AIA Peconic: Regional Planning, A Panel Discussion, Nov 7th, 7 PM @ John Jermaine Library

Mr. Rosebery has been the Architect for Habitat for Humanity of Long Island since 2015 as well. Before that, Mr. Rosebery worked for the Islip Community Development Association as their lead Architect from 2012-2014. He has worked extensively with church groups and others on the need for bringing more affordable housing to Long Island. In 2024, Mr. Rosebery with his supporting Engineering teams won an award for the best mixed use development from the Long Island Business News for the Lofts at Main Street in Smithtown, NY across from Town Hall. In addition to a residential practice that has completed projects from Manhasset to Montauk, the firm worked with Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology on the design and construction of 12 of their radiology facilities from Brooklyn to Queens to Shirley on Long Island.

He has also completed large scale projects for West Marine Retail Stores, Bob Stores and Popeyes, as well as numerous churches and worship facilities.
Prior to starting his Architectural practice, Mr. Rosebery worked with the Engineering and Architecture firm of Hawkins Webb Jaeger, where he was the Planning Director and Architectural Associate, where he gained his extensive land use experience, and with the firm of Stephen Ray Fellman Architects as Project Manager. He is a graduate of the New York Institute of Technology.

In 2016, Mr. Rosebery played the role of himself in an episode of “Hotel Impossible” on the Travel Channel where he was the Architectural Designer for the potential renovation of the hotel rooms, located at the Cleggs Hotel in Ocean Beach, NY. He also worked with the show’s interior designer on the interior room designs and helped with the video renderings seen on the show. The scene is preserved for posterity in the photo above, he is on the left. He lives in Medford, NY, and enjoys fishing and golf.

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Nilay Oza AIA finds creative expression in the many contrasts and contradictions of his field. He is an architect who finds inspiration as a builder. He is a consummate insider who has worked for fifteen years on the East End, yet brings an outsider’s perspective due to his upbringing in India.

Along with professional work, Nilay believes in the civic benefit of healthy communities. Among other pro-bono ventures, to further this belief, he has served on the board of the American Institute of Architects, Peconic Chapter, for the past four years, serving as the president in 2021.

Nilay is a LEED-accredited Licensed Architect with a Master’s Degree in Architecture from MIT. Nilay lives with his wife and two young daughters in Sag Harbor.