Douglaston Civic Ass'n v. Klein

*965OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The board found and the evidence sustains the finding that the land cannot yield a reasonable return as zoned, the cost of constructing residences being more than three times the potential sales price; that the grant of a variance permitting use for a period of 15 years as enclosed tennis courts would not change or impair the character of the adjacent properties or significantly affect traffic or pollution; and that the owner’s difficulty arises from the swampy nature of his property. Thus, the essentials…