Bay Shore affordable apartments: High demand for housing that outpaces supply, advocates say

Nearly 1,300 people have applied for 84 affordable rental apartments at a new luxury complex in downtown Bay Shore, highlighting a demand for housing that far outpaces supply on Long Island, housing advocates say.

More than half of the apartments planned for the former Touro College campus, from studios to one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, will be ready to rent in November, a spokesperson for the developer said. The 418-unit complex, called Shoregate, has been in the works since 2018 and is being built by Tritec, the company behind other major projects such as the $1 billion Station Yards in Ronkonkoma.

Pricing for the market rate units range from $2,480 to $5,300, while pricing for affordable units range from $1,991 to $2,751.

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