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Regeneron tells Greenburgh board it has scaled back planned logistics building to one story, 37,500 sq ft
Summary
Regeneron and its consultants presented a pared‑down plan that shrinks a previously approved 136,000‑sq‑ft, four‑story project to a one‑story, 37,500‑sq‑ft logistics building, saying the revision reduces wetland, steep‑slope and tree impacts and will move through an expedited reapproval process.
Annie Klein, an attorney for Loop Road Holdings, told the town board that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has substantially downsized a previously approved logistics and R&D building, now proposing a single‑story structure of about 37,500 square feet rather than the earlier approved 136,000‑square‑foot, four‑story design.
"This building is only proposed to be 1 story and 37,500 square feet," Klein said, adding that "we have reduced a lot of the impacts of the larger building." The company said the reduced footprint would cut impervious surface, remove fewer trees and disturb fewer steep slopes and wetland buffers than the earlier approval.
Steve Spina of JMC presented slide overlays showing the approved plan versus the revised plan. He said the new footprint sits farther from the wetland buffer, keeps portions of a temporary parking lot in place rather than removing it entirely, and reduces overall earthwork and tree removal. "Everything still complies with zoning," Spina said during the presentation.
Town staff and Regeneron representatives outlined the next steps: the town board would consider an amended site‑plan approval, refer the matter to the planning board for recommendation, and the planning board would serve as lead agency for environmental review. Staff estimated a shorter reapproval timeline — roughly three to four months — because the revised plan narrows the project impacts compared with the prior approvals.
Board members asked operational and design questions. On the question of whether the new foundation would accommodate a future second story, presenters said the building would be slab‑on‑grade and not engineered to support an additional story without returning to the planning board. On truck operations, Regeneron representatives said the intent is to consolidate tractor‑trailer deliveries to the new facility and then use smaller vans for internal campus distribution, which they said should avoid increasing tractor‑trailer traffic on Old Saw Mill River Road.
The board took no final action at the meeting; staff said the item will be scheduled for the formal site‑plan review and planning‑board referral.
