Originally but in the 1940's by the federal government as naval barracks, then converted into an ocean science laboratory, the property was donated to the Town of East Hampton in the early 1980's and converted into 17 affordable apartments:
2 two-bedroom apartments
15 one-bedroom apartments
Applications are continuously available from the East Hampton Housing Authority office but applicants can expect to wait 6 - 8 years for an opportunity to live at Avallone.