LIHP and town announce project to build 32 affordable homes
Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico and Councilman Michael Loguercio announced that the Long Island Housing Partnership will provide 32 new single-family, affordable homes in North Bellport.
The homes will be sold to first-time home buyers through the Long Island Housing Partnership’s Community Land Trust program. The new homes, to be built on vacant land on Ecke Avenue, will also have one-bedroom accessory apartments, according to a town statement.
“It’s gratifying to be part of the continuing efforts to revitalize North Bellport. The New York State/ Brookhaven Town and Long Island Housing Partnership public/private partnership is a most effective vehicle to collaborate with the residents of North Bellport to improve their community,” Jim Morgo, New York State co-chair of the New York Forward North Bellport Local Planning Committee, said in the statement. “The tried-and-true method of stabilizing a neighborhood through well-designed safe and affordable home ownership and rental opportunities began in the 1990s and continues to this day with the Ecke Avenue development that creatively combines affordable home ownership and rental options.”
Panico added that the people of North Bellport have a friend, supporter and advocate in their town supervisor.
“I have made it a priority to help create a better tomorrow and better future for the communities in Brookhaven that have faced substantial issues for far too long,” he said in the statement. “This new housing will complement our past and future efforts and will be by no means our last. Whether it be true transit-oriented development and revitalization in the area, improving the park system, and access to housing, we are making real differences for the people.”
Loguercio said: “Providing affordable homes and creating jobs is paramount as we strive to find ways for residents to live and work in the community that they wish to remain in, and not have to move out of state just because their own neighborhood has become unaffordable.”
The North Bellport project will be done in phases and construction is expected to begin in fall 2025, with completion expected in 2027.
“Supervisor Panico and the Town of Brookhaven should be commended for their continuous commitment to the revitalization of North Bellport,” Peter Elkowitz, LIHP CEO and president, said in the statement. “LIHP has partnered with the town for decades to bring quality affordable housing to the neighborhood, resulting in the construction of 68 new homes, 14 rehabilitated homes and another 10 single-family homes in the pre-construction phase. We are all excited to work with the town to develop 32 affordable homes, each with an accessory apartment dwelling unit, on Ecke Avenue, a project that has been in the planning stages for several years.”
