Rocco Termini is said to have exciting plans for the vacant AM&A’s Department Store on Main Street, but the current work at the building isn’t being done by Termini. He’s busy preparing the Hotel Lafayette for its grand re-opening in a few weeks.
At the department store, scaffolding is up to remove a crumbling chimney. Though the building is owned by Roslyn Heights-based New Horizons Acquisitions LLC, the chimney removal is being undertaken by the City as an emergency measure.
Termini is still planning to acquire and redevelop the long-vacant store. Current plans call for a 35-room hotel and 30 apartments. The base of the building is expected to be a mix of uses that would bring much needed activity to the 300 block of Main Street.