News
Riverhead IDA approves 30-year tax abatement agreement with downtown developer of affordable rental apartments
The total value of the abatement over 30 years will be $2,352,750, according to IDA counsel Richard Ehlers.
News
Riverhead Industrial Development Agency approves tax benefits for hotel and medical office along Route 58 corridor
The developer of the Residence Inn got a sales tax exemption increase and the developer of a proposed medical office on Ostrander Avenue just north of Route 58 got a package of benefits including a five-year property tax abatement.
Guest Column
Supervisor candidate calls for dissolution of Riverhead IDA
Eventually you have to ask yourself who is going to pay the taxes in this town? And that finger seems to point directly to the already-overburdened homeowners and small businesses of Riverhead.
News
Proposed tax breaks for three development projects draw questions, criticism at Riverhead IDA hearings
Several residents spoke out at yesterday's IDA meeting against applications for tax breaks by the developers of three projects in Riverhead: a hotel on Route 58, a medical office on Ostrander Avenue and a mixed-use workforce housing development on East Main Street.
Business Briefs
‘The Power of Information at Your Fingertips’: Riverhead IDA, Chamber of Commerce co-sponsor free seminar
Learn how to get the most out of the databases and other resources in the Miller Business Center's BIZLINK suite of research databases at this free introductory workshop.
News
Police called to town hall for altercation between civic activist and aquarium owner after Riverhead IDA meeting
Atlantis Holdings and J. Petrocelli Development Associates got the financial assistance they requested from the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency tonight at a special meeting...
Business
New restaurant and boutique hotel coming to historic downtown building
Long Island Aquarium owner Joseph Petrocelli announced plans today to transform a 113-year-old Main Street building into what he believes will be “the number one restaurant on Long Island.”
Government
IDA approves tax benefits for West Main Street developer’s second project
The developer of innovative office suites at 30 W. Main Street has been granted a benefit package by the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency to provide incentives for proposed renovations to the building next door at 20 W. Main.
News
National music store eyeing former Ninow’s site at 30 West Main, as owner sets sights on Allied Optical building
A national music store interested in a downtown "pop-up" store in Riverhead, the developer of 30 West Main told the Riverhead Industrial Development Agency Monday. She is buying the Allied Optical building next door and plans a top-to-bottom renovation.
News
In split vote, Riverhead Industrial Development Agency grants tax breaks for new Route 58 hotel
Hotel developer Lee Browning yesterday won IDA approval of tax abatements and exemptions worth more than $1.6 million over 10 years, including an estimated $579,162 in real property tax abatements. IDA member Dawn Thomas cast the lone 'no' vote.


































