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Council extends site-plan approval for long-delayed 60 South Broadway project; members urge site cleanup
Summary
The Common Council extended the site-plan approval for the Cortera (formerly LMC Lennar) project at 60 South Broadway as part of its consent agenda, while several members criticized the prolonged inactive site and urged the owner/developer to improve fencing and sidewalks.
The White Plains Common Council on May 5 extended the site-plan approval for the property at 60 South Broadway, approving items 35 through 46 on the consent agenda that continue the developer's authorization to move forward with previously approved plans.
Councilman Payne described the site as a long-standing "hole in the ground" and said he would vote to support an extension to avoid further delay while urging the current and prospective owners to "take immediate action to beautify that site," citing unsightly black fencing and damaged sidewalks. "We deserve better," Payne said.
Councilman Brasch and Councilman Frye Pearson also supported the extension but expressed frustration at the years of inactivity; Frye Pearson said he would regard this as the last extension he would support unless a compelling reason to delay further was presented.
The consent-agenda action extends previously granted site-plan approvals for a multi-building, mixed-use development by Cortera (formerly identified as LMC Lennar / Mabel and Broadway Holdings LLC). The transcript lists the project as "two 28-story apartment buildings" but the record contains garbled numeric details for unit and square-foot counts; the meeting minutes do not clearly state final dwelling-unit totals or exact retail square footage in the excerpted record.
The council approved the consent agenda by roll call at the meeting's outset; the extension was adopted as part of that package. The council also referred related matters to the appropriate city departments and boards as part of its consent motion. No new conditions, mitigation measures, or dates for construction commencement were specified on the record that evening.
Next steps: Council members asked the current developer and any prospective new owner to address the site's public-facing conditions, including sidewalks and fencing. Implementation details, including permitting, timing for construction, and any additional inspections or enforcement measures, were not included in the public exchange and will be handled by planning staff and relevant departments.
