Sunday, November 15, 2026
Village of Malverne officials provided the community with updates on the demolition of Carbone Toddler Park and 1 Britton Circle during their latest board meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 4. They are now in contract to demolish Carbone and convert the land into new apartments, meanwhile planning to build a new kiddie park nearby at the site of a decommissioned police station.
Carbone Park demolition coming
The village is now in contract with a developer to demolish Carbone Park, intending for the property to become an apartment building with about eight units. The property was appraised at approximately $560,000, according to village mayor Tim Sullivan. The developer, Peter Rossi of Rossi Custom Homes, is a 30-year Malverne resident and the same developer putting up apartments at 61 Church Street. He is in contract to purchase the land for that price along with other considerations. Rossi will be responsible for demolition of the property as part of the contract.
The toddler park also sits on Church Street, just northeast of the Malverne Long Island Rail Road station.
Demolition of 1 Britton Circle
The village also intends to demolish the property at 1 Britton Circle, the former headquarters of the Malverne Police Department. According to Mayor Sullivan, Rossi will also be taking care of the demolition of the property as part of their contract with the village. The full contract with Rossi comes in at $560,000 for the Carbone property, as well as demolishing Carbone Park and 1 Britton Circle.
The old police building sits directly across the street from Carbone Park. Demolition permits are being issued currently and village officials said there would be more information to come to Malverne residents in a written letter by Sullivan and Village Clerk Jill Valli.
New Kiddie Park for the village
The village intends to repurpose the land at 1 Britton Circle to become the replacement for Carbone Park. Village officials have a preliminary design and are working with an architect to add more to the new park. Sullivan says they intend to double the green space that Carbone has now with this new park.
The village has been meeting with Moms of Malverne, the Malverne Civic Association and other organizations to discuss land use of the new park and what would be best to put there. Village officials do intend to keep it primarily as a toddler park. For more information and updates on the village changes, visit MalverneVillage.gov.
