Harrison, NY. Major Luxury Rental Community Proposed

Two family-owned real estate companies submitted plans to convert a closed hotel site into a residential mixed-use community to the Harrison Planning Board on Wednesday.

Renaissance Harrison is a proposed transformation of a 28-acre former Renaissance Westchester Hotel site into a vibrant residential community, including retail and cultural spaces available to the public. Sponsored by long-term friends and partners, Rose Equities and Garden Communities envision a connected and thriving teardrop neighborhood in Harrison, with Renaissance Harrison as its crown jewel.

The Renaissance will join the emerging “live work play” environment of Harrison Teardrop, which is bounded by I-287, the Hutchinson River Parkway, and I-684.

“The proposed 28-acre community will be unlike any other development in Westchester. It will adhere to 21st century standards of walking and biking, sustainability and respect for the property’s outstanding natural landscape,” said Leonard Glickman, principal of Rose Equities, which is a multi-generational, family-oriented community with both Garden Communities developing the community. Proprietary real estate companies.

The Harrison Planning Board voted unanimously to announce its intention to serve as the lead agency for the environmental review of the Renaissance Harrison Site Plan application, the first step in the draft Environmental Impact Statement process required by state law.

If approved, Renaissance Harrison would be built in two phases and would consist of two residential quads—the North Quad and the South Quad—two large gathering spaces known as the Commons and Mansion, and two sets of triplex villas. Neither phase will exceed 380 units, featuring a mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom luxury apartment homes, many with terraces to enhance indoor-outdoor living, while creating a sense of community. The architectural design will celebrate the classic Tudor and Arts and Crafts structures of Westchester County.

Luxury amenities offered include indoor and outdoor swimming pools, fitness center, tennis courts, fire pits, and an outdoor amphitheater.

“Quality of life is our priority, and we are emphasizing this ideal with large living spaces. We envision amenities that enthrall the soul and soothe the soul. Our idea is to provide an unprecedented residential lifestyle. aims to reflect the tastes and expectations of the surrounding communities,” said Scott Lowenthal of Garden Communities.

Rose Equity is a fully integrated development, management and investment group. With a unique generational investment strategy, Rose Equities strives to combine institutional-quality best practices with the cultural and reputational heritage of a traditional family office. Rose Equities, together with long-term partner Garden Communities, are acquiring, entitled and developing approximately 5,000 best-in-class sites in Orange and Los Angeles counties, California. Their joint venture continues on the East Coast with The Residence at Maine, a 260-unit luxury apartment home
The community is currently under construction in the Fairfield County town of Trumbull, Connecticut.

Garden Communities owns and manages more than 50,000 apartments and more than 25 million square feet of retail, office and hotel space. Garden Communities and its subsidiaries offer home rentals in Arizona, California, Florida, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.

With a history of 70 years, Garden Communities and Rose Equities look forward to owning the Renaissance Harrison for many generations.

The owner-builders intended to preserve and renovate the 1905 Normandy-style mansion (commonly known as “The Mansion”) on the property, which was the former home of architect John Merven Carrere. His firm Carrere and Hastings was one of the country’s leading Beaux-Arts proponents, and the New York Public Library in Manhattan was its highest-profile project.

The new community will be designed by leading firms nationally and locally, including Perkins Eastman, Moore Ruble Yudell, Sasaki and Studio Valerius.

The renaissance would be a boon to the economy of the Harrison area, generating hundreds of construction and permanent jobs, generating nearly $30 million in annual tax revenue for the city of Harrison and the Harrison Central School District.

“Renaissance makes sense for the Harrison Teardrop neighborhood. In 2013, Harrison Town adopted an updated master plan that envisioned a mix of new uses in the teardrop, including multi-family residential,” Glickman said.