Community Corner
Canoe Place Inn Meeting Scheduled; Large Crowd Expected
Developers of 40-town home project to present plans on June 28 to community.
The Hampton Bays Civic and Beautification Associations have announced they will host a meeting with the developers of the Canoe Place in property and their architect Scott Pollack, the Boston-based architect involved with the proposed Canoe Place Inn restoration.
According to Dr. Bruce King, president of the Hampton Bays Civic Association, the civic group invited the developers to make a presentation on June 28 at 7 p.m. at the auditorium in anticipation of a large crowd.
has been an issue of contention in the community for sometime. Most recently, the developers of the Canoe Place inn project, Gregg and Mitchell Rechler of R Squared LLC, appeared before the Southampton town board for a pre-submission work session to discuss their plans for the site.
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The Rechlers own the 5.8 acres on the corner of Newtown Road and Montauk Highway on the west side of the Shinnecock Canal, as well as a collection of parcels referenced as the “canal properties,” comprised of 7.2 acres, on the eastern side of the canal.
Their new proposal calls for restoration of the existing building and a residential planned development district on the canal properties with 40 town homes, not condos; 20 boat slips; a recreational facility and pool. The entire proposal is being treated as one PDD, with a “swap” of development rights allowing for seven additional units – meaning 40, rather than 33 units on the canal properties offset by the community benefits to be determined.
