The affordable housing development on Northville Turnpike planned by Georgica Green Ventures in partnership with First Baptist Church in Riverhead has been awarded $3.67 million through the state’s Long Island Investment Fund, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced yesterday.
Plans for Northville Commons call for approximately 80 subsidized rental apartments, five owner-occupied condominiums, a community center, and other uses on a 12.5-acre site adjacent to the church.
The development, which carries an approximately $56 million price tag, would provide rental housing for households earning between 50% and 80% of the area median income. Twenty apartments would be reserved for individuals with disabilities.
The project includes more than $7 million in infrastructure improvements, including sewer and water service, parking and lighting, the announcement said. GGV in July 2025 received a $1 million state infrastructure grant awarded in July 2025.
Northville Commons has a change of zone application pending before the Town of Riverhead, seeking application of the Community Benefit Zoning Overlay District to its Northville Turnpike site.
The developer filed the application on Oct. 22 and filed the required Environmental Assessment Form Tuesday, Riverhead Town Senior Planner. Greg Bergman said yesterday. The application is under review by the town.
The overlay zoning district was adopted in 2016. It specifies eligibility criteria for the overlay. The Riverhead Town Board on Sept. 3, 2025 approved changes to the overlay district requested by the developer in June 2023, after GGV joined the project as developer. The amendments were needed to make the project viable, the developer said. The Town Board worked with GGV on the changes over a two-year period.. Georgica Green principal David Gallo said after the changes were adopted last September that he hoped to begin construction in September 2026.
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Georgica Green Ventures representative Connie Lassandro said yesterday the proposed development is a “complicated project” because of “a lot of moving parts,” which included town sewer and water district extensions, in addition to financing arrangements. The new grant award is “awesome,” she said, and the developer has now lined up all the financing needed to begin the project as soon as the town approves the zoning overlay district.
The current award to GGV is part of more than $32 million awarded to six housing developments across Nassau and Suffolk counties. Together, the projects would create 899 housing units, including 482 affordable units, and represent more than $529 million in total investment, according to the state.
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