Orient Point Resident Receives Home From Habitat For Humanity

Photos: Habitat For Humanity of Suffolk Facebook page

When Michael Bredemeyer first found out he was receiving a home from Habitat of Humanity of Suffolk, he was ”totally shocked.”

“I couldn’t believe it,” he said. “I didn’t think I would get it.”

The 26-year-old applied for a home about two years and finally heard the good news last spring.

However, the news wasn’t just a milestone for Bredemeyer as his new home will be the first Habitat-built home ever in the Town of Southold.

In total, Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk has built 12 homes across the county, but this will be the first in the area.

Les Scheinfeld, director of development for Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk, says he is ‘very hopeful’ about the partnership with the Town of Southold and feels positive that this will lead to more homes in the area in the future.

The land that will soon hold Bredemeyer’s future home previously contained an abandoned structure in ‘horrible condition’ according to Scheinfeld, which was eventually taken over by the Town of Southold who then transferred it over to Habitat.

The structure was then demolished at a ‘demolition ceremony’ last fall and after getting the proper permits, construction began and is now ongoing.

Bredemeyer, who is a lifelong resident of Orient Point, a graduate from Greenport High school, an employee at Orient State Park and a volunteer firefighter for the Orient Fire Department, is very happy that he gets to stay in the North Fork area.

“It’s a dream come true to get to live here, hopefully forever,” Bredemeyer said. “It’s nice out here.”

His dream became reality on a frigid day late last February when construction began on his home.

About 20 to 30 volunteers from both Habitat and the community came out to help him begin building the home.

Despite the weather, that day the group constructed the entire foundation and raised all the walls to the house.

While there is no exact date the home will be completed, Bredemeyer expects it will be completed before Christmas this year.

A typical Habitat home takes between six to eight months to build, according to Scheinfeld.

When it is finished, a one story farm/ranch style home with three bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, a kitchen, living room, garage and attic will be standing on the Greenway East property.

Construction continues on the house every Monday through Friday. According to Scheinfeld, there are a maximum of 15 volunteers per day working on construction.

He encourages individuals and groups to pre-register on the Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk website to volunteer to help build Bredemeyer’s dream house.

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