Hudson River Housing seeks SEQR clearance for 81‑unit mixed‑use project as board presses for parking solution

Hudson River Housing asked the Planning Board for environmental clearance and discussed parking solutions for a proposed four‑story, mixed‑use building at 484 Main Street that would include ground‑floor commercial space and 81 dwelling units.

Javier (Hudson River Housing), filling in for the owner’s representative, and Andy Leonard of CPL Engineering told the board they had submitted minor plan revisions and a parking analysis. The city code would nominally require 119 parking spaces for the project; the applicant’s parking demand study — reflecting the proposed regulated affordable mix — estimated a demand of roughly 53 spaces. The current site plan shows 34 on‑site spaces.

Leonard said the applicant negotiated letters of interest from two adjacent property owners and identified a potential lot‑line realignment and access that could add 24 spaces on the Jankovic parcel if the applicant obtains access across the intervening Bureau property. That expansion would bring a combined total to about 56 spaces, which the applicant says would meet the demand estimated in its study. The applicant provided only letters of intent; board members noted there is no executed easement or lease yet.

Board members repeatedly distinguished SEQR (the State Environmental Quality Review) — a threshold question about significant environmental impacts — from local site‑plan and zoning requirements. Several board members said they were willing to support a SEQR negative declaration (finding no significant adverse environmental impacts) while reserving final zoning or site‑plan approval until parking arrangements are finalized.

At the meeting the board voted to issue a negative SEQR declaration for PB 2023‑019481 (the 484 Main Street application). The board also requested additional documentation and said any site‑plan approval should be conditioned on a recorded parking agreement, easement, or another durable solution to ensure adequate parking.