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Council reviews final EIS and modified plan for Galleria district; developers propose 3,000 units with 27% affordable
Summary
City staff and developers presented the final environmental impact statement and a modified conceptual plan for the Galleria district on May 27, proposing a transit-oriented redevelopment with about 3,000 residences and roughly 800 affordable units.
The Common Council on May 27 heard presentations from city staff and the Galleria City Holding Company on the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) and a modified conceptual development plan for the Galleria district, a large, transit‑oriented redevelopment of the former Galleria Mall and adjacent city‑owned garage properties.
Commissioner Gomez, speaking for the City of White Plains as lead agency under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), summarized the SEQRA process to date: the draft EIS acceptance in October 2024, public hearings in January and February, incorporation of about 20 oral comments and roughly 10 to 11 written comments, and public posting of appendices including traffic and technical studies. Gomez said the FEIS must be accepted as complete by the council before the city can issue final…
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