Hearing on "RozeWood" CSH Hotel Re-Zone Draws Hundreds
- Leader
- May 22
- 2 min read
By Leader Staff
A hearing on a development plan to convert the old Deramore mansion - on Woodbury Road in Cold Spring Harbor - into a commercial Hotel and Day Spa drew hundreds of local residents, mostly opposed to the re-zone of the property into commercial use.
The re-zone proposal filed by Hunebed Holdings LLC would convert the historic mansion house into a 23-room hotel and day spa.
The mansion was originally known as "Deramore" and was built in 1933 for Edgar Farrar Bateson by Mott B. Schmidt in Cold Spring Harbor.
Jan and Jude Rozenveld, the principals of the property's owner, Hunebed Hoildings LLC, have renamed the 24 acre property as "RozeWood Farms" and are seeking to have the property's current residential zoning changed into a Historic Building Overlay District for commercial use.
The Huntington Town Board has repeatedly delayed a public hearing on the re-zoning application, which finally proceeded last Tuesday at Huntington Town Hall.
The Rozenveldt's argue that by allowing the re-zoning for commercial hotel use, they can preserve the property's 24 acres as a park-like setting, and maintain the historic mansion house.
Residents are opposed to re-zoning the property for commercial use, which could then result in traffic and loud catered party events on the grounds. The Deramore / RozeWood property lies in an entirely residential neighborhood on the west side of Woodbury Road just north of Pulaski Road.
An example of a commercial "hotel re-zone gone wild" occurred recently at the historic "Mansion" property in Glen Cove.
The Mansion was increasingly being used to cater disreputable wild parties, including a notorious 2022 rap party by Brooklyn Rapper "Fetty Luciano" where three people were shot and armed partygoers ran fleeing into neighbors homes and gardens, to escape the gunfire.
The RozeWood property is currently zoned as two-acre residential, but sits on the edge of bluff, which means that the 24 acre property could be broken-up into 10 or more single family home lots.
The Huntington Town Board has not yet scheduled a vote on the Rozenveldt's proposal.