Community Housing Funds Raise $44M as East End Rolls Out Plans

Michael Daly, founder of East End YIMBY
Dan’s Papers

David and his wife Jessica knew they were making a big, possibly risky, purchase. After three years of house hunting in East Hampton, they were finally negotiating on a modest three-bedroom, two-bathroom home. They stretched their savings thin, received some assistance from family, and kicked themselves for not having bought a home earlier when…

Suffolk IDA Seeks Comments on Enclaves Tax Break Plan in Southold

Enclaves rendering
Dan’s Papers

As The Enclaves — a $4.9 million hotel resort complex proposed for Southold — nears the final planning stages before construction can begin, a key agency is seeking the public input. The Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency is accepting public comments on a tentatively approved $2.7 million tax break that developer Jonathan Tibett is seeking to help mitigate rising costs of the project since it was initially proposed nearly a decade ago. “Discounted, or entirely lost, among all the press and statements from the local opposition is the fact that the project will generate far more tax revenue, both sales…