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Developers pitch 9-townhouse cluster on Livingston Avenue; board presses for alternatives to protect gateway views
Summary
Architects and developers presented a staggered nine‑unit townhouse plan that they say creates multiple view corridors to the Hudson; Planning Board members asked for alternative layouts, clearer view‑corridor mapping, and engineering and zoning clarifications before advancing the project.
Christina Griffin, principal of CGA Studio Architects, and partners from the Livingston Development Group presented a proposal for a nine‑unit townhouse cluster on Livingston Avenue, saying the staggered townhouse layout preserves multiple view corridors toward the Hudson River while keeping most parking and retaining walls out of sight.
"We decided on a 2‑story townhouse unit that has about 1,000 square feet per floor," Griffin told the board, describing units with gable roofs and staggered massing intended to read as individual houses rather than one large building. She said the scheme used the village's cluster…
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