Brookhaven: Town, Developer Unveil $400M Plan for New Homes, Commerce In Mastic Beach

"Brookhaven officials and Mastic Beach civic leaders have said they see the project as the former village's best bet to end decades of downtown deterioration and reverse the hamlet's declining economic fortunes," reported Newsday. "Steven Dubb, principal of the Beechwood Organization, which was tapped by Brookhaven two years ago to serve as the project's master developer, outlined a plan involving as many as 140 properties on 37 acres in a triangle-shaped area along Neighborhood and Commack roads and Doris Drive. The idea is to turn that half-mile stretch into a modern downtown with upper-floor apartments topping ground-level stores, condominiums, townhouses, parking garages, and upgraded streets, sidewalks, and stormwater drains, he said.'

All the many zoning changes and approvals needed must first go through the Brookhaven Town Board.