Dobbs Ferry planners push applicant to cut massing on proposed 14‑unit building; traffic and stormwater flagged

A representative for Brandes Architects presented plans for a proposed 14‑unit apartment building on a mixed‑address lot that the applicant described as having a Beacon Hill/Ashford Avenue frontage; the exact street address was not specified in the presentation.

The project, the applicant said, has been revised since an earlier submission to lower overall height by roughly six feet and to accommodate underground parking and solar collectors while preserving a street presence. “We’re proposing a 14 unit apartment building,” architect Leonard Brandes said during the Planning Board presentation.

Board members focused on three recurring issues: massing and scale relative to neighboring gatehouse buildings, vehicular access and traffic safety at a medianed intersection on Beacon Hill/Ashford, and stormwater management. A Planning Board member said the building “doesn’t feel like you’ve gone far enough” in addressing…