Trump gets his teeth into Jones Beach restaurant plan.Governor George E. Pataki this week announced plans for a new restaurant and catering facility on the boardwalk at Jones Beach State Park Jones Beach State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of New York. It is located in southern Nassau County, in the hamlet of Wantagh, on Jones Beach Island, a barrier island linked to Long Island by the Meadowbrook Parkway and Wantagh Parkway across the Great South Bay. in Wantagh, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , with developer Donald J. Trump. The highlight of the agreement is the construction of a $30 million waterfront facility to be named Trump on the Ocean. "Plans for the new Trump on the Ocean restaurant and catering facility will certainly add to the legendary visitor experience at the renowned Jones Beach State Park," Governor Pataki said. "Donald Trump  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. continues to distinguish himself as a visionary entrepreneur committed to excellence, and this new environmentally-friendly dining facility will provide park patrons with an array of unique dining opportunities in a spectacular oceanfront setting." Trump commented, "I want to thank Governor Pataki, Commissioner Castro and the State of New York for making it possible to build what will be the finest dining and banquet facility anywhere in the world." The new restaurant will offer indoor seasonal dining as well as outdoor beachfront beach·front n. A strip of land facing or running along a beach. adj. Situated along or having direct access to a beach: beachfront hotels; beachfront property. Noun 1. dining and provide facilities for special, large-scale indoor events. The building will comply with the State's Green Building Initiative for energy efficiency and the building's design and materials will be compatible with its historic surroundings. The total project site is approximately five acres with the footprint of the restaurant comprising 33,600 s/f. The previous facility, known as the Boardwalk Restaurant, was constructed in 1968 and replaced the original structure that was built in 1936 and later destroyed by fire. Following decades of exposure in the harsh marine environment, the restaurant was demolished in 2004 as State Parks issued a request for proposals to select a private sector business that could develop a new restaurant. Steven Carl, who also operates Carlyle on the Green at Bethpage State Park Bethpage State Park is a 1,476-acre New York state park in Nassau County (and partially in Suffolk County) on Long Island. While much of the park and its five golf courses are located within the presently designated census districts of the hamlets of Bethpage and Old Bethpage, the , was the selected bidder to redevelop the restaurant site. Carl and Trump have formed a business partnership for the restaurant development project. The proposed project will entail the construction of a building on the site of the former Boardwalk Restaurant, reconfiguration of existing parking areas, and the construction of a new parking area on the western end of the Pitch and Putt Pitch and putt is an amateur sport, similar to golf, played and developed mainly in Ireland since the 1940s. The maximum length of hole for international competitions is defined up to 90 metres (with a total length of maximum 1,200 metres) and the players may only use an iron and a putter. golf course which will be upgraded and renovated as part of the project. The construction will be located between the main boardwalk and the Ocean Parkway Ocean Parkway refers to the following roads:
- Bouvier. See under Gross, a. os> See also: Gross Receipt as well as a designated portion of receipts required to maintain the facility. Additionally, while the lessee will be responsible for all of the design, development and operational costs, State Parks has approval of the final design and will own the new facility. The new restaurant is expected to open in 2008. This past April, the Governor announced a gift to the State from Donald Trump of 436 acres in Putnam and Westchester counties for a new State park. |
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