Seaford Avenue School Property to get New Appraisal

The former Seaford Avenue School property will soon be getting its first appraisal in seven years.

The Seaford Board of Education voted unanimously at its Feb. 2 meeting to enter into a $3,000 contract with Breslin Appraisal Co., Inc. to determine how much the 5.6-acre property is worth. The former elementary school property was last appraised at $4 million in 2005.

The new appraisal come as the Seaford Board of Education is trying to determine the future of the district-owned land situated on 2165 Seaford Ave. The former elementary school is being marketed for sale by Woodbury-based Greiner-Maltz, which was this past June by the Seaford Board of Education as the commercial real estate firm best suited to help determine the property's future. After closing in 1981, the 1939-built Seaford Avenue School building served as the home of Five Towns College and most recently Nassau BOCES until its lease expired two years ago. 

So far the only formal offer for the Seaford Avenue School land was made by Garden City-based Engel Burman Group, which  buying the land for $3.4 million to construct 113 condo units. Any proposal for the Seaford Avenue School would need to be approved by voters in a referendum.

In late 2010, the Seaford School District issued a community input that 643 district residents responded to on what to do with the former elementary school. The survey showed strong opposition to many options for the property, but did indicate support for maintaining the three youth baseball fields on the land.