Riverhead is considering a zoning change to allow the construction of luxury hotels on the north side of Sound Avenue, a rural area currently without inns or hotels. The proposal aims to boost the town’s tax base and potentially provide farmers with significant payouts for selling development rights. Under the proposed code, developers would need special permits to build on tracts of at least 100 acres and must preserve 70% of the land for farming. This change could enable the development of over 1,050 hotel rooms across more than 700 acres. Alfred Weissman Real Estate is already planning a 100-room resort on a 105-acre tract at 3994 Sound Avenue. The new resorts would be designed to maintain open space views of agriculture.
Alfred Weissman Real Estate
