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Valley Stream hears developer’s petition to rezone Rockaway/Lincoln site for 30-unit mixed-use building
Summary
Maverick Development LLC presented a petition to change zoning at 42–50 Rockaway Avenue and 12 West Lincoln Avenue to allow a four‑story mixed‑use building with two ground‑floor retail spaces and 30 residential units; the board did not vote and referred the application to planning and zoning bodies for review and a public hearing.
Dominic, an attorney representing Maverick Development LLC, told the Valley Stream Village Board that he filed a petition to change the zoning for property at 42–50 Rockaway Avenue and 12 West Lincoln Avenue to allow a mixed‑use development.
The applicant proposes two retail storefronts at grade, parking at the rear, and a roughly four‑story residential building with a partial fifth-floor amenity level. The plan calls for 30 residential units — 6 one‑bedroom and 24 two‑bedroom units — and 22 parking spaces; the petitioner said the parcel is about 12,000 square feet and the building height was proposed at about 46 feet.
The rezoning petition will be circulated to the village’s economic development department, the planning board and the zoning board of appeals; the board will schedule public notice, a mailing to nearby residents and a formal public hearing before any final decision. The presentation included a commitment to provide a parking demand study and to complete required environmental review and site‑plan approvals.
Why it matters: The site includes a burned‑out/commercial property on Rockaway Avenue that trustees described as blighted; the developer said the project would bring new retail and housing to that block. The zoning change is a prerequisite for site plan review and construction, and trustees signaled interest but stressed the need for technical studies and community notice.
Trustee Daley said the village has sought development on Rockaway for years and described the property near the fire site as “blighted,” urging the board to move the process forward. Dominic described the procedural steps the applicant must complete, including responding to comments from staff and the planning and zoning boards and then returning for a public hearing before the board.
No vote was taken. The board did not approve the rezoning at the meeting; the petition will be reviewed by staff and advisory boards and scheduled for future hearings. A village staff member present estimated the formal approval process could take about a year to move through reviews, notices and hearings; speakers also noted that construction would start only after approvals and further work by the developer.
The project was compared to a larger development on West Jamaica Avenue that contains about 53 units on a parcel described as roughly twice the size of the Rockaway site. Trustees and the applicant discussed typical site‑plan details that will be addressed later — dumpster placement, exterior materials and other design items — and emphasized public notice requirements and the need to answer residents’ questions at the hearing.
Documents and next steps: The attorney said the petition has been filed and will be circulated to village departments; the applicant expects to submit a parking demand study and to revise the plan as needed following comments before a public hearing and subsequent site‑plan and zoning approvals.
