"The Hamptons has had an affordable housing crisis for decades, but in recent years, not only have restaurant workers, landscapers, and firefighters been priced out of the towns where they work, even doctors making $350,000 a year say they can't find anything in their budget. (The pandemic didn't help, either.) Even the North Fork, once a more affordable alternative, now has median home prices in the $1 million range."
"The affordable housing proposal for 152 Three Mile Harbor Road and 33 West Drive was introduced by Kirby Marcantonio, one of the four partners in contract to buy the land for the development, at a town meeting last week, the East Hampton Star reported. (Marcantonio is also the publisher of Hampton Life and Montauk Life magazines.)"
"Less than a week later, Marcantonio announced that he was backing out of the deal due to strong local opposition. By the time he'd decided to scrap the plans, a petition against the project, started by the owner of Round Swamp Farm, a neighboring farm that runs a beloved (and famously pricey) farm store, had gathered 2,700 signatures."
The Hamptons faces a long-running affordable housing crisis that has recently pushed out restaurant workers, landscapers, firefighters, and even doctors earning $350,000. The pandemic worsened demand and prices. The North Fork now has median home prices near $1 million. Towns have adopted initiatives and express support for affordable housing in principle, but individual projects frequently encounter local opposition. A proposed 79-unit development on a 6.5-acre East Hampton parcel was withdrawn after intense pushback. Residents cited environmental and infrastructure concerns, including private management of a sewage treatment plant and increased traffic incompatible with surrounding low-density agricultural uses.
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