NYC's Northern Suburbs Get Urban Makeover With Apartment Towers
- RXR plans pair of buildings near New Rochelle’s train station
- Westchester seeing ‘a very different kind of transformation’
RXR and other developers are helping to revamp the image of New York’s northern suburbs, traditionally a magnet for families escaping the bustle of the city.
Photographer: Michael Nagle/BloombergA pair of high-rise apartment towers is set to replace a decrepit parking deck in New Rochelle, extending the New York suburb’s effort to draw younger residents by touting its urban feel and access to mass transit.
The 28-story buildings will have 650 to 700 rental units and be a three-minute walk to New Rochelle’s Metro-North rail station, said Seth Pinsky, executive vice president of developer RXR Realty, which will announce the plan today. They’re part of a master plan designed to revitalize the Westchester County city’s downtown to appeal to millennials who might otherwise choose to live in hipper areas like Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood or Brooklyn’s Williamsburg.