PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YONKERS
Notice of Completion and Public Hearing
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
For the Projects Known as:
Palisades Point
Cacace Center
River Park Center
and
Larkin Plaza
Pursuant to Part 617 of the implementing regulations pertaining to Article 8 (State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”) of the Environmental Conservation Law, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (“DEIS”) has been submitted to the City Council of the City of Yonkers, as Lead Agency under SEQRA. The DEIS was submitted by the Applicant (Struever Fidelco Cappelli LLC (SFC)) in connection with the proposed redevelopment by the Applicant of 28.9 acres of land in downtown Yonkers, NY. The City Council accepted the DEIS as complete on March 18, 2008.
Public hearings will be held on the DEIS in the Yonkers City Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m. on April 29, 2008. Written comments on the DEIS will be accepted by the City Council until May 13, 2008 following the close of the hearing and should be addressed to the Lead Agency contact referred to below.
Name of Action: River Park Center, Cacace Center, Larkin Plaza, and Palisades Point
Description of the Proposed Project:
The Applicant, Struever Fidelco Cappelli LLC (“SFC”), is proposing the redevelopment of several underutilized parcels in and around Downtown Yonkers and its Hudson River waterfront. As proposed, the project would create new residential, retail, office, recreational, and open space uses in the four development areas. The primary development components of the proposal include the River Park Center, Cacace Center, Larkin Plaza, and Palisades Point. The application/petition of SFC as submitted to the Yonkers City Council on October 24, 2006 provides a detailed description of the location and build program for each project component, as well as a description of the anticipated related actions.
The proposed project would also include a number of improvements associated with the redevelopment such as new parking structures, amenities associated with re-exposing the Saw Mill River, and various public improvements outside the immediate redevelopment sites associated with necessary transportation and infrastructure improvements.
In addition to the development actions, the proposed project would include a number of related actions that would be discussed and analyzed in the DEIS. These actions include zoning amendments, amendments to urban renewal plans that affect redevelopment of the area, discontinuation of streets, alienation of city parkland, and numerous other approvals from various City, county, state, and, possibly, federal agencies. As proposed, the project includes the adoption of a Municipal Redevelopment Plan in accordance with New York Municipal Redevelopment Law to facilitate the issuance of tax increment bonds (“TIF” bonds) by the City of Yonkers intended to finance certain aspects of the proposed project.
Location: Downtown Yonkers, various sites.
Lead Agency: City of Yonkers City Council
To view a copy of the DEIS:
The DEIS is accessible through the City of Yonkers Website at www.yonkersNY.gov and is also available for review at the Yonkers Public Library, Riverfront Library, 1 Larkin Plaza, Yonkers, NY and at the Grinton I. Will Library, 1500 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY during normal hours or operation.
JOAN C. DEIERLEIN
City Clerk
Dated: April 3, 2008
