Northtown Realty Co. v. Siegel

Northtown Realty Co. owns shopping property along the "Miracle Mile” in Manhasset dominated by a popular Bloomingdale store. It now has ambitious plans to expand its approximate 160,000 square foot holding by another 80,000 square feet and to enclose it all in a new covered shopping mall. A significant obstacle in its path is the North Hempstead parking ordinance which would require 714 spaces, since current plans leave the project 148 spaces short.

In an effort to overcome this, Northtown petitioned the North Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals for a parking variance along with some access…