The Superblock project, which has filled seaside lots that have been empty for 40 years, was partially completed late last year, and new residents are moving in sooner than expected. Work on an …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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2/16/24
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The Superblock project, which is filling seaside lots that have been empty for 40 years, is to be partially completed sooner than expected, an executive at the development company told the Long Beach …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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1/26/23
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There are few people in Long Beach who can remember the last time that a crowd gathered outside a six-acre vacant lot just a few feet from the boardwalk, known to locals as the Superblock.
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By James Bernstein
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9/15/21
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The four-decade-long effort to build residential apartments and condominiums on Long Beach’s Superblock has come to a successful end.
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By James Bernstein
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8/19/21
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The coronavirus pandemic brought our local and regional economies to a screeching halt, and resulted in a sharp rise in unemployment. I am proud of the role the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency has played — and continues to play — in our county’s recovery.
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By Richard Kessel
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10/29/20
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There weren’t the huge crowds some had expected when Nassau County economic development officials held a hearing Wednesday night on the largest building proposal in Long Beach in …
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By James Bernstein
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8/19/20
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The Nassau County agency that will decide on a proposal by Garden City developer Engel Burman to build hundreds of condos and apartments on Long Beach's oceanfront 'Superblock' has postponed until …
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James Bernstein
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8/6/20
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Hundreds of people packed City Hall for a court-ordered hearing on Tuesday, in which the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals pressed attorneys for the developer iStar over why no major construction has …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/11/18
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Former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D’Amato is representing a group of Long Beach residents who filed a lawsuit against the city last week in an attempt to overturn a variance and permits that were issued to …
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By Bridget Downes
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8/9/17
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City officials are at odds with the developer of the Superblock over a letter that the company, iStar Financial Inc., is requesting from the city showing its support for an $82 million, 20-year tax …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/24/17
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