Glenwood Village

Glenwood Village is one of Long Island's largest 55+ manufactured home communities, tucked into the heart of Riverhead, NY along the scenic North Fork. Started by Stark Homes in 1959, the community has grown into approximately 560 homes (with plans for up to 588 at completion) spread across the original Glenwood Village and the newer Glenwood Oaks expansion added around 2005. New construction is still ongoing, and resale inventory turns steadily, making it a rare combination of affordability and East End location on Long Island. This is a land-lease manufactured home community managed by Hometown America Communities, which means the monthly fee residents pay is lot rent rather than a traditional HOA assessment. That fee covers a generous package: lawn maintenance, water, sewer, trash removal, snow removal, irrigation, and access to all common grounds and amenities. For active adults looking at Long Island, where ownership costs are notoriously high, the land-lease model makes the area accessible at a price point that's hard to match elsewhere on the East End. Homes come from multiple builders — Stark Homes, Ritz-Craft Homes, and Pine Grove Homes — with floor plans that vary by section. Original Glenwood Village homes are modest two-bedroom layouts starting around 902 square feet with one to two bathrooms and either a driveway or carport. The Glenwood Oaks section offers more open floor plans starting at 1,050 square feet with two or three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and similar parking options. The median home price sits around $245,000, with recent sales ranging from the high $150Ks up into the high $300Ks for larger, updated homes. Community life centers on the recreation center, which residents rave about after a recent refresh. Inside you'll find a fitness center, aerobics and dance studio, demonstration kitchen, library, arts and crafts studio, and billiards. Outdoors there's a heated pool, putting green, bocce ball courts, shuffleboard courts, a picnic area, and walking trails. Social clubs fill out the calendar — bocce, bowling leagues, crafts, fashion shows, fundraising events, the Glenwood Village Lassies, golf outings, luncheons, and a general recreation club keep the community genuinely active year-round. Location is a real selling point. Glenwood Village sits on Old Country Road in Riverhead with a Stop & Shop quite literally next door, plus the rest of Riverhead's retail and dining just minutes away. The community is a short drive from the Hamptons, the Peconic River (good for kayaking and fishing), four town beaches, and the North Fork Wine Trail with dozens of vineyards. Downtown Riverhead offers theater, restaurants, and the Long Island Aquarium. For active adults who want coastal Long Island living without Hamptons pricing, Glenwood Village has been filling that niche for over six decades.