W.P. Carey proposes subdividing North Amityville warehouse for multiple tenants; planning board questions parking and truck access

The Town of Babylon Planning Board heard an informational presentation on a proposal to renovate and partially demolish an existing 235,000-square-foot warehouse at 1000 New Horizons Boulevard in North Amityville for warehouse, office and distribution uses and to subdivide the building for as many as four tenants.

Keith Brown, counsel for the applicant, said the owner, W.P. Carey, has owned the building since 2000 and the intent is to reconfigure the site so it can accommodate one to four tenants. “Our position is that the 97 built-out parking stalls will adequately accommodate the parking demand at the site,” Brown said, while noting that additional land-bank stalls are shown on the plan and can be paved if a tenant requires more parking. Brown also flagged planning staff conditions 19 and 20 relating to land-bank parking, and…