Howell House

Builder Joe Petrocelli says he’d like to use the Howell House to add five hotel suites a spa and salon to his existing hotel property, which has 20 rooms and a high-end restaurant.

Following widespread backlash to a developer's plans to raze a dilapidated home in Riverhead's downtown historic district, developer Joe Petrocelli has backed away from talk of demolition and has decided instead to restore the 112-year-old home.