Planning board defers decision on 28‑story Main Street tower after hours of public comment

The New Rochelle Planning Board on March 25 heard a presentation and more than two hours of public comment on a proposal by Crossroads Center LLC to demolish four buildings and build a 28‑story mixed‑use tower at 570 Main Street, then voted to adjourn the application to the board’s April meeting to allow the applicant to supply additional studies and to meet with nearby neighbors.

The project, as presented, would include about 547 apartments, roughly 12,060 square feet of street‑level retail and 446 parking spaces, with three levels of below‑grade parking and a four‑story community‑benefit bonus requested under the city’s DOZ‑2 downtown overlay. Mark Weingarten, counsel for Crossroads Center LLC, told the board the “project complies in all ways with the DOZ 2 standard” and described it as “a fully amenitized luxury building.”

Board members and staff asked the applicant for additional, site‑specific materials before any vote. Planning staff and several neighbors asked for a revised traffic analysis, a shadow study showing the building’s pedestal and podium from the vantage of the adjacent 25 Leroy Place condominium, a wind study, and more detail on construction logistics, trash collection, and public‑safety plans. The board did not take a final vote; a motion to adjourn consideration of the application to the April meeting passed without recorded opposition.

What the applicant showed

Architect John Zimmer of Fogarty Finger led a visual walkthrough of the design, describing a podium wrapped with residential units above retail, five residential elevators and a full amenity floor, and a valet/self‑park arrangement for residents. Zimmer said the building is located about “a half mile from the train station” and described terracotta‑inspired ground‑floor treatments and a unitized metal curtain‑wall tower above.

Laura McMahon of Langan Engineering reviewed loading and truck‑turning work requested by the board. She said the retail loading bay could accommodate an SU‑30 (a 30‑foot box truck) and that residential move‑ins would be coordinated with building management. She told the board the project team had revised turning diagrams to show larger design vehicles and said private carting would handle trash pickup, with residential trash staged and collected several mornings…