New Rochelle Smart Growth Study - Sustainable NYCT

TOD Smart Growth Study Around the Intermodal Hub in
New Rochelle, New York
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Outline
• Geographical Context
• New Rochelle & TOD
• Recent Development Initiatives
• Application of Sustainability Principles

REGIONAL CONTEXT – HUD SCI GRANT
DRAFT 3

Regional Context
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New Rochelle in 1900

The Old Boston Post Road – “The King’s
Best Highway”

The Westchester Turnpike

The Road to White Plains

The New York and New Haven Railroad

I-95

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I-95 and Related Development

NEW ROCHELLE TRANSIT CENTER
Description
Regional transportation hub
• 5-level, 920-space parking facility next
to historic New Rochelle Train Station
• Metro-North train service
• Amtrak
• Westchester County Bee-Line bus
system (4 lanes / 360 buses per day)
• Taxi & limo service
• Car rental service
• Bicycle amenities
Started: Sept. 2002
• Full Service Café in the station bldg.
Completed: June 2004
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AVALON-ON-THE-SOUND
(PHASE I)
Northeast corner of Huguenot St. & Memorial Hwy.
Description
24-story residential tower with 412 marketrate
rental units
Residential
• 43 Studios 1bedroomts
• 185 Two-bedroom units
• 42 Three-bedroom units
Retail
9,800 S.F. at street level
648-space, 6-level parking garage
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TRUMP PLAZA Huguenot Street
Description
390 foot high mixed-use building
Residential
185 condominium units (212,109 S.F.)
Retail
141,507 SF on the first two floors
Parking
• 310 underground garage spaces
• Pedestrian bridge over Huguenot
Street to connect Parcel 1A to the
Municipal Garage

NEW ROC CITY
LeCount St. betw. Main & Huguenot Streets
Description
1.2 million square-foot retail and
entertainment center
• Marriot Residence Inn
• Super Stop ‘N’ Shop
• IMAX Theater (Westchester's only)
• Megaplex with 18 movie theaters
(Westchester’s largest)
• The Fun House (Arcade/Virtual Reality
Games/Laser Tag)
• Bowling
• Restaurants
• Tower Space Shot Ride (only one in the
Northeast)

Recent Development Initiatives

Recent Development Initiatives

Sustainability Principles
• Provide more transportation choices
• Promote equitable, affordable housing
• Enhance economic competitiveness
• Support existing communities
• Coordinate policies and leverage investment
• Value communities and neighborhoods

Neighborhood
Connectivity
• Provide more transportation
choices
• Promote equitable, affordable
housing
• Support existing communities
• Value communities and
neighborhoods

Regional Connectivity:
Enhance Economic Competitiveness
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Coordinate Policies & Leverage Investment
Development Plan
• Identify Opportunities
• Build-Out Analysis
• Creative Parcel Assembly
• Creative Deal Structures and Partnerships
• Pulling It All Together: Integrating the Pieces –
Creating a “Place”

Development Opportunity Typologies
Small Infill Parcels
Repositioning a Single Owner Block or Large Parcel Area
Parcel Aggregation Through Street Alignment
Parcel Aggregation Through Highway Ramp Reconfiguration
Parcel Aggregation with Partial Air-Rights
Partnership with Major Institutions
Large Downtown Parcel Assembly
Rehabilitation of Pre-War Buildings
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Development Opportunity Typologies
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Opportunity Sites

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Potential TOD Subdistricts

Zoning and Regulatory Framework

ZONING DENSITY BONUS CHART DOWNTOWN ZONING
Maximum FAR Bonus
Public Benefit
DB DMU DMUR
Provision of new public parking. N/A 1.0 1.5
Provision of new publicly accessible open space. N/A 1.0 1.5
Development of site in an Urban Renewal Area. 0.5 1.0 1.5
Provision of a minimum of 100,000 sq. ft. of office and/or hotel with
conference center use.
N/A 2.0 3.0
Protection, conservation, or renovation of historic site or building. 2.0 1.0 1.5
Provision of public access between Main Street and public or private
parking facilities.
Maintain and enhance the architectural character, massing and urban
design of Main Street.
0.25 0.25 0.25
2.0 N/A
New construction of high quality design that is in context with adjacent
buildings.
2.0 2.0 2.0
Maximum Total FAR (Not to Exceed) 2.0 2.5 3.5