FIGHTING FOR OUR COMMUNITY ELDERS: Yonkers Affordable Housing Advocates Are In Support Of A New 102-Unit Senior Citizen Apartment Building

FIGHTING FOR OUR COMMUNITY ELDERS: Affordable housing advocates in The City of Yonkers are in support of the construction of a 102-unit senior citizen affordable apartment building at 221-223 Buena Vista Avenue.

YONKERS MOVING FORWARD: A developer wants to improve three vacant lots totaling 0.47-acre with an eight-story building that would offer a mix of studio and one-bedroom apartments for #Yonkers seniors.

AT THE END OF BUENA VISTA: The lots originally were in the A Zoning District that would allow for high-density apartments but was rezoned to the UR-MD District when downtown rezoning was done in 2010. The developer’s zoning petition asks that the lots be brought back into the A Zoning District.

COMPREHENSIVE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLANNING: The petition said the project is supported by both the city’s Comprehensive Plan and its 2010 Downtown Master Plan.

The zoning petition said that the project will not only provide affordable units to seniors but will also incorporate sustainable features such as low-flow plumbing fixtures, Energy Star appliances, individual high-efficiency electric heat and cooling and LED lighting.

The building would sit on terrain that slopes down to Metro-North railroad tracks.

The required parking would be provided on-site.

The Planning Board passed a resolution declaring itself lead agency for the environmental review of the project.....

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