Six housing projects on Long Island will receive more than $32 million in state awards to support 899 new homes, including 482 affordable units.
The developments in Nassau and Suffolk counties represent more than $529 million in total investment, according to a state announcement. The Long Island Investment Fund awards total $32.42 million across the six projects.
The projects include rental housing, affordable condominiums and supportive housing for veterans, people with disabilities and women affected by the justice system. Several are near Long Island Rail Road stations or reuse former industrial and campus properties.
Empire State Development administers the $350 million fund with the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council. The state said nearly $74 million in housing investments approved through the fund will support more than 2,000 homes, approximately half affordable.
Riverhead and Glen Cove projects expand affordable options
Northville Commons in Riverhead will receive $3.67 million toward an approximately $56 million development by Georgica Green Ventures in partnership with First Baptist Church. The 10-acre site will contain 80 affordable apartments for households earning 50% to 80% of area median income.
Twenty Northville units will be reserved for people with disabilities. The development also includes more than $7 million in sewer, water, parking and lighting improvements.
Garvies Point Block F in Glen Cove will receive $6.25 million for an approximately $42 million development by Georgica Green. It will create 56 affordable condominiums for sale on a former industrial site near transit, retail, parks and the waterfront.
That project follows completion of Garvies Point Block G, which provided 55 workforce rental apartments. Glen Cove officials said the new condominiums and another rental development will broaden housing and first-time homebuyer options.
The Glen Street project will receive $6 million toward an approximately $71 million mixed-use development next to the Glen Street rail station. It will contain 120 affordable homes, retail space, a public plaza and additional open space, with more than $12 million in infrastructure improvements.
Brentwood, Central Islip and Westbury receive awards
Concern for Independent Living will receive $8 million for St. Josephās Village in Brentwood. The approximately $162 million project will rehabilitate and redevelop part of the Sisters of St. Joseph campus into 175 affordable and supportive homes for veterans, people with disabilities and justice-impacted women.
Steel Campus in Central Islip will receive $3.5 million toward an approximately $102 million development. Plans call for 281 rental homes, including 28 affordable units, by reusing two existing buildings and constructing eight new buildings on a vacant former campus. Infrastructure improvements are also part of the project.
AR Westbury will receive $5 million for an approximately $96.5 million development near the Westbury rail station. It will create 187 rental homes, including 23 affordable units, and approximately $12 million in water, stormwater and below-ground parking improvements.
Westbury Mayor Peter Cavallaro said that project advances the villageās transit-oriented development plans while cleaning up underused properties. State officials said the awards are intended to pair housing construction with infrastructure needed to support it.
Awards form part of broader housing investments
The state said Homes and Community Renewal has created or preserved more than 4,000 affordable homes on Long Island. Statewide, more than 87,000 affordable homes have been created or preserved under its current five-year housing plan.
The $25 billion, five-year plan aims for 100,000 affordable homes, including 10,000 with support services, and electrification of another 50,000 homes. The fiscal 2027 budget also includes $250 million in capital funding to accelerate affordable housing construction.
The governorās office cited changes to state environmental review and executive actions intended to speed qualifying housing and infrastructure projects. More than 460 communities are certified under the stateās Pro-Housing Community Program, which provides access to nearly $1 billion in discretionary funding.
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