By JOSEPH KELLARD
"We're up to the final stage with the Nassau County Planning Commission," Dominic Minerva, attorney for CRG Building, said during his presentation at an Oceanside Civic Association meeting at School 8 on June 14.
The Malverne-based developer proposes to build a 56-unit condo complex on the corner property, once the home of American Legion Post 1246, but since owned by Irving Grossman of nearby Grossman's Nursery. In June 2005, the town board approved to rezone the property for residential use.
The units will be between 11,090 to 12,055 square-feet, each with two bedrooms, a living room, dining room and kitchen, and the complex will sport 80 parking spaces, five more than what the town code requires for such a development. Driveways will be installed at the far west end of Atlantic Avenue and the far north end of Terrell Avenue.
Calling the proposal "better than what's there now" and the traffic light "a good thing," Sue Graham, a resident of nearby Silver Lane, nevertheless expressed concern about the parking at the complex, and the number of children that may move into the condos.
Graham believes the proposed 80 parking spaces will likely be insufficient to keep condo residents from parking along Terrell Avenue. "Look how it is with the condos along Stevens Street," Graham said. "The streets are packed with parked cars." Minerva reiterated that the number of spaces is above what is required by the town code.
Graham also questioned CRG Building's studies, based on similar condo complexes on Long Island, which estimates that three to five children are likely to move into the complex.
"I think it's probably going to be more like 15 kids," said Graham, a member and past president of Oceanside's Board of Education. "If they are kindergarten children, that's a concern, but if they are spread out through the grades, then that's better."
Minerva said each unit is expected to generate about $6,000 in property taxes.
"We haven't set pricing at this point," Minerva said when asked about the cost for the condos. However, in January 2005, Minerva estimated that the units would be priced at approximately $350,000 to $450,000.
Minerva said he expects ground for construction to break "in early spring 2007," and that "nine months after that" they will be completed for people to move in.
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