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city planning: Old Meets New in Downtown White Plains (Pt.2) - White Plains, NY 10601 - 06/09/08 11:38 PM

Ok, so I found a couple of more photos in my archives that I hadn't used that I thought would be appropriate for this topic which I actually covered in a previous post. This set of photos was taken on a different day.
1. This was just not one of my … (2 comments)

city planning: Old Meets New in Downtown White Plains....White Plains, NY 10601 - 06/07/08 11:32 PM

Recently, I have been taking more general photos of the White Plains downtown area. I'm often surprised at the clash of architectural styles. I guess part of my surprise is the way in which the clashing styles actually work together. When you see an Art Nouveau building standing directly next to … (8 comments)

city planning: New Construction Projects in Westchester County Point to Long-Term Optimism - 06/04/08 02:40 AM

Although the headline in The Journal News appeared somewhat pessimistic, ( Big Plans, ‘Change With Times’) the details revealed the long-term optimism in the housing market by large developers with respect to Westchester County. The article outlined the major building projects that are ongoing on both sides of the Hudson. In … (1 comments)

city planning: Louis Cappelli of Ritz Carlton Fame takes White Plains to Court Over a Granite Slab – While Affordable Housing is STILL Not Cost-Effective - 05/31/08 08:46 PM

Why do I have this slab of granite featured in my blog? It’s just a slab of granite…..Why all the fuss…? It’s a loooooong story. But I’ll give you the short version. As you can see, the slab of granite has “The Ritz Carlton” engraved on it – and as such, … (6 comments)

city planning: The “No Significant Impact” Mantra – or why do all EIS reports for new construction sing the same song? - 02/27/08 09:28 PM

Having lived in a city that has undergone explosive growth over the past few years, I have become more than a little cynical about how we evaluate the potential environmental impact of each new development. Am I being fair? Why am I such a big cynic? Well when every EIS (environmental … (16 comments)

city planning: Where Oh Where Did the Affordable Housing Go? Once Again We are at a Stalemate with the Cappelli Affordable Housing Project - 02/24/08 03:19 PM

Well, here we are again – with yet another delay on the affordable housing that Louis Cappelli owes the City of White Plains. According to recent reports work has abruptly halted on the affordable housing – but heating was not the issues this time around. This time it was the fire codes … (5 comments)

city planning: Just a Wild Idea – A Skyway for Downtown White Plains? – White Plains, NY 10601 - 02/12/08 06:11 AM

This blog was influenced by a blog by Teresa Boardman on the St. Paul Skyways. Teresa was talking about taking an “indoor walk” in the St. Paul Skyways which extend for an amazing five miles. Looking at the map, it is very impressive. Truly, St. Paul needs something of this nature … (0 comments)

city planning: The Ritz Carlton of White Plains and Affordable Housing – One Tower is Open – Where, Oh WHERE is the Promised Affordable Housing? - White Plains, NY 10601 - 02/03/08 06:50 AM

For those who don’t live in Westchester, NY – and even for those who do but don’t live in White Plains, this is a complex issue. Westchester in general and White Plains in particular is increasingly becoming very, very upscale. In recent years various attempts have been made to squeeze in … (3 comments)

city planning: Landowners, Locals and Lawsuits.....Oh MY! Pt.2 (Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591) - 12/20/07 01:21 PM

A new monkey wrench was thrown into the Lighthouse Landing project that I wrote about yesterday. The builder - Roseland has backed out at the 11 th hour because the Sleepy Hollow board of trustees reduced the size of the residential housing by a little less than 6% and added bonding … (2 comments)

city planning: Locals, Landowners and Lawsuits ….Oh My! (The Tale of Lighthouse Landing, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591) - 12/19/07 02:23 PM

Lighthouse Landing – the proposed development in question located on roughly 100 acres of prime real estate along the Hudson River in Westchester County. The site features breathtaking river views including that of the Kingsland Point Light House and the Tappan Zee Bridge. The site is also full of lead contamination … (3 comments)

city planning: Development: How Much is Too Much? How High is Too High? - 10/14/07 03:55 AM

White Plains, NY is in transition. And there as many opinions about the state of this transition as there are citizens. We are a city of two distinct populations. The citizen population which is growing rapidly as a result of the new residential developments mushrooming all over the city. If our … (0 comments)

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