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Developers pitch 41-unit waterfront housing at 400 Main Street
Summary
Architects and local developers presented a conceptual design for 400 Main Street — a primarily market-rate, 41-unit building with two levels of internal parking, rooftop green infrastructure, and stormwater controls — and asked the council for feedback on density bonuses and potential use of a nearby city lot for additional parking.
A developer team presented a conceptual proposal for 400 Main Street to the Peekskill Common Council, describing a 41-unit, mostly market-rate apartment building with two levels of internal parking and rooftop green systems.
"400 Main Street is a property at the base of Main Street that we have a conceptual design for a new housing opportunity at this location," architect Joseph Thompson said during the presentation, laying out a plan with approximately 20 interior parking spaces and rooftop photovoltaics and green roof features intended to reduce runoff. City planning staff, led by Carol Sammel, framed the presentation as an early, conceptual review and warned the council the site lies in the WF-2 Waterfront District and would require a special-permit review to proceed.
The engineering team said the site requires tailored stormwater work because runoff from Route 9 flows downslope across the lot. "We're taking a couple of approaches to stormwater," said Anthony Gustillo, the project's engineer, describing perimeter inlets, underground detention under parts of the building footprint, and conveyance to an existing outlet structure near the intersection to reduce ponding at Water Street. Thompson added the applicant has applied to NYS DOT to relinquish an easement that bisects the parcel; until that process concludes, access and design options remain contingent on DOT action.
Council members pressed the applicants on affordability and parking. Thompson said the proposal is primarily market-rate but would meet the city's 10% affordable-unit requirement (roughly three units) and discussed two program options that would reduce unit counts to about 32 if off-site parking rights were unavailable. The developers said they are local Peekskill residents and expect to pursue a zoning variance and a special-permit process if the council wants to advance the project.
