with a large logo for the 7-Eleven corporation. The 7-Eleven corporation has owned Speedway since 2021, and has rebranded numerous Speedway locations as 7-Eleven branded gas stations. In smaller letters next to the 7-Eleven
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Photos taken by Southold Planning Department on June 5 and June 18 show attempts to cover the dirt piles.
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The Enclaves Hotel Seeks Another Site Plan Extension

Beth Young
Developers of The Enclaves resort hotel in Southold are asking for a third extension of their site plan approval this month, as delays in financing continue to stymie the start of construction. Pictured Above: Photographs taken by Southold Town Planning staff of attempts to cover the sand piles between June 5 and June 18 of this year. The 44-room hotel, proposed to include two restaurants, a spa and a 100-person
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Councilman Ken Rothwell and Councilwoman Denise Merrifield with a drawing showing the hotel as viewed across the Town Square from the Peconic River.
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Riverhead Town Square Hotel Gets Its Day Before the Public

Beth Young
The Riverhead Town Board closed a public hearing on the site plan and special permit application for a new, five-story hotel adjacent to the town's new Town Square on East Main Street Wednesday evening, after hearing two-and-a-half hours of mixed and at times contentious comment. Pictured Above: Councilman Ken Rothwell and Councilwoman Denise Merrifield with a drawing showing the hotel as viewed across the Town Square from the Peconic River.
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County Working Waterfront Committee Considers Greenport Shipyard for Preservation

Beth Young
The Greenport Yacht & Shipbuilding Company, the storied Carpenter Street property known by Greenporters as the Shipyard, may soon change hands, and its potential new owner is exploring whether Suffolk County's new Working Waterfront Protection Plan will be able to help keep the property in use as a vital resource for Greenport's maritime industries. Nick Voulgaris III, who is in contract to purchase the property from Stephen Clarke, received a
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Cindy Clifford, Joan Cear and Long Island Science Center Executive Director Larry Oxman at the June 2 press conference.
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Riverhead Votes to Proceed with Science Center Condemnation

Beth Young
In a 3-1 vote Tuesday afternoon (Councilman Bob Kern abstained), the Riverhead Town Board voted to proceed with condemnation proceedings against a building owned by the Long Island Science Center adjacent to the planned Town Square on East Main Street. Town Supervisor Jerry Halpin cast the sole vote in opposition. Pictured Above: Cindy Clifford, Joan Cear and Long Island Science Center Executive Director Larry Oxman at the June 2 press
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Architect Clay Coffey with the design for 110 Front Street.
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Greenport Architects Share Potential Future for Livable Downtown

Beth Young
This winter, a group of Greenport architects has embarked on a bold thought experiment — envisioning what this little village would look like if it made space for hundreds more people to live downtown. The group, organized by Greenport Affordable & Workforce Housing Committee member Frank Mackin, an architect, shared design ideas for three story redevelopment of several major downtown properties at a community meeting in the Old Schoolhouse May
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