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THE PULSE OF THE PENINSULA

Vol. 93, No. 7

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Bond Street project gets a conditional OK

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Plaza likely to see 55 new apartments; developers must first send final plan BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Great Neck Plaza trustees gave a conditional green light to a proposed 55-unit apartment building at 15 Bond St. on Thursday night, following more than two years of deliberations, appearances and plan updates before village boards. The proposal from Effy Namdar of 14 Park Place LLC, which seeks to develop the building, saw numerous changes over the years ranging from reducing the number of units from 61 to 55 and capping the building to four floors to parking garage tweaks. It has also undergone SEQRA environmental review. The village will not issue the building permit until the developer submits final plans for review, which will likely happen in two to three months. Michael Sweeney, the commissioner of public services for Great Neck Plaza, said the review could

then likely be completed within a month. Great Neck Plaza Mayor Jean Celender described the project as complementing transit-orienteddevelopment zoning adopted in 2011, as well as an important part in helping strengthen the area. “It’s the right type of development, as I stated before, for this village and it’s exactly the vision we laid out more than five years ago after the national recession,” Celender said. But, Celender noted, the project should be finished as soon and as safely as possible to minimize disruption and get ahead of a potentially “volatile market.” Officials said the developers must complete the building within 24 months – or two years – following the issuance of the building permit. Joel Namdar, representing 14 Park Place LLC, described 24 months as “a very aggressive timeContinued on Page 48

PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN

Councilwoman Viviana Russell, who represents a part of Old Westbury and other areas of North Hempstead, shares a laugh with honoree Bernard Hardy. See story on page 43.

Residents debate North High student lot project BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Residents’ concern over a new student parking lot at Great Neck North High School# continued at a school board meeting Monday night, with more than a dozen speakers taking to the podium to debate it. This follows another meet-

ing late last month, where 13 community members flooded the podium to talk about the lot, as well as a steady trickle of people expressing concerns at previous meetings. The planned 97-unit parking lot is part of a $68.3 million bond package approved in May by a vote of 6,299 to 1,925, which includes critical infra-

structure repairs and school upgrades across the school district. The new parking lot at the corner of Beach and Polo Road will cost $591,700 and reconfiguring the Polo Road corner lot with it will cost about $60,000. It would also involve paving over a soccer field, which Superintendent Teresa PrenderContinued on Page 47

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