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Northern Westchester Hospital presents NICU expansion and oncology replacement; board approves NICU, requests materials for oncology building
Summary
Representatives from Northern Westchester Hospital presented a roughly 3,000-square-foot NICU expansion and a separate plan to replace a service building with an oncology center housing a linear accelerator; the board approved the NICU work, noted Department of Health review, and asked the applicants to return with additional design details for the oncology building.
Northern Westchester Hospital representatives presented two campus projects to the Mount Kisco Architectural Review Board on Sept. 18: a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) expansion and a replacement building for oncology services that would house a linear accelerator and gamma knife. The board approved the NICU renovation and asked for more detailed materials and elevations on the oncology replacement before granting design approval.
Tony Renteria and Chris Shopinsky told the board the NICU and nursery project adds approximately 3,000 square feet on the hospital's west elevation by extending into an existing roof setback to accommodate equipment and patient space; they said the Department of Health has reviewed and approved the plan. "We are not increasing the service at all," Renteria said, describing the expansion as a reconfiguration to meet space needs. The project also corrects an existing fire egress issue onto the roof. The board voted to accept the application as presented.
On the oncology replacement, Renteria and architect David Souers said the service building at the north end of the site will be razed and rebuilt to house modern radiotherapy equipment; the new installation needs basement siting and shielding that the current structure cannot accommodate. The applicants said the replacement will use a red-brick facade to match the campus, maintain existing curb lines, and include new landscaping and healing gardens. The board treated the submission as preliminary and requested additional design development showing materials and detailing before formal sign-off; the applicants said they plan phased construction and will return with more detailed documents.
The board's responses allowed the hospital to proceed with NICU work while reserving final sign-off on the oncology center until the next round of design review.
