Bridgehampton Fire Department Moves Forward With Demolishing Montauk Highway Building

BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY- Plans are underway to demolish a building on Montauk Highway owned by the Bridgehampton Fire District, a release said today.

The Bridgehampton Fire District recently announced the awarding of a contract to demolish the building and structures on its property at 2339 Montauk Highway, most recently occupied by Pulver Gas and Suburban Propane.

Full demolition, grading and planting of the property is estimated to be finished within February, weather permitting. The contract, in a standard bid process, was awarded to Keith Grimes, a Bridgehampton area contractor, the release said.

The building was built in 1921 as a car dealership, and is familiar to most local residents but, according to fire district officials, is “not architecturally significant and is unsuited for current or proposed use, unsafe, and basically not restorable to current codes and standards.”

According to outgoing Board of Commissioners Chairman Raymond Topping, after demolition, the property will be graded and planted with grass and attractively fenced facing Montauk Highway.

“We’re aware members of the community have been concerned with the empty building and the future of the property, and are happy we can now move ahead to improve both Main Street in Bridgehampton and the quality of the Fire Department’s service,” Topping said.

Bruce Dombkowski is the commissioners’ chairman, as of January 4.