Seaford School Board: Greiner-Maltz Has Edge For Former Elementary School Property

The Seaford Board of Education is leaning toward selecting Greiner-Maltz as the commercial real estate firm that would help the district develop the former Seaford Avenue School property.

The Seaford trustees indicated at the school board’s June 2 meeting that Woodbury-based Greiner-Maltz was their preference as the firm that would be the best fit to determine the future of the 5.6- acre property. Greiner-Maltz and Cushman & Wakefield, which both responded to the district’s request for proposals process, delivered at the April 27 Seaford Board of Education meeting.

Greiner-Meltz has experience working with other school districts including developing a luxury condo development at a former elementary school in Lawrence as well as an assisted living proposal currently being worked on for property owned by the Syosset-Woodbury School District. Seaford Board of Education president Brian Fagan said he was impressed by the firm’s idea of possibly developing an assisted living center at the Seaford Avenue property and having the developer maintain fields on the land.

“Greiner-Maltz provided a far more compelling case for the marketing of that property,” said Fagan.

Late last year the district issued a community input that 643 district residents responded to on what to do with the former elementary school, which was closed in 1981 and was formerly home to Five Towns College and most recently Nassau BOCES until its lease expired last year. The survey showed strong opposition to many options for the property but did indicate support for maintaining the little league baseball fields on the land.

John Pujia, Senior Director at Woodbury-based Greiner-Maltz, estimated at the April 27 meeting that if the former Seaford Avenue School property were sold to an assisted living developer it would provide the district about $10 million.

The school board is now scheduled to vote to approve Greiner-Maltz as the district’s real estate firm for the former Seaford Avenue School property at its June 14 meeting after getting some final materials from the firm. Greiner-Maltz will also deliver a final presentation at the June 14 meeting, scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. at .