Town of Babylon planning board hears opposition and support for 14-condo Panello Estates proposal

The Town of Babylon Planning Board on March 3 held a public hearing on an application by Panello Estates 109 LLC to subdivide an 89,532‑square‑foot parcel at 404 Route 109 into two lots, rezone most of the site from G (industry) to MR (multiple residence) and build seven duplex buildings containing 14 three‑bedroom condominium units.

The applicant’s attorney, Nicole Blanda of Bizzell Blanda & Visconti, told the board the project was revised after community feedback and is now a condominium development with all units for sale and “no basements.” She said Lot 1 would retain an existing 2,062‑square‑foot office building to be restricted by covenant to a single tenant and expressly barred from medical uses; Lot 2 would contain the 14 owner‑occupied units. Architect Charles (Chuck) Lembo described the duplexes as two‑story attached homes with internal garages. Blanda said the applicant has submitted a curb‑cut application to the New York State Department of Transportation for Lot 1 and that parking on the combined site would meet the town requirement of 42 spaces.

The hearing drew more…