(A young Councilman Rice hooping it up at Remington, can you guess which one is me?)
As a very proud product of the Remington Boys and Girls Club, I am ecstatic to announce that our City Council has recently unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a tri-party Memorandum of Understanding between the City, The NRP Group, and the Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle for the redevelopment of the Remington site. This agreement is the first formal step for us to finally be able to build a brand new, state-of-the art Remington Unit which will be able to better accommodate the needs of the youth in the community. The original building built in the 1950s will be replaced on the other side of the on-site parking lot with a two-story structure facing Prince Street.
Also, in an effort to address the affordable housing crisis which has plagued our region, we are proposing to include 179 rental apartments. In addressing community concerns, 100% of those units will be income restricted at ranges from 37% to 80% of the area median income (AMI). (Click here to see Westchester AMI formulas) The unit breakdown is expected to be 20 studio units, 95 one-bedroom units, and 64 two-bedroom units. As with the other affordable housing units now coming online throughout the city, there will be a transparent and orderly process for folks to apply.
And I know what you are thinking. Where are the cars going to park? To answer that question, this project includes a four-story art garage to service the Boys and Girl Club users, the new apartment dwellers, and the community members who utilize Lincoln Park. That’s 350 new parking spots that will be created, all compliant with current zoning requirements without the need for any parking reduction requests.
Notably, when we hear back from the Governor’s Office regarding the 10 million dollar grant which we received for improvements to the Lincoln Avenue Corridor, we hope that the requested projects of solar panels for the roof of the new Remington Unit, a Cultural and Heritage Center inside of the club, and outdoor bathrooms adjacent at Lincoln Park are all included. (Click here for more information on the 10 million-dollar DRI grant) Ultimately, our ability to comprehensively weave together positive investments in our community will determine our eventual success.
Lastly, we would not have been able to get this far without the leadership of our faith-based partners in Pastor Michael Rouse and Pastor Wallace Noble who ably contributed as members of the Lincoln Towers HDFC, a co-developer in this development. We are experiencing dynamic times in our community and I am glad to be a part of its renaissance. This promises to be a very busy rest of 2019 as we look to get all final approvals for this landmark project so that we can move together full steam ahead.
Sincerely,
Councilman Jared Rice