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Jonathan LaMantia

New York

Business Reporter at Newsday

Business reporter @Newsday covering Long Island real estate. @Bagehots fellow ‘21. I previously covered health care @crainsnewyork. Tar Heel.

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  • 1 week ago | newsday.com | Jonathan LaMantia

    The median home price in Suffolk County rose to a record high in May, while the pace of appreciation for single-family houses in Nassau County slowed last month. In Suffolk County, the median price of a single-family home increased 6.2% to an all-time high of $690,000 in May compared with the same figure a year earlier, according to new data released Monday by OneKey MLS. In Nassau, the median rose 2.5% from the previous year to $810,000.

  • 2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Jonathan LaMantia

    A new Lynbrook apartment building will open next month — and apartment hunters can apply through July 7 to qualify for one of 20 units being offered with below-market rents. The units are located in The Langdon, a 201-unit luxury building across from the village's train station. The project was developed by Garden City-based Breslin Realty Development Corp. and Fields Grade Development, which is based in Hoboken, New Jersey.

  • 3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Jonathan LaMantia

    Juan Kelly paced with anticipation Wednesday morning in Uniondale as he waited for a truck to arrive carrying the first floor of what he hopes will be his future home. He thought of his wife, Dena, who died almost three years ago, and who he said must have been looking down on him and his daughters, Jalynn and Kimberly, to help him get such an opportunity.

  • 3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Jonathan LaMantia

    Heatherwood Luxury Rentals kicked off construction on a 165-unit mixed-use apartment building on East Main Street in Riverhead, advancing a project nine years in the making. Heritage on Main, between Main Street and the Peconic Riverfront, will be the latest element of Riverhead's downtown revitalization when the building opens to tenants in summer 2027, according to Heatherwood.

  • 4 weeks ago | newsday.com | Jonathan LaMantia

    The New York Attorney General's Office on Thursday asked a Suffolk County Supreme Court judge to halt the eviction of an East Hampton family while the office investigates fraud allegations against a local real estate investor. Assistant Attorney General Tashi Lhewa appeared in court Thursday in Riverhead to argue a motion to freeze the eviction of Juan Amon and his family.

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Jonathan LaMantia
Jonathan LaMantia @JonLaMantia
5 Jun 25

A Queens family watched as their potential future home arrived by truck and took shape in Uniondale on Wednesday. Even better: Juan Kelly has the chance to purchase it for $275,000 from @UniondaleCLT Read and watch in @Newsday: https://t.co/7Ti40jZCTp

Jonathan LaMantia
Jonathan LaMantia @JonLaMantia
29 May 25

Latino families in the Hamptons say they were victims of a real estate scam that may cost them their homes. They are among at least 10 families that have sued investor Michael O'Sullivan and Hampton Dream Properties over the past decade https://t.co/csKjKeQ7ZJ

Jonathan LaMantia
Jonathan LaMantia @JonLaMantia
28 May 25

RT @JamesTMadore: LI sees decline in foreign tourism in response to U.S. tariffs on imported goods, ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩’s comments about tak…