The Vanderbilt - Westbury, NYWestbury, NY The Beechwood Organization, one of Long Island’s largest and award-winning residential builders, has laid the foundation for The Vanderbilt, Corporate Dr. The property is one of region’s first combined apartment rental and extended stay hotels with 195 units, 178 apartments and 17 hotel suites, for 2018 occupancy.
“We have built and sold more than 6,000 homes across the metro area in over 30 years and continue to do so. We also see the need for housing without responsibility. We see young people who are not ready to buy, empty nesters who are transitioning from family home ownership and others who want to be on Long Island but for part of the year,” said Michael Dubb, founding principal, The Beechwood Org.
“The luxury apartment-hotel concept is an alternative to home ownership. When we built neighboring Meadowbrook Pointe Athletic Club & Spa, there were people who liked the high standard of construction, carefree living and luxurious amenities but wanted the option to rent, not to buy. The Vanderbilt embodies this lifestyle choice without the responsibility of ownership,” said Steven Dubb, Beechwood principal and The Vanderbilt project leader.
Located next to The Vanderbilt, the sold out 720-unit Meadowbrook Pointe active adult lifestyle community set the benchmark for condominium living on Long Island with its architecture, amenities and designer finishes. This $400 million redevelopment of the former Roosevelt Raceway exemplifies Beechwood’s attention and detail to thoughtful land use.
The $85 million development of The Vanderbilt extends the area’s regeneration by Beechwood on an adjacent 5.5-acre parcel. Leasing begins this year with the first occupancy projected for 2018.
As one of Long Island’s first luxury apartment-hotels, The Vanderbilt presents a modern and high-end alternative to home ownership and lodging in the region with 195 units including 178 studio, one and two-bedroom rental apartments plus 17 extended stay hotel suites. Residents and guests will experience five-star services and amenities such as an exceptional fitness center and fine dining restaurant in a central location with easy access to air and rail transport, a 40-minute train ride to Manhattan and walking distance to shopping. The six-story building features an Old World-styled façade with a stately presence. Its classic, timeless elegance continues into the chic lobby, library, English garden and private courtyard with outdoor swimming pool and dining. Other shared amenities are a 24-hour doorman and front desk, quick grab café, yoga/aerobics room, card room, lounge, screening and party room, business center, elevators and on-site parking. Each apartment, many with a private balcony, patio or terrace, has been designed with the highest quality materials and according to feng shui principles. There will be bright and open floor plan layouts with fine finishes and fittings such as walnut wood floors, Shaker style custom grade wood cabinets, Italian porcelain bathrooms, nine-foot ceilings and crown moldings, high-end Energy Star stainless steel appliances, full-size washers and dryers, the latest HVAC systems and cable-ready wiring with high-speed Internet access. Interiors for the ground level and units are being designed by Stonehill & Taylor (www.stonehilltaylor.com, an architecture and interior design firm established in New York City with international staff and extensive experience in hospitality including five star luxury hotels. One and two-year apartment leases will be available with one bedroom monthly rents starting in the mid-to-upper $3000s. Minimum hotel stays will be 30-days. AN ENDURING ASSET The Vanderbilt name was inspired by the early 20th century Vanderbilt Cup auto races held at the former Roosevelt Raceway, the site of The Vanderbilt. “We want to create an enduring asset for our business and for Long Island. The Vanderbilt is a natural extension of all we have done over the past 30 years and will continue to do across the region,” says Steven Dubb. THE VANDERBILT (www.vanderbiltlongisland.com, Corporate Drive, Westbury, NY 11590, 888.278.6994) is Long Island’s first modern luxury apartment-hotel. The six-story building, featuring an Old World-styled façade with a stately presence, has 195 luxuriously designed units including 178 rental apartments and 17 extended stay hotel suites. Five-star services and amenities include an exceptional fitness center and fine dining restaurant in a central Long Island location 25 miles from NYC, a short distance to air and rail transport, and walking distance to shopping. Created by The Beechwood Organization (www.beechwoodhomes.com), Long Island’s largest home builder and developer of lifestyle communities, including the neighboring 720-unit Meadowbrook Pointe Athletic Club & Spa, The Vanderbilt provides a high-end alternative to home ownership and lodging in the region. Construction began early 2016, leasing begins spring 2016 and the first occupancy is projected for 2018. THE BEECHWOOD ORGANIZATION (www.beechwoodhomes.com, 200 Robbins Lane Jericho, NY 11753, 516.935.5555) is Long Island’s largest home builder and developer of sophisticated lifestyle communities ranked at the fore of privately owned residential home builders nationwide. For over 30 years, Beechwood has built more than 6,000 homes in 60 communities across the New York metro area with new sites in development. Founding principal Michael Dubb is renowned for his innovative and forward thinking in “not just selling a home, but a lifestyle” with signature quality construction and design for the way sophisticated buyers want to live and entertain today. Beechwood holds dear its commitment to thoughtful land planning and design, repurposing underutilized land, building in harmony with nature and creating a benefit for the local community. Among Beechwood’s award-winning communities are Meadowbrook Pointe, a 720-unit active adult community replete with 25,000 square foot clubhouse on the former site of the Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury; and Meadowbrook Pointe Links & Spa, an adult community of 280-semi-attached golf view homes with resort amenities in Medford. The master planned community, Arverne by the Sea, in the Rockaways, Queens, developed as part of a joint venture, was acknowledged by the Urban Land Institute for its high standard in being built for “Sandy” storm resiliency. When complete, this mixed-use community will have 2296 homes and be the largest oceanfront, residential revitalization project in the Northeast. At Marina Pointe East Rockaway, a “Sandy” ravaged waterfront property will be regenerated with luxury condominiums. At Country Pointe Huntington, an underutilized area is being revived with homes where families can get their start, and empty nesters can stay, on Long Island. At Country Pointe North Bellmore, a former US Army base has been transformed into a neighborhood of traditional homes for generations of families to live near one another. On the East End, Beechwood is recognized for the contribution to the local community by repurposing a former industrial work site into the first luxury resort lifestyle community of its kind in the Hamptons, Bishops Pond Southampton Village. Following this first East End endeavor, Beechwood moved into developing luxury estate homes at nearby Bishops Grant, and, on the North Fork at The Highlands Club. In 2016, it will also launch its first venture into the luxury rental and hotel market with The Vanderbilt in Westbury. Beechwood’s thoughtful land planning extends to building in harmony with nature. At Country Pointe Estates Ridge, located at the gateway to Long Island’s Pine Barrens region, 46.25 wooded acres of the 99-acre parcel is dedicated as an open space preserve in perpetuity. Similarly, the Country Pointe Plainview development -- a proposed multi-use neighborhood of 750 homes and retail facilities that received zoning and site plan application in 2015 -- will provide recreational open space with 57 contiguous acres of the 143-acre property dedicated to the Town of Oyster Bay for community recreation.