A public hearing scheduled for Monday where a developer was to present ideas to Mayor Alan Beach and the Lynbrook board of trustees and listen to feedback from community members about a proposed apartment complex and parking garage for downtown Lynbrook is scheduled for Nov. 19.
Anthony Bartone, of Farmingdale-based Terwilliger & Bartone Properties will be in attendance at 8 p.m. at Village Hall, 1 Columbus Drive, in Lynbrook. He previously met with residents to address questions and concerns about the project at an open house at the Elks Lodge on Oct. 22.
The public hearing had been postponed several times at the request of the board, which asked Bartone to present traffic studies and other paperwork before moving forward. The hearing will take place during the village’s bimonthly meeting.
The $75 million, 200-unit apartment complex, dubbed the Cornerstone at Lynbrook, would be built on the southwest corner of Earle Avenue and St. James Place, in the village’s downtown cultural arts district. In exchange for the board’s approval to build, Bartone said he would fund and construct a $10 million, 400-space parking garage at Broadway and Langdon Place.
The project has received mixed reviews from residents and business owners. Many residents have expressed concerns that the complex would exacerbate traffic issues in the village and could cause an increase in students enrolled in the school district, but Bartone said he was confident there would not be any issues. Several business owners lauded the proposal and said it would add more foot traffic to the downtown, more support for businesses and add what was once a vacant lot to the tax rolls.