Susie Trenkle-Pokalsky, a Town of Hempstead spokeswoman, said that the property is zoned for 79 single-family homes, including the four now under construction. According to the website countrypointenorthbellmore.com, four models will be sold. Each will have two floors, four bedrooms, 2½ bathrooms, a basement and a two-car garage. Homes will range in size from 2,626 to 3,390 square feet. The website states that property tours can be arranged by calling (800) 785-9827.

Dan Yngstrom, Denenberg’s chief of staff, said that Beechwood officials met with him, Hudes and NBCA officials on July 23 to discuss plans for the site. Yngstrom said that the plans call for a road named Horseshoe Drive to loop around the property from Maple Avenue.

He also said that if Beechwood wanted to make significant changes to its plans, that would require additional review by the county planning commission. But Sheck said there would be only minor changes to home designs, which would not require plans to be re-evaluated by the commission.

Hudes said he is “glad to see that progress is being made, that model homes are being constructed,” adding, “I feel that this chapter will finally close with a positive influence on home values in the community.”

‘A unique piece of property’

“We’re excited about coming into North Bellmore,” Sheck said of the development, adding that the space is a “unique piece of property in which to create a community” of mixed housing, from two-story traditional homes for generations of families to live nearby one another, to “first-floor masters” for empty-nesters who will have kitchens and washers and dryers on the first floor and bedrooms on the second floor.

Sheck added that the record of Beechwood’s other neighborhood developments, including Meadowbrook Pointe at the old Roosevelt Raceway, has been one in which surrounding property values have increased.

Storied history

Former owner Kabro Associates transferred ownership to  Beechwood before the Nassau County Planning Commission in June.


Kabro Associates’ effort to purchase the old Army base was a storied one, in which the developer sued the Town of Hempstead for the right to purchase the land and to build what it wanted there.