High-rise for seniors in Douglaston?
Developers put forth 15-story plan on land between shopping center and golf course
BY JENNA BAGCAL
A 15-story assisted
living facility is reportedly
coming to Douglaston
just months after the
$45 million Douglaston
Acres development site hit
the market.
In April, Community
Board 11 addressed a letter
to residents informing them
of a proposed zoning height
authorization that would
make it possible to construct
a 15-story building at 242-22
61st Ave. According to the
letter, the facility would be
licensed by the New York
State Department of Health.
But some, like
Councilman Barry
Grodenchik’s aide Steve
Behar, think that the
development, which is
currently in an R4 zone, would
be uncharacteristically tall
for the area.
“It’s not a shelter. It’s
a proposal to build a 15-
story assisted living facility
between the Douglaston
Shopping Center and the golf
course. The zoning there
doesn’t allow for such a high
building so they are asking
for the approval to build to
such a height. Such a large
building is out of character
for the community,”
said Behar.
The CB 11 Douglaston
Zoning Committee planned
to discuss the proposed
zoning height authorization
at the district office on May
7, with additional feedback
to follow at the next Board
11 meeting in June.
David Marx of
Marx Development
Group facilitated the
property’s sale back in
March and reportedly
developed plans for an
assisted living facility
complex. The Real Deal said
that Marx’s plans for the
250,000-square-foot facility
included “parking, medical
space and a 200-bed longterm
care facility.”
According to the
NYSDOH website, adult
care facilities or assisted
living facilities “provide
long-term, non-medical
residential services to
adults who are substantially
unable to live independently
due to physical, mental, or
other limitations associated
with age or other factors.”
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by email at jbagcal@
qns.com or by phone at (718)
224-5863 ext. 214.
The Douglaston Zoning Committee met on May 7 to discuss a proposed zoning height authorization for a proposed 15-story assisted living facility (rendering, upper right)
to be constructed at the Douglaston Acres site on 61st Avenue (above). Photo: Jenna Bagcal/QNS, rendering courtesy of Cushman and Wakefi eld
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