Condo plan still needs approval

Lynbrook residents, businesses remain divided on proposal

By nICOLe FORMIsAnO nformisano@liherald.com

As of an April 27 zoning meeting, Lynbrook’s village board had not yet decided whether to approve a plan to convert 161 Union Ave. to a condominium complex. The proposal continues to divide business owners and residents.

The plan would allow Long Island Building Corp. to buy 161 Union Ave. and build an 18-unit condo complex, replacing the local Japanese restaurant Asahi. The proposal was first discussed in a public hearing in November 2020. Though Asahi owner Jiabiao Wang urged the village board to reconsider, the board unanimously approved the necessary rezoning that December.

Lynbrook residents assumed the plan to be dead after more than two years had passed with no further updates. However, residents learned this February that the board is continuing to move forward with the project.

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