Great news!
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Very disappointing to hear about this.
lohud: White Plains waiting for $275M project promised for former Westchester Pavilion mall site
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WHITE PLAINS - Approved amid much fanfare last year, the $275 million development project at the site of the old Westchester Pavilion mall promised to bring life back to the quiet intersection of East Post Road and South Broadway.
But it never happened.
Now, the potential site of 24-story towers, 93,840 square feet of commercial space, 77,349 square feet of retail space, 16,500 square feet of restaurants and 707 new apartments is nothing more than a hole in the ground with no plans in place.
The city, which approved the plan in February 2016, is left to wait for the developer to submit a new plan for the site — with no set timetable to do so.
“They told me they’re redesigning,” said White Plains Corporation Counsel John Callahan. “I’m not saying it’s going to be a radical change, but they’re redesigning the project and will be submitting a redesigned project to the city council.”
Officials at Lennar Corp., the parent company of developers Maple and Broadway LLC, did not return repeated calls for comment over the past week.
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But city officials said they don’t know for sure why the project stalled, and are simply waiting for the developers to come up with an alternative, and likely scaled-down, plan for the property.
“I think the thinking is with these large projects, they’re large, they’re complicated," said Karen Pasquale, senior adviser to White Plains Mayor Tom Roach. “You can’t expect anything to happen immediately. We certainly didn’t think it would be done in two years.”
The initial plan was expected to take three years to complete.
“There are a lot of moving pieces,” Pasquale said. "The city has done its piece, but on the developer’s side it’s financing, it’s tenants, and that all takes some time.”
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Anybody know what is being built over by the bed bath and beyond parking lot. It used to be the old sports authority
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The Collection Multi-Use Development Moves to Public Hearing
After receiving a positive nod from the White Plains Planning Board at its Jan. 16 meeting, The Collection site plan and special permits for a multi-use development on 3.1 acres in the Urban Renewal area of White Plains between Westchester and Franklin Avenues are scheduled for a public hearing at the Feb. 5 meeting of the city’s common council.
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The project includes 600,000 square feet of new development across from The Westchester mall on Westchester Avenue. A 5-story building, fronting Westchester Avenue will be 65-feet tall and will contain 25,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, as well as 90 dwellings to be stepped back from the streetscape.Another building in the project, fronting Franklin Avenue, will be 11 stories high and contains 186 dwelling units together with a parking garage – seven stories of residences and four stories of parking.
The parking garage will accommodate 716 parking spaces, including 200 to be leased to the city of White Plains for municipal use. The new development on property formerly owned by the city will eliminate existing parking.
The project includes 276 affordable rental units comprised of 25 studios, 160 one-bedroom and 91 two-bedroom apartments.
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Nice!
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a suburban type of building, but it will at least be more efficient than what currently is there.
Developer proposes medical office building in downtown White Plains
The plans target two lots at 6-8 Chester Ave. in the city. The developer would replace two homes on the lots formerly used as law offices with a modern office building. The building would feature on-grade parking below two-levels of office space. Conceptual renderings showed the building with a glass curtain wall.
Keeler Markwood Principal Sam Dickinson said while the building could be adjusted based on tenant interest, the proximity to White Plains Hospital makes health care the likely best use for the property.
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looks like the old Westchester Pavilion site will have more residential and less retail which is good cause White Plains has plenty of retail space already
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This is fantastic White Plains has a lot of retail as it is doesn’t really need more I just hope that the design is as good or better.
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a good precursor to further residential development in the immediate area.
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The Collection got the okay, wonder if it will be built or stall out.
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well, this is a good sign
Martin G. Berger, managing principal of Saber, told the city council Monday that his group is excited to get going on a project he described as many years in the making.
“We’ve studied it quite well and we’re ready to get moving and start the development,” he said.
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Ginsburg to lead major redevelopment of Westchester Financial Center
Under the plans disclosed by Ginsburg, 1-11 Martine Ave. would be converted into a mix of luxury residential apartments and office space, each with separate lobbies and elevator banks.
The offices at 50 Main St. will remain, but the building will be renovated with an amenity floor having a fitness center, yoga studio, game room, lounge and business center. The building would also add indoor and outdoor dining. Its lobby would be completely renovated and extended, adding art and sculpture displays, according to Ginsburg.
All three buildings would be linked by a 2-acre central court with a quarter-mile “walk-around” guiding pedestrians through landscaped areas, a water fountain, sculptures and an outdoor lounge and sun deck.
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Continuum officially opens, phase 2 eyed for 2019. +TODs for North White Plains?
Work on the project’s second phase, another 16-story tower with 273 apartments and ground floor retail, is expected to begin in early 2019.
photo by Mark Vergari/The Journal News
If adopted by the Common Council, the new light industrial mixed-use district would apply to 23 parcels around Haarlem and Holland avenues. Currently, the area is a mix of parking lots, bus storage areas, vehicle repair services, a self-storage facility and small commercial and service businesses.
The new zoning would reduce building setback requirements on both roads and permit apartment buildings of up to six floors — two more than the current four-story restriction. Six-story developments would be required to dedicate 15 percent of the building lot as public open space.
Small retail and service businesses and other non-industrial uses would continue to be allowed in the new zoning. Gomez said the new zone would also eliminate the potential development of heavy manufacturing in the area.
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Maple Ave & Longview Ave | New White Plains Hospital Building | 9 floors
440 Hamilton Ave Conversion + New Building | 12 floors (renovation) + 7 floors (new building)
Notable in the alternative plan is the elimination of a huge glass apartment building that was to be built behind the chapel and visible from North Broadway.
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the alternative proposal is designed to reduce the project’s overall density.
While the original plan contemplated construction of 400 rental apartments totaling 472,000 square feet, the new alternative calls for 370 units occupying 443,000 square feet. The maximum height of the apartment buildings has also been reduced from 140 feet to 110 feet.
The proposal cuts the number of academic housing suites for law students from 70 to 40. The senior care facility, originally to contain 90 units, has been reduced to 82 units.
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A commercial landlord has expanded his footprint along the Platinum Mile with a $14.75 million acquisition.
Robert Weisz, founder and CEO of RPW Group of Rye Brook, said his company has recently purchased two Class A office buildings at 925-1025 Westchester Ave.
“We improve all the common areas and improve the management. We place new tenants, and that’s the plan,” for his newest acquisition at 925-1025 Westchester Avenue. The complex, formerly owned by Normandy Real Estate Partners, sits on 11.7 acres near the I-287/Hutchinson River Parkway interchange. The property is currently 65 percent leased, according to CBRE.
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update for the white plains mall replacement. looks like more highrises than the last rendering!
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this will add some fantastic density to this side of town. I hope they eventually build enough retail at the transit center to knock down the galleria. It’s the perfect spot for a central park.
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I agree, Yim. The Craperia must go.
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