A plan to rezone farmland for 79 affordable condos ignited a community revolt in tony East Hampton — drawing nearly 3,000 petition signatures and seeing the proposal collapse within a week.

On Dec. 2, developer Kirby Marcantonio, 73, stood before the East Hampton Town Board pitching 79 workforce condominiums across two parcels at 152 Three Mile Harbor Road and 33 West Drive — next to the popular Round Swamp Farm market. He was in contract to buy them for an undisclosed sum after the lots listed for a combined $5.62 million.

The plan required rezoning into the Affordable Housing Overlay District, allowing a density far beyond what is typically permitted.

“The driving force behind this is this idea that the private sector can help provide housing in an area where housing is far beyond the

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