Simultaneous business and housing developments are under way or pending in Island Park.

Meanwhile, a proposed condominium complex is planned for the site of a former nightclub on Broadway, and townhouses are being build at Jamaica Avenue.
³Even the flea market was an improvement over an empty store,² said Barbara Rubin, president of the Island Park Chamber of Commerce, about Ace Hardware moving into a shopping center that has seen many vacancies in recent years. ³Obviously we welcome Ace Hardware, and we¹re happy that building won¹t be an empty store again. It¹s not exactly what we¹re looking for, because we are about bringing in local business. But we¹re about business, and certainly we welcome them there.²
Randy Suthern, a spokesperson for Ace Hardware¹s eastern division, did not return phone calls to provide details about the new store, and a Bennigan¹s regional manager was unavailable for comment.
³It seems that the chain stores ‹ Dunkin¹ Donuts, Starbucks, Ruby Tuesday, Outback and now Bennigan¹s ‹ are recognizing Island Park as another Oceanside or Rockville Centre, where they can attract business,² said Joe Pontecorvo, a member of the chamber¹s board of directors.
Meanwhile, the former nightclub on Broadway was demolished in anticipation of a new condominium complex. ³Condos are planned for that site,² said Susan Trenkle, a spokeswoman for the Town of Hempstead. ³The developer has filed for rezoning for a CA district, and they are just waiting for a calendar date to go before the town board.² Details about the condos will be available at that hearing.
At the end of Jamaica Avenue, just east of Broadway, the construction of several townhouses is near completion at the site of a former boatyard.