Commercial Hotel Expansion on Vanderbilt Motor Parkway
Summary
A proposed five-story hotel in Commack would more than double its guest rooms from 117 to 290, rising to 58 feet — nearly double the height limit. Nearby residents may weigh in on traffic, parking, and neighborhood character.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 27, 2026.
Impact analysis
The project would replace a septic-system restaurant with sewer-connected hotel and retail uses in the Hauppauge Industrial Park.
The applicants and future hotel guests, plus local businesses that could benefit from hotel traffic.
Nearby residents concerned about traffic, parking, and the scale of a five-story building.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Board of Zoning Appeals - Nov 17, 2026
A proposed five-story hotel in Commack would more than double its guest rooms from 117 to 290, rising to 58 feet — nearly double the height limit. Nearby residents may weigh in on traffic, parking, and neighborhood character.
Board of Zoning Appeals - Oct 27, 2026
A 122-room, four-story hotel with a food retail drive-through is proposed at the former Gasho restaurant site in Hauppauge. It needs a stack of variances and a town board special permit; the zoning board held off pending county review.
Related development
Chartwell Hotels expansion
The largest project on the docket — a major hotel expansion that would significantly change the Commack Road area.
Matrix Hotel and Food Retail
Counsel says it'll be the industrial park's only new hotel, sewer-connected, with cross-access being negotiated with neighbors.
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