Lynbrook Rejects Proposed 200-Unit Apartment Complex

The Cornerstone At Lynbrook, a proposed 200-unit apartment complex in the village's downtown area, was rejected by the village's Board of Trustees at a meeting this week.

Newsday reported that village officials felt the complex was too large for the downtown and wanted the developer to resubmit it's plans. But the developer, Terwilliger & Bartone Properties, refused, so the board rejected the application.

The original proposal for the Cornerstone at Lynbrook included 200 luxury apartments with on-site residential parking. The developer also planned to create a four-story parking garage as part of the plan. It would have added a net 100 parking spaces to the village.

But the proposal was met with a swift outcry from residents, many of whom felt that the development, which would have been the largest structure in the village, did not fit in with the character of Lynbrook. Many also did not want a parking garage in the village.

The company has the option to resubmit its plan, and the village said it would reconsider the plan if it was scaled down.

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