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Townhouse development opens in G.N.

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Project was seven years in the making BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Local oďŹƒcials and property developers cut the ribbon on a 10-unit luxury townhouse development in Great Neck last Thursday, signaling the completion of a project nearly seven years in the making. Hooshang Nematzadeh, a Kings Point trustee and head of Nemat Development Group, described the homes as being large, luxurious and nicely located between the city and local synagogues. Nematzadeh said he undertook the project, known as Townhouses of Great Neck and located along Steamboat Road, to help restore the village. “The area was so rundown and since I live locally, I felt an obligation. We look at the business from the proďŹ t motive point of view, but also, I felt that the area needed a lift,â€? Nematzadeh said. “There was an opportunity to buy this property from the bank and we took that

chance.â€? The Village of Great Neck’s Board of Zoning Appeals initially approved the project on Nov. 4, 2010, but construction did not begin until 2013. Nematzadeh previously said he wanted to wait and oer the townhouses in a better market. Another reason for construction delays, Nematzadeh previously said, was needing to build a 16,000-square-foot underground parking garage for residents. This took nine months. Between 2014 and 2016, the development’s construction plans underwent many modiďŹ cations and Nematzadeh’s building permit was extended more than once. “The Great Neck Building Department, although one of the strictest we have ever encountered, inspired many of the design features,â€? Nematzadeh said before a group of public oďŹƒcials, before thanking the department. Continued on Page 74

PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN

Persian pop singer Sepideh sang in a concert hosted by North Hempstead and Great Neck Park District on Sunday, drawing out hundreds. See story on page 4.

Saddle Rock Elementary School seeks new principal cipal has been appointed and the search is on for a replacement, Teresa Prendergast, the Saddle Rock Elementary Great Neck superintendent of School is starting the school schools, said in a board meetyear without a permanent ing last week. School oďŹƒcials appointed principal, but an acting prin-

BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN

Joseph Hickey, the superintendent for special education and pupil services, to be the acting principal of the elementary school until they ďŹ nd a replacement. A 12-person selection Continued on Page 74

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