HomeMy WebLinkAboutNORTH ROAD HOTEL LLC letter August 5, 2024 NORTH ROAD HOTEL LLC
62005 Route 48
Greenport,New York 11944
VITA EMAIL August 5, 2024
Zoning Board of Appeals
Town of Southold
c/o Kim Fuentes
54375 Route 25
Southold,New York 11971
RE: Special Exception Perinit and Variance-Hotel Moraine Expansion
Public Continents
62005 Route 48, Greenport, New York 11944(Tax Lot 1000-40-1-1)
(the "Properly')
Dear Chairperson and Members of the Southold Zoning Board of Appeals:
Please let this letter serve as a response to the comments made during the Zoning Board of
Appeals' August 1,2024 public hearing by Mr. Samir Attia,having an address at 62175 Route 48,
Greenport,New York 11944,
Mr. Attia has had my personal contact information since early 2022, shortly after acquisition of
the Property by the undersigned, so that he could reach me at any time for any reason. I had
explained that we were undertaking a construction project at the Property and would ultimately
operate the hotel.In fact,during construction,our carpenters performed work on a basement access
door at his house.
In response to the electrical damage, I have included herewith the follow-up correspondence to
Mr. Attia concerning the damaged electric, which I did not learn about until a March 23, 2024
meeting, as more particularly set forth below.t I was more than happy to reimburse Mr. Attia for
any costs incurred, sincerely apologized for any inconvenience and, had I known sooner, I
certainly would have handled the repair and cost. Notably, we have never received a complaint
from Mr. Attia concerning noise,traffic or any other issue during our ownership, construction and
operation of the Property.
Most importantly,on March 23,2024,I personally met with Mr. Attia and his wife,Ms. Jila Sharif,
toexplain the proposed project. This 3-hour meeting included a detailed review of the plans and a
tour of their property to determine the impact of the proposed building along the east boundary of
the Property, if any. During this meeting, I agreed to:
1. Finish the east side of the boundary fence;
2. Extend the boundary fence along the shared property boundary to the 100' bluff setback;
3. Add additional, native plantings to the setback area between the Property's eastern
boundary and the proposed building;and
4. Add additional,native plantings to the east side of the fence.
1 The electric service to Mr Attia's house is not evidenced by an casement encumberingthe Property or any survey or
utility mark-out performed by the undersigned to date(of which there have been several),
As you can see from the enclosed photographs, the shared boundary is already heavily wooded,
providing arather significant buffer(both forviews and noise), and theproposed building respects
the side yard setbacks set forth in the Town's Zoning Code.Based upon the success of the meeting,
I sent Mr. Attia a letter of support for the project, which Mr. Attia confirmed would be signed after
a few revisions, Based upon the foregoing, I was surprised to learn of his issues with the proposed
project.
Nevertheless, the undersigned remains prepared to pursue the mitigating factors set forth herein.
Very truly yours,
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Enclosures, Daniel J. Pennessi, President
NORTH ROAD HOTEL LLC
62005 Route 48
Greenport,New York 11944
April 4,2024
VIA Federal Express
Mr. Samir Attia
Dr.Jiila Sharif
12 Woodland Avenue
Northport,Newyork 11768
Re: Reimbursement
Dear Samir and Dr. Sharif,
As discussed, I have enclosed herewith a check in the amount of $624.59, representing
reimbursement of your costs associated with the electrical repair performed by Puccia Electric. I
sincerely apologize for this damage caused by the fencing subcontractor and,had I known sooner,
I certainly would have handled the repair and/or paid for any cost you incurred.
In the future,please do not hesitate to contact me directly with any issues or concerns.
Very truly yours,
Daniel J.Pennessi
NORTHROAD HOTEL LLC
July 2024
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