Groundbreaking for $92M mixed-use project in Kings Park

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Local officials and civic leaders joined developers at a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for a $92 million youth sports and office complex in Kings Park. 

Called Destination KP, the project aims to bring a 63,900-square-foot indoor sports building, a 50,000-square-foot medical office/commercial building, seven outdoor athletic fields, 10 basketball courts, a concession building and more to a 44-acre site at 350 Old Northport Road. 

The developer, a partnership of Prospect Sports Partners LLC and 1164 Garrison Avenue LLC, has a ground lease for the property, which is owned by Santilli Commercial Developers LLC. The project, described by the developer as “a visionary healthy lifestyle development set to become a hub for sports, recreation, and community enrichment on Long Island,” received economic incentives, including a 15-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement from the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency. In addition, the Suffolk County Economic Development Corp. authorized the issuance of up to $52 million in tax-exempt bonds and $17.5 million in taxable bonds for construction of the sports fields. 

The sports facility portion of the project, which includes six outdoor multi-purpose playing fields, one practice field and the indoor sports and recreation facility, will be leased and operated by Agape Community Sports Service, a Texas-based nonprofit that promotes participation in athletics for underserved youth. 

The developer projects that once the medical office building is leased, it will create 100 full-time jobs that pay an average of $137,500 annually. According to the project’s IDA application, the developer is in “negotiations with ProHealth to use a portion of the commercial space as an urgent care facility and sports medicine offices.” 

The project is expected to be completed in 20 to 24 months, according to its IDA application.