Construction Of New Apartment Complex In Islip To Begin

ISLIP, NY - The Islip Town Board unanimously voted to approve a zoning change to allow the construction of the Gracewood Estates.

On the agenda for the April 26 meeting, it stated that the applicant wanted a Change of Zone from Industrial One and Two Districts to both Residence CA District and Industrial One District in order to construct 96 apartments and a mini storage warehouse facility.

The property is located on the east side of Freeman Avenue just south of Spur Drive South, next to Gold's Gym.

“This is a true luxury community with a South Shore design and facade,” developer Mark Sagliocca, who plans to start the project this year, told GreaterBayShore. “This is not the usual Army barracks looking thing you would see from years ago. It’s appealing in design. And we are very encouraged that the rental market is strong and we’re going to have great tenants.”

At a town board meeting last year, Sagliocca stated that he made improvements to the site plan after some local homeowners express some concerns after seeing the original application, according to a report in the Islip Bulletin.

The changes including making the property a courtyard style with more landscaping, removing access to the buildings from Winganhauppauge Road and possibly adding a traffic light at the corner of Freeman Avenue and Spur Drive South corner, the Islip Bulletin reported.

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