Construction crews broke ground in mid-August on the first new building to be constructed as part of the revitalization of the Southampton hamlet of Riverside, just south of downtown Riverhead.
Developer Paul Pawlowski of Mattituck plans to build an 8,000 square foot, two-story medical office building, which will also contain two workforce apartments, at the site of the former Riverboat Diner on the Riverside traffic circle, which had once been a Howard Johnson’s.
The project is the first to be built under new zoning, the Riverside Revitalization Action Plan (RRAP), adopted by the Southampton Town Board in 2015.
“It is remarkable to be part of a development where the public and private sectors have the same goals,” said Mr....| read more ››