Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the James Riverview Subdivision topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Developer outlines 72‑unit James Riverview cluster subdivision concept
Summary
BME Associates presented a conceptual clustered subdivision for 72 for‑sale units (36 duplex buildings) on about 91 acres, concentrating development on western uplands to avoid wetlands and Red Creek. Board members questioned access, sewer ties for nearby houses and sidewalk provision.
BME Associates presented a conceptual clustered subdivision for James Riverview — a proposed 72‑unit development configured as 36 duplex buildings on roughly 91 acres along Lehigh Station Road.
"My name is Mike Bogojewski with BME Associates," the presenter said, explaining the layout concentrates the proposed housing on the western uplands and leaves the central wetlands and Red Creek largely undisturbed. The plan uses the town’s clustering provisions to achieve a development yield of 72 units while dedicating open space; the applicant noted the conventional-plan yield would be about 74 single‑family lots.
Bogojewski said units would typically be three‑bedroom homes of roughly 1,600 to 1,800 square feet and that utilities would extend from Lehigh Station Road, with sanitary sewer tying to an existing pump station near Wiregrass Parkway. He acknowledged that some lots and stormwater management areas would require wetland permitting and said the team intends to use newly established DEC general permitting for residential development where applicable.
Board members pressed about street alignment and connections to the adjacent River’s Edge development and Wiregrass Parkway, whether the RG&E access/drive would be impacted, and whether sidewalks and phased construction were planned. The applicant said sidewalks were not included in the initial concept but could be considered during preliminary design, and that open‑space ownership had not been finalized: "Whether that end up being dedicated to another entity" remains to be decided, he said.
Board follow‑up items included providing a clearer grading plan, examining the feasibility of tying two existing Lehigh houses into the proposed sewer, and clarifying whether the project will include sidewalks and how open space will be managed.
Next steps: the applicant will pursue town‑board approvals needed to allow clustering and is expected to return with preliminary designs after town‑board action.
