FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT LeCount Square New Rochelle, New York Lead Agency: City Council City of New Rochelle 515 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10801 Contact: Craig King, Commissioner of Development Telephone: 914-654-2182 Fax: 914-632-3626 Applicant: New Rochelle Revitalization, LLC 115 Stevens Avenue Valhalla, NY 10595 Contact: Joe Apicella Telephone: 914-769-6500 Fax: 914-769-2179 Preliminary Submittal: January 28, 2008 Revised: August 1,2008: September 24, 2008 Date of Acceptance: October 16,2008 Closing Date of Comment Period: November 20, 2008 PARTICIPAT1NG CONSULTANTS DEIS Coordination and Report Preparation: Saccardi & Schiff, Inc. 445 Hamilton Ave, Suite 404 White Plains, New York 1060 I phone: 914-761-3582 fax: 914-761-3759 Contacts: David Schiff Owen Wells Site Planning and Architecture: Design Development, PLLC 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 803 White Plains, NY 1060 I phone: 914-949-41 10 fax: 914-949-4210 Contact: Mark Schulman Lessard Urban Inc. 8521 Leesburg Pike, Suite 700 Vienna, VA 22182 phone: 703-760-9344 fax: 703-760-9328 Contact: John Jenkins Landscape Architecture: IQ Landscape Architects, P.c. 326 Bedford Road Bedford Hills, NY 10507 phone: 914-666-6024 lax: 914-666-7224 Contact: Richard Quigley Legal Services: DelBello, Donnellan, Weingarten, Wise and Wiederkehr, LLP One North Lexington Avenue White Plains, NY ]060 1 phone: 914-681-0200 fax: 914-684-0288 Contact: Peter Wise, Esq. Environmental Assessment JM Associates, Inc. 225 Railroad Avenue Bedford Hills, NY ]0507 phone: 9]4-241-3795 fax: 914-241-4499 Contact: John Manfredi Traffic Engineering: Adler Consulting 235 Main Street White Plains, NY 1060 I phone: 914-997-8510 fax: 914-997-7140 Contact: Bernie Adler Site Engineering: Kellard Sessions Consulting 500 Main Street Annonk, NY 10504 phone: 914-273-2323 fax: 914-272-2329 Contact: Ryan Coyne, P.E. Air Quality/Noise Studies: STY Incorporated 225 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10003 phone: 212-777-4400 fax: 777-8463 Contacts: Molly MacQueen Douglas Swann Cultural Resources: Historical Perspectives, Inc. PO Box 3037 Westport, CT 06880 phone: 203-226-7654 fax: 203-226-8376 Contact: Julie Abell Horn TABLE OF CONTENTS LECOUNT SQUARE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT I. INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. Introduction ................................................................................................................. I-1 B. Summary of Permits and Approvals Required ........................................................... I-1 C. Overview of Proposed Action ..................................................................................... I-2 D. Project Refinements .................................................................................................... I-7 E. Potential Impacts and Mitigation of Project Refinements ........................................ I-13 II. COMMENTS AND RESPONSES A. Land Use, Zoning and Planning Consistency ....................................................... II.A-1 B. Utilities ................................................................................................................... II.B-1 C. Visual/Aesthetics ................................................................................................... II.C-1 D. Traffic .................................................................................................................... II.D-1 E. Noise ...................................................................................................................... II.E-1 F. Air Quality ............................................................................................................. II.F-1 G. Socioeconomic ....................................................................................................... II.G-1 H. Community Facilities and Services ....................................................................... II.H-1 I. Historic and Archaeological Resources .................................................................. II.I-1 J. Hazardous Materials ............................................................................................... II.J-1 K. Construction Impacts ............................................................................................. II.K-1 M. Miscellaneous/Project Description ....................................................................... II.M-1 III. APPENDICES Appendix A Public Hearing Transcripts Appendix B Comment Letters Appendix C Correspondence Appendix D United Water New Rochelle Agreement Saccardi & Schiff, Inc. TOC - 1 Table of Contents Appendix E Parking Evaluation Appendix F Traffic Impact Study Saccardi & Schiff, Inc. TOC-2 LIST OF TABLES AND EXHIBITS LECOUNT SQUARE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT TABLES Page I-1 Required Approvals/Permits ........................................................................... I-2 I-2 Project Component Comparison ..................................................................... I-7 I-3 Project Component Comparison (2) ............................................................... I-8 I-4 Refined Open Space Calculation .................................................................. I-11 I-5 On-Site Parking Comparison ........................................................................ I-12 I-6 Estimated Population Generation ................................................................. I-25 I-7 Anticipated Total Property Tax Generation .................................................. I-25 I-8 Anticipated Property Tax Generation by Taxing Jurisdiction ...................... I-26 I-9 Anticipated Retail/Restaurant Sales Tax Generation .................................... I-26 I-10 Estimated Employment ................................................................................. I-27 I-11 Anticipated School Children Generation ...................................................... I-28 II-D-1 Reductions Due to Urban Location and Mass Transit Accessibility ......... II.D-7 II-H-1 Open Space ................................................................................................ II.H-2 EXHIBITS After Page 1. First Floor Plan ............................................................................................. I-29 2. Second Floor Plan ......................................................................................... I-29 3. Third Floor Plan ............................................................................................ I-29 4. Fourth Floor Plan .......................................................................................... I-29 5. Fifth Floor Plan ............................................................................................. I-29 6. Sixth Floor Plan ............................................................................................ I-29 7. Seventh Floor Plan ........................................................................................ I-29 8. Typical Upper Floor Plan .............................................................................. I-29 9. Roof Plan ...................................................................................................... I-29 10. Parking Level 1 ............................................................................................. I-29 11. Parking Level 2 ............................................................................................. I-29 12. Parking Level 3 ............................................................................................. I-29 13. Parking Level 4 ............................................................................................. I-29 14. Building Sections 1 and 2 ............................................................................. I-29 15. Building Sections 3 and 4 ............................................................................. I-29 16. Building Sections 5 and 6 ............................................................................. I-29 17. Elevations 1 and 2 ......................................................................................... I-29 18. Elevations 3 and 4 ......................................................................................... I-29 19. New Anderson View ..................................................................................... I-29 20. LeCount View ............................................................................................... I-29 LIST OF TABLES AND EXHIBITS LECOUNT SQUARE 21. Circulation Diagram...................................................................................... I-29 22. LeCount Atrium View .................................................................................. I-29 23. Public Atrium Section ................................................................................... I-29 24. LeCount Atrium View .................................................................................. I-29 25. Open Space Development Plan ..................................................................... I-29 26. Public Open Space ........................................................................................ I-29 27. New Anderson Street Plaza .......................................................................... I-29 28. New Anderson Street Sidewalk Comparison ................................................ I-29 29. New Anderson Street Plaza and Roof Terrace Section ................................ I-29 30. New Anderson View ....................................................................................