FROM THE DESK OF: Yonkers Newswire Journalist Brian Harrod.

 

YONKERS MOVING FORWARD: Kearny Realty & Development Group Inc., based in Baldwin Place, is proposing an approximately $41 million apartment project for 21-23 Park Ave. in Yonkers. Plans have been submitted for the Yonkers Planning Board’s consideration. MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Kearney proposes to rehabilitate the Flagg House and monastery to contain 49 apartments. The new building would contain 33 or 36 apartments, for a total on the site of 82 or 85 apartments. All of the units would be in the affordable category and rented at 60% and 80% of Westchester’s Area Median Income. SUPPORTING YONKERS ARTISTS: People involved in artistic or literary activities would receive preference for rental of from 20% to 50% of the units. There would be a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. YONKERS HISTORY: Ethan Flagg, who died in 1884, was one of the leading citizens of Yonkers. He owned about 400 acres that he subdivided and was responsible for the development of a large section of The City of Yonkers. Flagg House was built in the mid-1850s. In the mid-nineteenth century, the high ground in Yonkers, along what are today Palisade Avenue, Park Avenue, North Broadway, Hudson Terrace, Warburton Avenue. The plans call for 24 parking spaces to be provided on the site with additional spaces that will be leased at the Yonkers Parking Authority’s Parkdrome Garage located at 130 Ashburton Ave., less than 300 feet from the project site. https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/posts/3554808151443404/