The Oneida Indian Nation has announced plans for a $25 million project that will include 70 vacation rental cottages at the former Mariner’s Landing Marina in Sylvan Beach.
The Cove at Sylvan Beach is expected to open in summer 2022, Oneida Nation officials said. The cottages will be two- and three-bedroom units, and come with a pontoon or deck boat, boat slip, fire pit and gas grill.
Rental prices will be announced soon, said Joel Barkin, speaking for the Oneida Nation
A shop, Sylvan Beach Supply Co., will also be opened to rent boats, jet skis, bicycles, kayaks and more, plus accessories.
In 2019, the Oneida Nation notified the mobile home park residents who were living on Oneida Nation land there that they had to vacate. That notice went to about 30 year-round mobile homes.
Oneida Nation officials said at the time it would develop the land on the southeast shore of Oneida Lake into something “boater-focused.” There were about 30 year-around mobile homes in the park along with some seasonal recreational vehicles that had to vacate within six months of getting the notice
The marina, with has 112 slips, opens on the New York State Barge Canal just east of Oneida Lake.
The nation has owned the Mariner’s Landing marina and land where the mobile park is located for about 15 years. Residents who lived there paid rent to the nation.
The project will meet increased demand for waterfront vacationing and leisure, said Ray Halbritter, Oneida Indian Nation Representative and Nation Enterprises CEO.
Benchmark Development is developing the project with the Oneida Nation.
Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente and Sylvan Beach Mayor Richard Sullivan said the development will help reinvigorate the village and boost local businesses.
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