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WPCNR WHITE PLAINS ROVING PHOTOGRAPHER. March 14, 2004: Tonight’s Photograph of the Evening is at dawn, with the Moon in Last Quarter at the break of dawn in the Southend.
MOONSET IN THE PINES. By the White Plains Roving Photographer
One City Place to Have First Tenant by April. Prediction: Full by Sept.
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DOMED LOBBY COMING INTO SHAPE: The Entrance to One City Place will have concierge, luxury reception area. Scheduled to be completed early April. Jim Benerofe, left, and media wrangler, Geoff Thompson, of Thompson & Bender discuss amenities to come.
Thompson confirmed Tuesday, March 16, that One City Place offers 2 studios; 162 one bedroom; 121 two-bedroom; and 26 three-bedroom apartments. He added that Remaining retail space up for lease consists of 40,000 square feet on the 2nd level of City Center and 5,000 Square feet on the Main Street level, contrary to information released last week by Mr. Cappelli reporting the City Center completely leased up for retail. Leases are out for all remaining retail space.
Photo by WPCNR StyleCam.
WPCNR toured the facility with media giants, Alex Philippidis of Westchester County Business Journal and James Benerofe of Suburbanstreet.com. What I learned on the tour was that these apartments are pricey but precious with spectacular views as low as the tenth floor. They are great for couples, and though only completed on the lower ten floors, they will easily be
Kris Ragone, the Property Manager for Trammell-Crowe, said the building is expected to be completed on the interior to the 34th Floor Penthouses by the end of July, and said they expected to lease it up by September 1. She said the first tenant was expected to be in by April 15. Presently, apartments are not outfitted above the 10th floor, based on our observation.
ONE BEDROOM LIVING ROOM Photo by WPCNR StyleCam
LIVING ROOM OF ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT MODEL: Ms. Ragone said there are a number of styles, each named after a different famous hotel. This is the living room for a one-bedroom City Place apartment. Photo by WPCNR StyleCam.
A CitizeNetReporter correspondent toured the two-bedroom WPCNR toured Friday and files this report:
“Very very spacious compared to Clayton Park units. Has generous dining area and bathrooms., nice foyer, will have indoor pool on 4th floor, 1 parking spot included ($100 for extra spot), most apts. will have “Juliet balconies” (not real) only.
No dogs now. Cats OK. Bath tubs only now. Assigned parking later. Nicely decorated halls. Must pay for electric heat and air, which are central; horizontal blinds included. Marble bathrooms.”
TWO BEDROOM LIVINGROOM Photo by WPCNR StyleCAm
TWO BEDROOM FLOOR PLAN Photo by WPCNR StyleCam
TASTEFUL, INVITING HALLS: Kris Ragone, Property Manager leads the way. Photo by WPCNR StyleCam.
With halls decorated in the muted warm bronze that wraps the visitor in a welcoming, hospitable glow to the extent you forget you are in the middle of a project under construction, they are addresses that will impress, relax, and will appeal to the urban dweller of means.
THAT’S NEW YORK CITY on the horizon. The view of the “Party Piazza to Die for” on the 29th Floor of One City Place. Apartments at that level are not blocked out yet. Views from as low as one third of the way up are spectacularly enthralling, and the panoramas of New York, New Jersey, Long Island Sound and Bear Mountain from the 29th floor piazza terraces take your breath away. Stylish wrought iron grilles will be installed before occupancy. Photo by WPCNR StyleCam
VIEW OF THE SOUND FROM THE PENTHOUSE: Mamaroneck Avenue is at right. JPI’s Jefferson is seen at right of your picture. Photo by WPCNR StyleCam
TOP OF THE CENTER: Geof Thompson standing at the Penthouse North corner. Penthouse floors from 31 to 34, are still in the blocking out stages. Photo by WPCNR StyleCam
It’s an address with a domed lobby, still under construction, an indoor swimming pool and sun deck, a state-of-the-art fitness center and a cybercafe’ for drinks and snacks for the private use of the clients. You of course never have to go outside the environment of the
Inside, of the 311 units range from a small number of studios, to one-bedroom apartments, two-bedroom apartments, and 3-bedroom suites are rentable for 1 to 2 years from $1,600 for a studio to $5,000 for the penthouses at the 31st to 34th floor levels. The first tenant has already leased on the 28th floor, without having seen the apartment.
The apartments (as you can tell by looking at the visual tour WPCNR showed you in an earlier story), speak for themselves with spaciousness, vaultlike ceilings of 10 feet, and living rooms that are big enough to party, intimate enough for introspection, and airy enough to prevent apartment claustrophobia. The only drawback this reporter saw was a distinct lack of storage space within the apartment. 46 of the 311 units do not have washer and dryer in the apartments, but there is a laundry area within the apartment complex.
HAVE WE GOT AN APARTMENT FOR YOU: Property Manager, Kris Ragone, left and Assistant Property Manager Aiesha, right in the Trammell Crowe One City Place Offices. Tours of apartment models are available by appointment only by contacting 914-997-1800. Or e-mailing Ms. Ragone at kragone@tcresidential.com. The One City Place website, under construction, is at www.citycenterapts.com. Photo by WPCNR StyleCam
WPCNR PHOTOGRAPHS OF St. Patrick’s Day
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WPCNR ROVING PHOTOGRAPHER. By Terri Popiel. March 13, 2004: Today’s Photographs of the Day are shot by WPCNR Roving Photographer of the Day, Terri Popiel. Thank you Terry for the great work on a crisp, invigorating, breezy as the Irish Sea St. Patricks Day. Enjoy this 16-Photo series of Irish shots, by clicking on “Read More”:
POST & MAMARONECK. Photograph by Terri Popiel for WPCNR
St. Patrick’s Day Parade White Plains, March 13, 2004 All Photos by Terri Popiel
Mr. GOLF: Alleges County Oversold Tee-Times
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WPCNR PRESS BOX. By Bob & Jenny Petrucci. March 13, 2004: Mr.Golf, Bob Petrucci, has been monitoring the way Westchester County golf courses have been selling advance tee times, and he claims the county has hit another fat hook into the rough off the tee for the new season. Mr. Golf writes:
Well, let’s get the complaints rolling:
From what we hear, the county again (as predicted) sold EZ RipOff golf tee times beyond the proper time (8-9 am) limit, as was done last year..
The purpose of EZ RipOff is to accommodate those early weekend golfers with tee times so they would not have to sleep in their cars…at a fee of $250 for 25 rounds (plus greensfee, parkpass. etc.)…an increase from last year.
Instead, they already sold times (fear of loss times) thru 11:30am at Mohansic (Saturdays) and thru 11:15am at Saxon Woods (Saturdays) and will likely do the same tomorrow (for Sundays).
And that is a rip, again going beyond EZ RipOff’s original intent, making MUNICIPAL courses semi-private and freezing out golfers from weekend times. EZ RIpOFF accommodates only a very small percentage of golfers…”the big bucks minority”. This is the same policy that resulted in the financially-exclusionary, semi-private Hudson Hills golf course .
This RipOff fee, other increased fees, plus poor course conditions have caused a loss of about 70,000 rounds in a couple of years.
Any consideration of a $600 season pass now will be of a significantly lessened market because golfers will feel they will not be able to get starting times…just as happened last year…so why spend the money upfront.
So once again, everyone will lose…county golf and the majority of golfers.
It is disappointing that we made every effort to alert our elected officials of this probability and no one did anything to protect the “non-big bucks majority”.
Bob and Jenny Petrucci
Resident Golfers Protection group
(914) 632-1765
Have We Got an Apartment/Condo for you! One City Place By Appointment Only
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WPCNR WHITE PLAINS LIVING. By John F. Bailey. March 13, 2004: The media was given a tour of the 34-story One City Place, the soon-to-be-covetted North Citadel of the City Center, and the first impression is these apartments surpass in view and lifestyle any units currently available in the city or Westchester County. The apartments, even one-bedrooms are spacious, airy, high-ceilinged (10 feet) masterpieces of space utilization with views to New York City, Long Island Sound and Bear Mountain, even at the tenth floor level, with efficient elegant kitchens, dining alcoves and big closets. The rents from $1,600 to $5,000 a month (for penthouse posh) are a mere slight inconvenience to live a “step out of the ordinary” as their elegent brochure suggests. They bring the vistas of Manhattan tower living to White Plains.
Living Room on Tenth Floor Model Apartment at One City Place: Manhattan sophistication graces the White Plains apartment market. Apartment models may be viewed by appointment, by contacting 914-997-1800. Photo by WPCNR StyleCam.
GRAND FOYER: Each apartment style (there are 18 to choose from) features a foyer, with kitchen on your right, tucked away, doing away with the typical abrupt transition to living room typical of most partments. Photo by WPCNR StyleCam
KITCHEN ALCOVE, just off entrance from the foyer, features granite countertops, GE radiant stove and refrig, microwaves, all within fivertip reach. Photo by WPCNR StyleCam.
MEDIA DOGS IMPRESSED: Alex Philippidis, of Westchester County Business Journal, and Jim Benerofe of Suburbanstreet.com, note the dining room in the two-bedroom model. Photo by WPCNR StyleCam.
BEDROOM OVERLOOKS the city, even on the 10th Floor, with enough space for a kingsize bed. Photo by WPCNR StyleCam.
LUXURY ABOLUTIONS: A typical bath contains marble tiles, marbled shower and bath, designer basin. Photo by WPCNR StyleCam.
A VIEW TO DIE FOR: The view from a typical bedroom. Photo by WPCNR StyleCam
Adam In Albany: NY@Work Program Introduced
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WPCNR’S ADAM IN ALBANY By New York State District 89 Assemblyman Adam Bradley. March 13, 2004: New York’s economic development efforts must focus on the strengths of its various regions. Here in Westchester, we must take advantage of our strong education system and skilled workforce. To help revitalize our struggling economy and meet the challenges of a changing business environment, the Assembly recently released a comprehensive plan called NY@Work. The plan would create tens of thousands of jobs, help businesses, and leave New Yorkers better prepared to compete in today’s high-tech economy.
New York is an uncontested leader when it comes to high-tech research and development. This plan would bring new research-driven technology to commercial markets, and provide businesses with important capital to foster growth in biotechnology, nanotechnology and other advanced technologies to create the jobs of the future.
Developing a workforce for the future
Another Assembly initiative, Expand Local Economies through Vocational and Technical Education (ELEVATE NEW YORK), will help the state invest in its workforce by:
· supporting school-to-work programs that help students by providing career orientation and work experience;
· investing in vocational education and support programs that train workers in the changing technology in trade industries;
· initiating a new program called “Experience and a Degree” which promotes the use of internships that help bridge the classroom to the workplace;
· backing Educational Opportunity Centers which provide job training and educational services to roughly 20,000 low-income New Yorkers; and
· supporting apprenticeships that provide on-the-job training and access to the skilled trades.
This program will help support high-tech training for jobs that will develop in our area. It’s time we kept professionals trained in our universities as part of our workforce, rather then exporting them to the rest of the nation. These initiatives will blend career awareness, education and work experience into a winning formula.
Providing low–cost power
Lowering the cost of energy is vital to keeping the manufacturing sector viable. The Power for Jobs Program – first proposed by the Assembly – provides low-cost power to manufacturers. NY@Work would reform and extend the program for three years, while making key changes so it runs more efficiently.
Supporting community-based economic development
The Assembly’s plan recognizes the importance of community-based development, and offers support to programs like the Minority and Women-Owned Business Development Lending Program and the Rural Revitalization program. It also provides the business community greater manufacturing, agricultural, small business and tourism assistance.
Redirecting the state’s failed approach to economic development
To improve the accountability and efficiency of the state’s economic development efforts, the Assembly’s NY@Work plan would create an Economic Policy Coordination Board to develop a long-overdue strategic plan for economic growth and oversee the state’s investments in research and development projects.
It will also replace the current Empire State Development Board with a new, three-member Economic Development Control Board – providing the governor, the Assembly Speaker, and the Senate Majority Leader each with one appointed member.
The decisions we make now will affect the prosperity of our region and state for years to come. Investing in economic development policies which take advantage of our unique strengths will ensure that New York continues to move forward economically.
For a copy of the NY@Work plan, visit www.assembly.state.ny.us.
The Feiner Report: Library Expansion Update. Town Hall Sale Comments
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WPCNR’S THE FEINER REPORT. By Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner. March 13, 2004: I am pleased to invite Greenburgh residents to a work session meeting of the Town Board on Tuesday afternoon around
Representatives of the Library Board met with the Library architect on Friday afternoon to review the progress of the
ON Wednesday, March 24th the Greenburgh Town Board will hear a more formal power point presentation by Todd Harvey, Library Architect. He will also discuss the project and be available to answer questions.
We also will post the conceptual drawings on our town web site (www.greenburghny.com) and will ask that the drawings be provided to us in digitial format as soon as possible so you, the public, can view the information at home from your computer.
I want to thank the Library Board for all their hard working highlighting the need for a
We also invite you to join a group of citizens working to reach out to private foundations/donors/benefactors who could help raise some private donations to offset the costs of this important expansion initiative. Contact me: pfeiner@greenburgh.com if you have any private donation/foundation tips that could be followed up.
On another matter—on March 24th the Greenburgh Town Board will hold our next evening meeting at Town Hall,
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TO RENOVATE ABANDONED HOUSE AT TAXTER RIDGE PARK—I am pleased to report that Habitat for Humanity will be renovating the abandoned house at Greenburgh’s newest park, Taxter Ridge. A town employee will be provided with the opportunity to reside in an affordable home once the work is complete. IT would have been a crime to take an abandoned house and to
Any questions about the town? Call me at 993 l540 or home: 478-1219.
PAUL FEINER
WPCNR PHOTOGRAPH OF THE DAY
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WPCNR ROVING PHOTOGRAPHER. March 13, 2004: Today’s photograph is from the 29th Floor Terrace of One City Place at City Center, as the North Citadel of City Center opens for rentals. The view is Southeast. The Street in the center of the picture is Maple Avenue. The buildings left of center constitute White Plains Hospital Medical Center. The building at far right is Post Road School. The skyline is New York City.
CITY CENTER SUNSET. 29th FLOOR. By The White Plains Roving Photographer
Radio Days, TV Nights Turns Back the Hands of Time at The Roch
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WPCNR STAGEDOOR. By John F. Bailey. March 12, 2004: The Fort Hill Players, those maestros of memory, continiue their run at “The Roch”, 228 Fisher Avenue at this week, Friday and Saturday at 8, with matinee at 2 on Saturday when they present their original show, Radio Days, TV Nights featuring a trip down memory lane into the radio world of the 30s and 40s, and the golden age of television from 1950 to 1980. Admission is $14 at the door. $12 for students. For more on the show, go to www. fortbillplayers.com. Call 914-309-7278.
YOUR HIT PARADE OF MEMORIES: Remember when Cigarette Packages Danced and had great legs? That’s just one of the memories the Fort Hill Players bring back to life at The Roch tonight as Radio Days, TV Nights debuts on the boards of White Plains ancient theater. You’ll see entirely new episodes of Linda Hendrick, Patti Rome and Jim Brownold’s hilarious parodies of 30s and 40s radio serials, hear their great voices, backed by the “Hoagy Charmichael of White Plains,” Mark Snyder, the quintessential keyboard impresario, then as Radio Days turn into TV Nights, you’ll hear those great TV lines again, jingles, commercials, and all the shows you remember. It’s a cultural education for the young, a celebration of American Electronic entertainment before “reality shows” became entertainment. Photo by WPCNR StageCam.
Ron Jackson Remembers Bump Robinson on White Plains Week Monday, 7:00 P.M.
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WPCNR WHITE PLAINS VARIETY. March 12, 2004: Ron Jackson, “The Last Activist,” lifelong friend of Jerome “Bump” Robinson, the leader, founder of the Slater Center, founder of the Slater Drum Corps, will reminisce with John Bailey, the White Plains CitizeNetReporter Monday night , about his old friend, the outpouring of community grief, and what can be learned from Robinson’s story on the city news roundup show, White Plains Week, Monday evening at 7:00 P.M. on the “Spirit of 76,” WPPA-TV, Channel 76, White Plains Public Access Television. News on the School District, City Budget and the unfolding Louis Cappelli story will be highlighted on the Roll-O-Newsreel March of Time segment.
THE LAST ACTIVIST, Ron Jackson, right, talks about the void, the legacy of a real Legacy of White Plains, Jerome Robinson who was buried Thursday after a most touching Home Going Ceremony at Mount Hope A.M.E. Zion Church. Photo by WPCNR News