Developments in Yonkers
Yonkers is in an unprecedented phase of proposed downtown redevelopment. Some of the projects are in the preliminary design stages; others have progressed through state and municipal mandated reviews and are close to the beginning stages of implementation. It remains to be seen what effect the current economic downturn will have on the financing and construction of these projects.
SFC Phase 1
Streuver, Fidelco, Cappelli (SFC) is the “Master Developer” by Yonkers City designation. Steuver is no longer part of the partnership; Fidelco and Cappelli carry on the name. The SFC projects are the cornerstone of the Yonkers redevelopment plans. SFC has right of first refusal on city-owned property.
In November 2009 the City Council granted final approval to the SFC project. The details are complicated, but essentially SFC has a 4-year window in which to assemble its finances and an additional 3-years in which to build the various components of the project. Additionally, the River Park Center will not be built in its entirety at that point as the plans now are to build it in stages.
River Park Center
- Location: Parking lot bordered by Getty Square and Palisades Avenue and Elm Streets, known as Chicken Island.
- Design:
- A ten-acre eleven story indoor Mall with a Triple AAA baseball stadium on the roof and two 29-story apartment buildings constructed on top of the 11 story mall platform.
- Office building on the corner of Palisades Avenue and Elm Street
- The Saw Mill River will be partially “daylighted’ along Nepperhan Avenue as part of the outdoor seating area around the Mall.
Cacace Center
- Location: Nepperhan Avenue between Broadway and New Main Street (next to current police station and across the street from City Hall).
- Design:
- 150 room hotel and conference center
- New 6 bay firehouse as a replacement for the firehouse on Chicken Island
- City of Yonkers office space relocated from 87 Nepperhan Avenue
Goverment Center Garage
- Location: Along New Main Street where current City Hall garage stands.
- Design:
- Replaces storefronts on New Main Street, the current garage, and the Art Deco Health Services Building at 87 Nepperhan Avenue.
Palisades Point
- Location: City Parcels "H & I" on Hudson River waterfront, south of the Pier.
- Design:
- Two 25-story apartment buildings with 5-story townhouses wrapped around the 3- and 5-story garages
- Public open space will be provided along a waterfront esplanade in front of the new buildings
- The current sculpture garden remains in situ.
SFC Phases 2 and 3
- Location: Nepperhan Valley and the Ashburton Avenue corridor
- Designs: not yet public.
Alexander Street Master Plan
The Alexander Street development area includes a mix of public and private property. In 2009 the city approved a basic Master Plan for this area.
- Location: The Hudson River waterfront from the Beczak Environmental Center to the JFK Marina.
- Design:
- Approximately 20 residential buildings and garages from 8-30 stories tall.
- 17.5 acres of open public space.
- Commercial and retail space
Teutonia Hall-Buena Vista Project
The partnership that built the geo-thermal building at 66 Main Street also owns the Trolley Barn and has now acquired several properties to the south of the Trolley Barn along Buena Vista Avenue, across from the city garage.
- Current plans, now before the Planning Board and the City Council, include a 25 story glass sheathed tower; the preservation and restoration of the Teutonia Hall facade; and a hydroponic garden, to be administered by Groundwork Hudson Valley, on top of the 3 story parking structure that will adjoin the property and serve the residential tower. The development team hopes to begin work in 2010.
Ludlow Park Area
- Location: Residential buildings and retail establishments along Ludlow Street
- Design: not yet public.
Nodine Hill Master Plan
To be determined
Ravine Avenue Master Plan
To be determined.
Saw Mill River Daylighting at Larkin Plaza
The City of Yonkers has begun the much anticipated "daylighting" of the Saw Mill River, which has been buried beneath the downtown streets since 1922. By summer 2012 the work should be complete, and a reborn, albeit smaller, version of the original "Nepperhan" River will flow above ground through Larkin Plaza. Native plants to support aquatic life; fish ladders for migratory eels and small fish; gentle waterfalls and reflecting pools are envisioned as the centerpieces of the new downtown park.
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