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330-seat restaurant proposed for Haverstraw Marina
By AKIKO MATSUDA
THE JOURNAL NEWS
Haverstraw Marina restaurant
Size: 12,000 square feet
Capacity: 330 seats, not including the deck
Cost: about $2.5 million to $3 million
Completion: expected in summer 2007
(Original publication: July 26, 2006)
WEST HAVERSTRAW
From time to time, Dom Splendorio would sail up the Hudson River to Newburgh for dinner, because the waterfront restaurant at his own marina burned down last summer.
Splendorio, a resident of Washingtonville in Orange County, is one of many boaters who have been waiting for the reconstruction of the restaurant at the Haverstraw Marina.
The marina building that housed the Bayview restaurant was destroyed by fire July 4, 2005, and only a temporary outside tiki bar is open on the remaining deck this summer.
"One of the reasons we did join this particular club was the restaurant," Splendorio said Monday, adding that he joined the Haverstraw Marina in 2004, a year before the fire.
"The restaurant was a big draw not only for the members but also for people on the river," he said. "They'd come in for lunch or dinner."
Many people at the 1,000-slip marina live on their boats during the summer; Bayview was their only on-site food source. The 60-acre operation also attracts many boaters from outside the area on day trips.
The plan to rebuild the restaurant was presented to the Haverstraw Town Board last week. The plan calls for a 330-seat restaurant and catering hall.
Town Board members referred the plan to the Planning Board for review, while setting a public information meeting for 8 p.m. Sept. 11 in Town Hall, 1 Rosman Road in Garnerville.
Norman Feinberg, president of Haverstraw Marina Corp., said he and his staff spent months developing the plan after fire destroyed the two-story restaurant building.
The Haverstraw Marina is on town-owned riverfront property.
"We've worked on it for many, many months and revised it, visiting many restaurants and different catering facilities," Feinberg said. "We did a lot of research before we developed the plan."
Philip A. Fruchter, a White Plains architect for the project, said he designed the 12,000-square-foot restaurant to provide patrons with views of the water through big windows and an extended deck with a retractable awning.
The one-story operation would have an 80-seat restaurant, a 200-seat banquet room, a 50-seat cocktail room, and a spacious kitchen that serves both the restaurant and banquet rooms, according to the plan.
The building's ceiling would be about 25 feet high. A 35-foot-high tower resembling a lighthouse would serve as a main entrance to the catering hall, Fruchter said.
"Our goal is to have a very successful, attractive and well-functioning restaurant and catering hall," Feinberg said.
Tom Scaramellino, owner of the Bayview who would rent and operate the new restaurant, agreed.
"For people who were born and raised on the Hudson River, when they come to a special occasion, it will be nice to celebrate on the river," Scaramellino said. "This is not only something exciting but something much needed in the community."
Feinberg said he hoped to start the $3 million reconstruction project in the fall and complete it for next summer.
Meanwhile, Splendorio said he would patiently wait.
"It's been disappointing that we haven't had the restaurant for a year," he said. "But we still like the club and we're looking forward to the new place whenever it's ready."
330-seat restaurant proposed for Haverstraw Marina
By AKIKO MATSUDA
THE JOURNAL NEWS
Haverstraw Marina restaurant
Size: 12,000 square feet
Capacity: 330 seats, not including the deck
Cost: about $2.5 million to $3 million
Completion: expected in summer 2007
(Original publication: July 26, 2006)
WEST HAVERSTRAW
From time to time, Dom Splendorio would sail up the Hudson River to Newburgh for dinner, because the waterfront restaurant at his own marina burned down last summer.
Splendorio, a resident of Washingtonville in Orange County, is one of many boaters who have been waiting for the reconstruction of the restaurant at the Haverstraw Marina.
The marina building that housed the Bayview restaurant was destroyed by fire July 4, 2005, and only a temporary outside tiki bar is open on the remaining deck this summer.
"One of the reasons we did join this particular club was the restaurant," Splendorio said Monday, adding that he joined the Haverstraw Marina in 2004, a year before the fire.
"The restaurant was a big draw not only for the members but also for people on the river," he said. "They'd come in for lunch or dinner."
Many people at the 1,000-slip marina live on their boats during the summer; Bayview was their only on-site food source. The 60-acre operation also attracts many boaters from outside the area on day trips.
The plan to rebuild the restaurant was presented to the Haverstraw Town Board last week. The plan calls for a 330-seat restaurant and catering hall.
Town Board members referred the plan to the Planning Board for review, while setting a public information meeting for 8 p.m. Sept. 11 in Town Hall, 1 Rosman Road in Garnerville.
Norman Feinberg, president of Haverstraw Marina Corp., said he and his staff spent months developing the plan after fire destroyed the two-story restaurant building.
The Haverstraw Marina is on town-owned riverfront property.
"We've worked on it for many, many months and revised it, visiting many restaurants and different catering facilities," Feinberg said. "We did a lot of research before we developed the plan."
Philip A. Fruchter, a White Plains architect for the project, said he designed the 12,000-square-foot restaurant to provide patrons with views of the water through big windows and an extended deck with a retractable awning.
The one-story operation would have an 80-seat restaurant, a 200-seat banquet room, a 50-seat cocktail room, and a spacious kitchen that serves both the restaurant and banquet rooms, according to the plan.
The building's ceiling would be about 25 feet high. A 35-foot-high tower resembling a lighthouse would serve as a main entrance to the catering hall, Fruchter said.
"Our goal is to have a very successful, attractive and well-functioning restaurant and catering hall," Feinberg said.
Tom Scaramellino, owner of the Bayview who would rent and operate the new restaurant, agreed.
"For people who were born and raised on the Hudson River, when they come to a special occasion, it will be nice to celebrate on the river," Scaramellino said. "This is not only something exciting but something much needed in the community."
Feinberg said he hoped to start the $3 million reconstruction project in the fall and complete it for next summer.
Meanwhile, Splendorio said he would patiently wait.
"It's been disappointing that we haven't had the restaurant for a year," he said. "But we still like the club and we're looking forward to the new place whenever it's ready."