Stop South Bay Village
Stop Island Hills Golf
Course Development Plan
“We urgently need your voice to help stop Rechler Equity Partners’ plan to transform the former Island Hills Golf Course into ‘South Bay Village’—a sprawling 890-unit complex with a sewage treatment plant and over 50 acres of pavement and three-story buildings. This massive development threatens the character, environment, and livability of our community.”
– The Greater Islip Association Inc.
Upcoming Events
Exploring South Bay Village: The Process & the Project with Rechler Equity 4/10/25 @ 8:30am
*** Hosted by MacArthur Business Alliance description and info provided by their online event page*** Join us for an informative event, co-hosted by Rechler Equity Partners, to learn about the re-envisioning of the Island Hills property. After extensive community feedback and the formation of the Island Hills Advisory Committee (https://islandhillscommittee.com/), the Rechler team developed a new vision for the property: South Bay Village. One of the core values of The MacArthur Business Alliance is Education & Awareness; we strive to educate and create awareness wherever possible about any & all things affecting the areas and communities in & around Long Island MacArthur Airport and The MacArthur Hub. This event offers the opportunity to hear directly from the Rechler team about their process, plans, and next steps for the project in Sayville. We are thrilled to be able to provide a platform for this discussion to help inform our community, and we not only invite, but encourage attendees to come, listen, and ask questions to better understand the project.
Town Of Islip Comprehensive Plan Workshop (E)
The Town of Islip is hosting a series of public workshops to gather community input on local challenges and priorities. Each workshop will focus on a specific portion of town. Find the workshop for your area below! We are E which is at the Oakdale Senior Center (inside Ockers Housing Complex) May 7th at 6pm. It is vital we speak out against Island Hills and Overdevelopment!
The New Plan
- 890 units, 314 for sale units age restricted units of that 143 detached single family homes, 576 apartments of which 173 are age restricted.
- Rechler states there’s a 35% reduction of density compared to the original plan but fails to state it’s a 908% increase in density from the current zoning.
- Traffic will increase dramatically despite what they say being 348% to 408% more congested than the current zoning if 98 single family homes were built.
- The buildings are still not going to be fitting with the surrounding communities with 3 stories and multiple apartments in each.
- Rechler has submitted an Environmental Assessment Form to the town which is the first step and the change of zone application and EIS form are likely to come soon.
- Rechler likely changed the name as a rebrand after so much negative publicity with Sayville Greybarn but don’t be fooled this is still a huge housing complex not fitting with the surrounding community
- The report from the Island Hills Advisory Committee meetings came out, with the summaries being more positive about the project than what the full report states, they invited “leaders” as far away as Nassau who made blanket statements in favor, they also blurred the lines of some people speaking on behalf of an organization and just speaking personally, likely trying to divide us but we are smarter than that.
Take Our Survey
We have created a community survey about Island Hills and ask that you please take it.
