YES! With community support, we can stop Zena Development’s destructive plans. Stop Zena Development has already been at work for over two years, and we have no plans of backing down. Right now, Zena Development has applications in both the Town of Ulster and the Town of Woodstock. The application for their proposed subdivision - which would be located on their approximately 106 acres in the Town of Ulster - is before the Town of Ulster Planning Board. They also have applications before the Woodstock Planning Board for waivers and permits required to extend and expand Eastwoods Drive to their proposed subdivision site. We are working diligently to stop them cold in both towns, but even if Ulster approves the subdivision application, Ulster CANNOT force Woodstock to extend Eastwoods Drive. The Woodstock Planning Board can - and MUST - follow Woodstock’s own laws and say no to Zena Development. No road, no subdivision!

Yes, the developers purchased 625+ acres in Woodstock and Ulster in the final weeks of 2023. At the time, they were operating under the name ‘Woodstock National.’ They changed their name to ‘Zena Development LLC’ shortly after purchasing the property. However, we can stop their destructive plans for this important forest. It is the goal of Stop Zena Development to purchase and conserve as much of the 625+ acres as possible.

About 106 acres of the property are located in Ulster. The rest of the 625+ acres are located in Woodstock, near the Zena neighborhood. The Woodstock portion of the property is located entirely within the Zena Woods Critical Environmental Area. Click here to see the property on Google Maps.

The land was sold by Adam Sender to Zena Development LLC (known at the time as ‘Woodstock National’) in 2023. The two principal developers are Eddie Greenberg and Evan Kleinberg, both former WeWork employees. Zena Development LLC was incorporated in Delaware, so we do not know who else is a part of the LLC.

The overwhelming response of the community made Zena Development LLC step back from their initial plans for a golf course, helipad, luxury rental villas and waste-water treatment plant - for now. They are currently focusing on a 30-unit luxury subdivision in the Town of Ulster that would only be accessible through the Town of Woodstock. Stop Zena Development fears that this 30-unit subdivision would be the gateway that would allow them to develop the rest of their 500+ acres in Woodstock. Will the golf course and helipad plans come back? Only time will tell.

Zena Development’s proposed subdivision would NOT be in the Onteora School District, despite the developers’ claims! As clearly shown on the Hudson Valley Parcel Viewer, the proposed subdivision would be located in the Kingston City School District.

SEQR stands for “State Environmental Quality Review.” Both the Towns of Ulster and Woodstock requested “lead agency” status in the SEQR review of Zena Development’s proposed subdivision and road extension and expansion. In October 2025, the NYS DEC granted the Town of Ulster lead agency status. This means that the Town of Ulster has the authority to determine Zena Development’s potential impacts in BOTH the Town of Ulster and the Town of Woodstock. However, as specifically noted by the NYS DEC, the Town of Ulster should be working with the Town of Woodstock in this process. Despite repeated protests from the Town of Woodstock Planning Board, Town Board, and Woodstock community members, the Town of Ulster has refused to do so. The Town of Ulster is now at the point where they will issue either a “positive declaration” or “negative declaration” in the SEQR process. A positive declaration would require a thorough environmental review of Zena Development’s proposals. A negative declaration would immediately end the environmental review process. Guided by the Town of Ulster Town Planner, the Ulster Planning Board has identified over 30 “moderate to large” potential impacts of Zena Development’s proposed subdivision and road extension in Part Two of the SEQR environmental review process. Even one “moderate to large” potential impact requires a positive declaration under SEQR. We must not allow Ulster to cut the environmental review process short with a negative declaration.

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