TRITEC partner Kevin Law, chairman of Empire State Development, moderated a Real Estate Institute panel on Long Island’s housing crisis, Long Island Business News reported. Panelists named restrictive legislation, long approvals and public misinformation as the biggest obstacles to new housing.
- Event: REI Spring Luncheon, “Long Island Housing Development: Challenges and Opportunities”
- Venue: Heritage Club at Bethpage State Park
- Attendance: more than 200 real estate professionals
- Panelists: Anthony Bartone (Terwilliger & Bartone Properties), Farmingdale Mayor Ralph Ekstrand, Brookhaven Supervisor Dan Panico, Cara Longworth (Empire State Development) and David Pennetta (Cushman & Wakefield Long Island)
“The challenges here are so deep it’s almost untenable,” said Bartone, president of the Long Island Builders Institute.
Read the full story: Panel says onerous laws and misinformation kneecaps LI housing development, Long Island Business News
