Although supportive of the vision to revitalize the downtown area of New Rochelle with primarily market-rate and luxury housing, many Lincoln Avenue Corridor residents have begun to feel left out of this re-birth taking place in a certain portion of the city. Lincoln Towers HDFC, along with community members, identified a neighborhood need and have worked diligently to turn the Lincoln Avenue Renaissance Project into a reality. The following Project Timeline illustrates the process of going from an idea to where we are today:
Project Timeline
New Rochelle Downtown Revitalization Initiative Virtual Community Meeting.
Construction Begins.
The people of New Rochelle and the project team gather online to commemorate this historic community-centered development in a Virtual Holiday Groundbreaking Event on Zoom and Facebook Live.
Project Financing Closes.
Pre-closing / pre-bid W/MBE virtual contracting event.
New Rochelle Planning Board Approval.
The project team submitted state funding application to Housing & Community Renewal (HCR).
City Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a tri-party Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between the City, The NRP Group, and the Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle for the redevelopment of the Remington site. The MOU is an important milestone towards the ultimate construction of a brand new, state-of-the art Boys and Girls club that will serve the needs of the community’s youth.
NRP and Lincoln Towers HDFC are given the honor of sponsoring the Lincoln Park Playground Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Together, the sponsors provided the event with refreshments, snacks and face painting activities.
New Rochelle City Council holds a public meeting where the public overwhelmingly speaks in favor of the council approving the zoning that would allow for additional affordable housing and a new Remington Boys and Girls Club Facility. The RMF SC-4.0 Zone legislation is ultimately passed.
2nd Community wide meeting attended by over 200 individuals at Bethesda Baptist Church. The project concept is introduced to the Lincoln Avenue Corridor Community.
Lincoln Towers HDFC and Remington Boys and Girls Club meet with the City of New Rochelle leadership.
Lincoln Towers HDFC makes presentation to Lincoln Avenue Corridor committee at a public meeting. The committee members express universal support for the project.
NRP and Lincoln Towers HDFC present the defined concept of a new state-of-the-art facility to the New Rochelle Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors.
NRP presents to Lincoln Towers HDFC Board a more defined concept to provide area residents with workforce housing and a new state-of-the-art Remington Boys and Girls Club facility. The plan has design and architectural inputs from the development team.
City of New Rochelle Creates a Lincoln Avenue Corridor Committee to identify possible suggestions to present to the area residents on what the vision for the neighborhood’s future could be.
Lincoln Towers HDFC representative meets with New Rochelle Boys and Girls Club Chairman and Executive Director at the Modern Restaurant to discuss the potential project. Remington Boys and Girls Club support the concept, but they are cautiously optimistic.
NRP and the City of New Rochelle suggest Lincoln Towers HDFC meet with the leadership of the Remington Boys and Girls Club to gauge interest in redeveloping their facility.
City of New Rochelle meets with Lincoln Towers HDFC representatives to have an exploratory conversation.
Lincoln Towers HDFC Board unanimously votes to formally approach the City of New Rochelle to gauge interest in such a project.
Community Meeting to discuss the Lincoln Avenue Corridor at Bethesda Baptist Church. Meeting was attended by over 200 area residents. Those in attendance overwhelmingly asked for affordable housing and a new Remington Boys and Girls Club facility.
Lincoln Towers HDFC representatives make an inquiry with the City of New Rochelle and Councilman Jared Rice to see if both parties would be interested in some additional affordable housing and a new Remington Boys and Girls Club.
Many Lincoln Avenue corridor residents begin to express concern about being left out of overall downtown revitalization efforts that are not having meaningful and positive impact on the lives of families in the immediate District Three area.