What should be built on the property is moderately priced Senior housing. NOT low income housing, not asisted living and not senior housing at half a million per unit...moderately priced housing for active seniors!

They were supposed to put a Lowe's at the site of the now closed Commack Multiplex. What happens to that now? This really sucks as Huntington Station is left with an eyesore worse than the old Townhouse.

Great idea Anne...unfortunatly..".poor ole Huntington Station" will be the topic and somehow government housing will soon be there ...at tax payers expense no less !

Small Single family homes. It is a shame they are not building there I was looking forward to it.

They should consider a mixed-use development with retail on the first floor and affordable housing geared towards those 25-34 or artists lofts on the second and third floors. With B&N leaving, a nice cafe/fro-yo place would be a great get together/meeting spot in its place. Aside from that, a pocket park could be included (even though Koster Park is so close) since the property is so large. It incorporates a little something for everyone, and really something that the town needs.

Moderately priced housing, period. No age targets. Young people and businesses are both leaving LI in droves because of ludicrous senseless upward cost/commute/hassle trends. Retain top talent on LI by giving people of all ages the ability to actually work and live here.

No more nail salons and/or strips of stores! I agree that affordable housing is needed - not low income housing. Smaller houses for people of all ages. I grew up in a cape cod house and it was big enough and very comfortable. Houses being built now are usually huge! Build a neighborhood with affordable houses.

Housing, though needed, does not fit there. You have the remains of what was the chinese buffet (now a chiropractors office) on one side, CVS on the other. Across the street is Selmers, a Car dealership, restaurants and U-Haul. Not a real good place to put housing.

You cannot solve the housing problem by building more housing. The problem is steeped in unaffordable homes, mostly due to real estate taxes. Building more homes on the location without considering the impact on the local school district would simply amplify an existing problem. The Lowes project would have sent tax revenue to the school district, without impacting expenses. The South Huntington BOE should be engaged in any discussion that Town Hall plans. Especially one that will change the dynamic of the Master Plan.

Question... Does the work completed on the location (addition of a lot of clean fill), mean that the location is no longer subject to a steep slope restriction?

The Town should investigate when that decision was actually made. I suspect that Lowe's made millions on the sand it mined from the site. Sand mining is illegal, except as part of a construction project. If mining took place after the decision was made, that money should be turned over, This is even more important if they proceeded to clear to get around the steep slope ordinance. Those waivers were conditioned on the benefits of the project.

I have a hard time understanding peoples philosophy on housing "needs". With all of the homes on Zillow, in Huntington township, why do we need more housing? If there is an empty piece of land anywhere, out come the housing zealots. Everyone posting on these threads, I assume, is posting from their house. Is there a secret society of homeless people out there, that I just dont see? Where are they? Free 2b me, hits the nail on the head. More housing, impacts the entire town and infrastructure, in my opinion, a negative impact. I listen to the arguments but they are weak and shortsighted. It just does'nt make sense to me. Maybe I look at the BIG picture to closely.

My Grandfather built the house my family grew up in. It was not placed there with people demanding housing from the government !what is wrong with people these days. Make the current housing stock affordable by adressing the underlying issues of what is making the taxes increase.

make it a park and stop expanding Huntington with more businesses

A brand new Town Halll with a health club, swimming pool and ***** 5 Star cafeteria with free lunches and free lattes at break time.

Hmmm, I thought affordable senior condos was a good idea...Huntington does not have much to offer independent, but not wealthy, seniors. And there would be no impact on the school district. They could call the complex Huntington Townhouses!! lol
Ray...I hope that was a joke! Though I wouldn't be surprised if someone in town gov't proposed something like that!

Anne: I would love to see affordable senior housing/condos be built there. So many senior citizens are on waiting lists now for the few places available on LI. It would certainly fill a demand (these places currently have waits lists of no less than 3 years); it's a good route for shuttle buses to come pick them up to go shopping or to the senior center, and like you said, it wouldn't impact our schools.

its privately owned land we have nothing to say as to what goes there as long as it conforms to zoning.So how about an amusement park with a 7-Eleven,MacDonalds,etc etc.

The reason the housing should be geared towards those aged 25-34 is because this age group is the future tax base of Long Island, not just Huntington. Without this tax base we can forget about public works, schools, etc. and will be stuck in a downward spiral of declining quality of infrastructure. Aside from the fact that the area is probably zoned solely for commercial, that would require a variance. The population on Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk) is around 2.8 million, of that about 300,000 fall within this category. But what would you consider "senior" living? What qualifies this age? Empty nesters, etc? 65+? There are plenty of developments all along major corridors on Long Island that provide this, but how many of the younger people, those in the work force, contributing human capital, are able to afford their own place and are not forced to live in their parents basement or an illegal apartment. It's something Long Island needs. Out of those age 18-34, 67% say that they see themselves moving off of Long Island within the next 5 years because it's unaffordable. How can LI sustain itself without revenue from a working class? Sure the median age of the average worker is 40 and we are living longer and working longer (because we can't afford to retire). But eventually it will happen. LI needs to start somewhere, it's been a problem for over 30 years and will only get worse.

It's true, but are you going to be that picky if you're in an inadequate living situation? Not to mention, you're within walking distance of the mall, with a bus stop in front of CVS and majority of bus stops at the mall providing options to reach the village and many places on Long Island without really needing a car. People live off of Jericho only by a few hundred feet on some roads. This property is large enough that with a natural sound barrier such as shrubbery and a specific setback from the road, it could be quaint.

Gabrielle: All good points.

I think this location would be good for a movie theater. For the people living South of Jericho, they are not near anything. The Shore 8 in town is inconvenient (and doesn't have a lot of parking) and they are also not near the two big Farmingdale multiplexes. We certainly don't need any more bars, pizza places, delis and nail salons....

How about a new colliseum for our New York Islanders!!... come on Charles Wang, step up and buy it!!... we need to keep the islanders where they belong, on LONG ISLAND!!!

They should build a nail salon, mega pharmacy, barber shop and multiple frozen yogurt shoppes. We are in dire need of all!

How about Avalon Bay 2 ?

You can't. It's zoned Commercial. Spot Zoning is illegal. You cannot build residential anything.

how about a wal mark we need more job in the area not parks there are too many people out of work in huntington

Good point, Kim. Well then...a movie theater would be nice, but not a multiplex. Wouldn't it be cool to actually have a big screen, full size movie theater...like in " the old days"? Ain't gonna happen...not enough money in it. Even the multiplex theaters are empty two weeks after the film debut.
Maybe a ski slope for winter (cover the recently created sand dunes with snow) and simulated beach with salt water pool for summer.
Let's face it...we THE PEOPLE will have no choice. It's private property and whoever buys it will decide...if anyone buys that huge tract!! But WE THE PEOPLE can dream!

And, of course a restaurant for before or after the movie. Popcorn alone does NOT cut it!

The pile of sand on the property is from the hole that was dug for the leaching pool field. If you stop and look you will see that there are many drainage pools in the hole and the pile of material was to go back on top of that. I guess those will be coming out now.

BTW: I say no housing until we get the houses that are for sale now sold. Any addition to the housing stock now will not help anyone. As for that for that often repeated "we need cheap housing for the kids to stay here". The kids are not going to stay here as long as there are no good paying jobs for them and the taxes are so high. They can move to another part of the country and get the same pay as here and buy a house for half the cost and pay a third of the taxes. We can't compete if we keep doing the same thing over and over.

How about if we relocate Avalon to the Lowe's site..!

Nice scoop, Pam!

Relocate the Avalon to the Lowe's site and convert the Proposed Avalon site to a park.....

Nobody ever mentioned whether or not Lowe's was going to continue with their store that they are proposing in Smithtown / Commack. The Multi-Plex theater site..!!!

I vote for a Six Flags.. lol

Thanks, Daniel! We had help from Patch readers.

RE: Commack Lowes (From Newsday: http://www.newsday.com/business/lowe-s-pulls-huntington-station-store-1.3292511) "But Frank DeRubeis, director of Smithtown Planning and Community Development Department, said he received a call Tuesday from an attorney representing Lowe's, telling him that the company's plans in Commack were still ongoing. Lowe's preliminary application is before the town's board of zoning appeals."

Why they would keep going in Commack, when they are abandoning Huntington is a huge mystery.

I'm all for a B&N going in there to replace the one we're gonna lose soon. A largerone, like the Commack store, with music and videos would be great.

Yesterday, either the Patch or Newsday mentioned that B & N had no plans to relocate the store.

Probably because Lowe's didn't want to get Huntington Station pregnant.

The town should go after Stew Leonards, the property is a perfect location for them. They tried a few years back to open a Long Island location near the airport and that apparently fell through. We need a business that will thrive at this location, pay taxes and create jobs!

Great idea Al...Stew Leonards was only able to put the liquor portion of it's business near the airport. I'd love to see the food store here.

What short memories we have. Many from the community begged pleaded and fought against the Tof H not to install a day laborer site on Depot Rd, the town ignored the community...Many from the community (including the owner of the TownHouse) begged pleaded and fought against the Tof H not to bulldoze the wooded area across the street from the Town House to build a PEP Boys....it's now a parking lot for a car dealership.Many from the community begged pleaded and fought against the Tof H not to let LOWES build on the site of the Town House...Many from the community begged pleaded and fought against the Tof H not to allow AVALON BAY.... Do you sense a pattern? You all may have good ideas, but the Town of Huntington doesn't hear you, but you can make them hear Nov.8.

I grew up in E.Northport I couldn't afford to live there so I moved to a area I could afford, the reason kids cant afford to buy is because they are spending there money on new $400 I phones & flat screen TVs, new cars & $30,000-$60,000 weddings (I see it all the time) instead of saving money like we all did back in the 70's & 80's..my husband & I saved our money for 5 years & got a handyman special, todays young couples want it all right away...they want stainless steel in the kitchens & granite countertops, all of my freinds did the same thing as I did, it took us 10 years to finish fixing it up but its done just the way we like it...there are plenty of affordable houses they are called starter houses they are small but affordable, they might not be in the area you want but this is why they call them starters, what ever happened to the saying -One day if you work hard enough & save your money you can live in a place like that...this is what my parents always told me!!!

How about another Barnes and Noble and Toys R us!

Since Lowes still owns the land where the Town House used to be. I believe it is up to the company on what to do with the property. I believe they bought it for 35 million dollars but would take a big loss on selling the property. So it is up to Lowes on what to do with the property. The economy has a lot to do with this plain & simple.