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Block adjacent Westchester Burger Company Targeted for Mixed Use by Armonk Developer Last December.

Posted on August 22, 2013 by John Bailey

Original Project Targeted for Westchester Avenue and proposed last year by Saber Realty Advisors to the White Plains Planning Department. It is unclear whether this vision proposed for across the street from The Westchester retains its same components.

WPCNR BIG DEALER. August 22, 2013:

The proposal to develop a large mixed use project declared by Saber Real Estate Asvisors is not new.

It was originally proposed in December of 2012 and detailed in the Westchester Business Journal in its December 6, 2012 issue. Thanks again to another WPCNR reader, and diligent “archivist,” Tom Amenedo, for digging this out of the past.

Alex Philippidis noted the April reference to Robert Weitz’s RPW Group 1133 Westchester plan yesterday.

The Westchester Business Journal reported some details on the location where Saber Real Estate Advisors was going to try and develop a mixed use project on Westchester Avenue 8 months ago. Read the article right here:

http://westfaironline.com/50662/developers-pitch-mixed-use-plan-for-white-plains/

The developer behind the project was reported to be Chauncey Station Partners.Ltd, of White Plains.

The location is 80 to 96 Westchester Avenue opposite The Westchester, long a troubled block plagued by poor parking opportunities. The only business that stayed for a long period of time was Copies Unlimited that eventually moved to Valhalla after a decade.

The Business Journal reported last December, the project will contain either a hotel or senior living project, a restaurant and some retail.. The Business Journal reported in that article by Sam Barron, no plans had been filed with White Plains at the time, but had discussed it with the planning department..

Whether the project still contains the same components is not known, since Saber Real Estate Advisors did not expand on details when they ballyhooed the project at last week’s real estate conference in White Plains.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rolling Through Big Sky Country

Posted on August 21, 2013 by John Bailey

BNSF FAST FREIGHT ROLLING THROUGH SOUTHERN MONTANA TODAY IN THE BLACK HILLS By a WPCNR ROVING PHOTOGRAPHER

Assemblyman Buchwald on the Importance of Renewing Your STAR Exemption

Posted on August 21, 2013 by John Bailey

WPCNR ALBANY ROUNDS. From Assemblyman David Buchwald’s Office. August 21, 2013:

Assemblyman David Buchwald (D-Westchester) is letting homeowners who receive a Basic STAR exemption know that they must register with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance by December 31 of this year in order to continue receiving the exemption for 2014 and subsequent years.

According to the State Department of Taxation and Finance, homeowners in Westchester County should be receiving information by mail between September 16th and October 4th on how to register. Once homeowners have received a STAR code in the mail, they may register online at http://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/property/star13/default.htm.

“Westchester families depend on this tax relief program, and maintaining it is a priority,” Assemblyman Buchwald said. “With new registration procedures in place, I urge homeowners to learn the new requirements and register as quickly as possible before the year ends. This is an important deadline for many of us and my office will be here to help with any questions.”

A recent state audit found that homeowners falsely claiming STAR exemptions could end up costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.[1] Legislation passed this year requiring new registration procedures for Basic STAR will help deter improper STAR exemption claims. The new law does not affect current year STAR exemptions.

“We cannot allow a few dishonest individuals to disrupt this valuable tax break for honest homeowners,” Buchwald said. “Protecting the STAR program from fraud and abuse allows these savings to continue to help families keep more money in their pockets.”

The Basic STAR exemption is available only on the primary residence of homeowners with a household income under $500,000 and exempts the first $30,000 of the full value of a home from school taxes. Homeowners will only have to register once.

Seniors receiving the Enhanced STAR exemption are not affected by this new law, and must continue to apply annually, or participate in the Income Verification Program. First-time Basic STAR applicants also are not affected, and must file with their local assessor.

Assemblyman Buchwald is encouraging new homeowners to apply for Basic STAR and seniors to participate in the Income Verification Program, and wants individuals with any questions to call his office at 914-244-4450 or email him at [email protected].

Mystery Projects Rumored About for WP. Nobody’s Talking. Look for 2017 Opening?

Posted on August 21, 2013 by John Bailey

WPCNR BIG DEALER. August 21, 2013:

Last week at a RealShare Conference in White Plains held in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, RPW Group head Robert Weisz spoke of a 300-unit housing project he said he was planning to build on the 1133 Westchester Avenue property.

Martin Berger of Saber Real Estate in Armonk also announced a mixed-use project of 600,000 feet somewhere in the White Plains area. Alex Phillippidis, a journalist who follows White Plains developments sent WPCNR a link to an article by John Jordan for Globe Street –a real estate website that provides a teasing bit of detail, but no steak and potatoes on the Weisz project–high rise, low-rise, shopping mall, upscale market, impacts on neighborhood, what’s he have in mind?

WPCNR placed several calls to RPW group’s public relations person Monday and then when that person did not respond placed one to Mr. Weisz asking for details on his project for 1133 Westchester. So far Mr. Weisz has been able to return the call.

WPCNR met Mayor Tom Roach on Main Street today and I asked about the Weisz 1133 Westchester Avenue project. The Mayor said he did not know anything concrete about it until he has seen the plans.

The article on Globe Street is at http://www.globest.com/news/12_672/westchester/medical_office/RealShare-Westchester-Development-Pipeline-Gets-Deeper-336675.html )

It says that Weisz told the gathering he was going to build 300 units of residential housing near his 1133 Westchester Avenue office building and that he planned to spend $60 Million on it and he has not filed plans with the city.

The project is not really as new as it appears, Weisz said the same thing on a Westfair Panel last April, talking about building a residential project on the 1133 site.

Daniel Offner, writing in The Harrison Report had better luck talking with Mr. Weisz than WPCNR did. The Harrison Report website reported this week (it is no longer up, the site is reported under construction) that Weisz said it would be “affordable housing,” however the reporter did not clarify in the article what Weisz meant by “affordable housing,” but quoted Weisz extensively on the need for housing for young working men and women. The Harrison Report article also said the new housing would be built on top of the 1133 site.

Needless to say, details are sketchy and the timetable for the projects, both Berger’s and RPW’s look like they will be helping White Plains in the very distant future along about Election Time 2017.