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Construction Breaks Ground On Farmingdale Hotel
Hilton Hampton Inn slated to open in 2023 at the site of a former golfing range near Republic Airport.
FARMINGDALE, NY – Ground was broken to build a Hilton Hampton Inn & Suites on a vacant 2.2-acre site near Republic Airport.
Construction crews have begun work on building the four-story, 65,000-square-foot hotel with 101-rooms on the former site of Sky Drive Golf Center at 1030 Broadhollow Rd., Newsday reports.
The $20 million project was expected to begin last year but was stalled due to the COVID 19 pandemic and shutdowns. The development firm Farmingdale Hospitality Partners, a partner of Oxford Hospitality Advisors and the Levine Organization, decided to move forward with construction this year.
“The odds were against us, and most economic advisors were telling us: It’s probably not the right time,” Dorthy Roberts, vice president of Oxford Hospitality Advisors, told Newsday. “But it’s done. We closed the deal.”
Newsday reports that Farmingdale Hospitality Partners qualified for tax benefits for the project. The Babylon Industrial Development Agency authorized an estimated $6.5 million in benefits over 20 years.
The hotel is expected to open in June 2023.
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