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Developers outline engineering plan for 33 Main Street; board names itself lead agency for environmental review
Summary
Architects and engineers told Dobbs Ferry’s Planning Board that 33 Main Street is constructible but will require extensive geotechnical work, micropiles and answers on stormwater, sewer easements and related memos; the board declared itself lead agency for the environmental review and asked for more detailed responses before a joint meeting.
Greg Sharp, the architect for 33 Main Street, told the Dobbs Ferry Planning Board on Oct. 9 that geotechnical and constructability work supports moving the proposed 16‑unit apartment project forward but that significant engineering remains. Sharp said the plan relies on drilled micropiles — "between 16 and 20 feet deep" — combined with pile caps and a support‑of‑excavation wall along the north property line to limit disturbance to an older rubble retaining wall.
The board declared itself lead agency for the project’s environmental review (EAF) at the meeting, a required procedural step before…
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