Developer presents proposed 181-unit mixed-use project for South Broadway; board asks for follow-up on utilities, post office relocation and construction phas
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A developer presented plans Sept. 10 for an 8-story, 181-unit mixed-use building with ground-floor commercial space and a 350-space parking garage at 325–337 South Broadway; board asked to resolve utility, parking phasing and post office relocation issues before a later vote.
A developer representing a proposed 8-story mixed-use building at 325–337 South Broadway presented conceptual site plans Sept. 10 that call for 181 residential units (71 studios, 62 one-bedrooms, 34 two-bedrooms and 14 three-bedrooms), about 7,940 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and an attached five-level parking garage with 350 spaces replacing an existing municipal lot.
Attorney Steven Achenell introduced the team and the project—s design consultant described the site consolidation of three lots, demolition of existing structures, a 5-level parking structure on the west side and residential building with an elevated amenity terrace and a private grade-level playground. The team said the garage would provide 238 residential spaces, 27 spaces for the post office, and 70 replacement municipal spaces, leaving a 24-space surplus.
Board members focused questions on utilities, phasing and community impacts. Planning board members asked for more details on the proposed unit sizes, the project—s electric-only mechanical systems, and the capital stack and public financing; the developer said the project is being pursued with a 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit financing approach, county funding, talks with Yonkers IDA on PILOT inducement and possible Empire State Development funds.
The board asked specifically how the municipal parking spaces would be replaced during construction and where the U.S. Postal Service operations now in the building would relocate; the applicant said it had provided a draft temporary parking plan to the Yonkers Parking Authority and was in negotiations with the U.S. Postal Service about possible temporary relocation or a new space in the completed building.
Board members requested additional design materials including landscape and rear elevations, a traffic/temporary-parking plan during construction, and confirmation of utility and fire-department design items; the project team said they will continue coordination with city engineering, fire and planning staff and return to the board with updated materials. No vote was taken.