Nassau IDA Holding Meeting On Superblock Development

LONG BEACH, NY — The Nassau County Industrial Development Agency will be holding a meeting next week to discuss the application to build apartments at Long Beach's Superblock.

The hearing was postponed due to power outages caused by Tropical Storm Isaias. It is scheduled for Aug. 19 from 3 to 5 p.m., and then from 6:30 p.m. until there are no more comments. The meetings will take place both in-person at the Allegria Hotel, located at 80 West Broadway, and online.

Residents who wish to view the online meeting need to register in advance by visiting the NCIDA's website.

Garden City-based developer Engel Burman is proposing to build 238 apartments and 200 condominiums on the six-acre site, which fronts the ocean on Shore Road, between Long Beach Boulevard and Riverside Boulevard. The project would also include retail space.

An economic impact study on the project by the NCIDA said that the project would create 883 jobs and bring about $21.5 million in spending to the area each year from new residents. It also estimates the developers would pay $23 million in Payments In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOTs) over 25 years.

The parcel of land has been a long-contentious issue in the city. It has passed hands between developers multiple times and been the issue of lawsuits against the city.