Mineola okays 8-story building

In Downtown

Pereira says residential structure shows alternative to Hochul’s push

BY BRANDON DUFFY

The Mineola Board of Trustees approved an application Wednesday night for an eight-story, 119-unit building at 212 3rd St. and Mineola Boulevard.

The project, called The Bridge, features 195 parking spots underground, an event space on the first floor and 17 residential units on the second through eighth floors.

Each floor from the second through the eighth will have 12 one-bedroom units and five two-bedroom units.

The development is located in the village’s downtown overlay district, one of two the village board established in December to give Mineola more flexibility when considering future developments.

The board unanimously approved the eight-story building, one of two options the board had for consideration Wednesday night. Applicant Mineola 212 LLC first submitted an application for a nine-story, 121-unit building in the same location prior to the June 14 hearing, which was continued to Wednesday.

Village trustees had questions surrounding the height of the eight-story building, which is 88.5 feet high —— eight feet shorter than the original