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Friday, November 29, 2019
Vol. 94, No. 48
HOLIDAY GUIDE
O’BRIEN CHALLENGES FLYNN IN M-L RACE
CALL FOR HOUSING DISCRIMINATION PROBE
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Vacant stores in G.N. sold for $8 million
PUCKER UP!
212-230 Middle Neck Rd. property to be converted into residential use: buyer BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z A row of vacant storefronts on Middle Neck Road in Great Neck has been purchased, and the buyer plans to build a residential complex with about 40 units. McKinley Homes purchased the 1.22-acre property at 212-230 Middle Neck Road for $8 million from Great Neck Properties. Bradley Diamond of Lee & Associates represented the sellers, and Daniel Abbondandolo, Robert Kuppersmith and Dimitri Mastrogiannis of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers. A development plan for a residential complex at the site called The Rose was submitted to the Village of Great Neck Estates in 2009. Diamond said that those plans remain the basis for the proposed project, despite ownership changing several times. “The buyer’s intentions are to use the same plans that were presented to the village five years
ago,” Diamond explained. “The plan does not have a mixed-use aspect to it, and will be solely for residential use, for around 40 units.” “This site is one of several ground-up projects in the Great Neck region,” Abbondandolo said in a written statement. “With approved plans in place, The Rose will serve as a catalyst for surrounding sites looking to break ground.” The most recently available set of proposed plans from February 2014 featured a three-story structure with a mixture of oneto three-bedroom units, a fitness studio and a rooftop lounge. Diamond mentioned that the property was sold as a shovel-ready development site, meaning that a project is at a stage where workers are employed and construction can begin after demolition. The proposal included an underground parking garage that could accommodate 41 vehicles. Continued on Page 51
PHOTO BY ROB PELAEZ
The Great Neck Bruins prepare to take the ice during the New York Islanders Jamboree for local youth hockey teams on Sunday. See story on page 2.
Cilluffo cites experience in park district election BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
he knows is passionate about its park district. “Even though I wasn’t born Great Neck Park Commis- and raised here, it has been sioner Frank Cilluffo is running an honor to serve the people for re-election to continue giv- of the park district as commising back to a community that sioner,” Cilluffo said.
He is running against Erica Beggs, a guidance counselor at North Shore Hebrew Academy. Cilluffo is a retired NYPD community affairs public safety director and a longtime resiContinued on Page 50
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