Real estate developer James Lustumbo received final approval from the Medina, N.Y, Planning Board to build a self-storage facility on a vacant lot between the Lake Wood Village mobile-home park and a nearby McDonald’s restaurant. Lustumbo was encouraged to pursue the 49-unit Lake Wood Storage by fellow residents of the mobile-home park, who told him they didn’t have access to enough self-storage in the area, according to a source.

City planners approved the project after no opposition was raised during a recent public hearing. Lustumbo expects to have construction complete within a few months, according to “The Daily News.” He intends to build the facility in two phases, with phase one encompassing 25 units and the second phase comprising the remaining 24 spaces, according to the “Orleans Hub,” a community website. Units will be between 150 and 200 square feet, the source reported.

“I think it will be filled by the people there, so many said they needed it,” Lustumbo told a source. “It was driven by the people who live in the park.”

The facility will be built on West Avenue, which borders Maple Ridge Road. Planners approved the project on the condition that no vehicles are stored on the property. Marty Busch, the city’s code enforcement officer, said self-storage was “consistent with the intent of [zoning] for the corridor.”

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