Groundbreaking for The Villas at Glen Cove

Glen Cove Mayor Reggie Spinello joined Daniel Livingston, president of Livingston Development and area representatives at a recent ground breaking for The Villa at Glen Cove on Dec. 1.
Patrick Hoebich, Livingston’s attorney, said they broke ground in the sense that site prep work is starting.
The Villa at Glen Cove project is located on 4 acres along Glen Cove’s southern gateway on Glen Cove Avenue. “This project has been a long time in the making and we are looking forward to attracting new residents to the Glen Cove community to enjoy all the city has to offer,” said Livingston.
The Villa project will comprise 176 condominium units in six buildings, with 16 units scheduled to be for affordable housing. The six buildings will be between three and four stories, depending on the exact location since the development is being built on a hillside, according to Hoebich.

Parking will be underground, out of the public’s view, and extensive landscaping and streetscaping improvements will be made, including street trees, lanterns, pavers, sidewalks and water features to create a tree-lined gateway to the downtown.
For transportation, two bus stops will be added in front of the development and a trolley will loop to the ferry terminal, train stations and downtown.
A video rendering of the project on the Livingston Group’s website shows private balconies and patios, common rooms, a spa, gym and indoor pool.
Hoebich said the remaining strip mall will be demolished by the end of the year. The developer also did not want to comment on the status of his joint venture partner citing “privacy reasons.”
“Patience is a virtue and I give Livingston Development much credit for working with my office, the Glen Cove Planning Board and our community to bring a dynamic new housing development to Glen Cove as part of our commitment to revitalize the key gateways to our city,” said Spinello.
The project is to be completed by 2020.