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Planning Board approves 28-story mixed-use tower at 2 Sherwood Place
Summary
The New Rochelle Planning Board approved Toll Brothers’ site plan for a 28-story, 369-unit mixed-use building at 2 Sherwood Place after a public hearing addressing traffic, pedestrian safety and construction impacts; conditions and coordination with the city’s transit center redesign were added.
The New Rochelle Planning Board voted to approve a site plan for a 28-story mixed-use building at 2 Sherwood Place, a development proposed by Toll Brothers, Inc.
The board approved the application after a public hearing in which the applicant described a 28-story tower with 369 residential units, retail at grade and parking; the board also adopted conditions requiring construction management, coordination with city projects and other mitigations.
Why it matters: The project sits across from the transit center and is part of a series of downtown developments the city says are intended to activate the pedestrian realm and link new housing to transit. Neighbors and commuters raised concerns at the hearing about pedestrian safety, taxi queuing, loading access and construction impacts; the board and staff said conditions and coordination with the city’s ongoing transit center redesign (ITC) and Metro-North would address many of those issues.
Tony Joffrey, an attorney with Cuddy & Feder representing Toll Brothers, told the board the proposal updates a plan…
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