City Council:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MOUNT VERNON, DECLARING ITS INTENT TO SERVE
AS LEAD AGENCY PURSUANT TO SEQRA FOR EXPEDITED
REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION OF MACQUESTEN STATION TAKEOVER, LLC FOR THE STATION PLAZA PROJECT AND REFERRING THE APPLICATION TO THE WESTCHESTER
COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Mount Vernon is in receipt of an Application for Expedited Review ("Application") submitted by Macquesten Station Takeover, LLC ("Applicant") to approve the Applicant's Project, known as Station Plaza (as further defined herein), to be developed on the property known as 20 South West Street, designated on the City of Mount Vernon Tax Map as Section 164.67, Block 1057, Lot 16 ("Property"); and
WHEREAS, Applicant is the owner of the Property, which comprises approximately 21,970 square feet (?0.50 acres); and
WHEREAS, the Property is located in the MVW-H (Mount Vernon West Transit Oriented Development "Hub") District; and
WHEREAS, the Application seeks approval for the construction of a 13-story tower on podium mixed-use building, consisting of 100 affordable for-sale condominium units with various amenities, 73 associated structured parking spaces. and 2,635 square feet of ground floor retail space with 6 surface parking spaces ("Project," or "Proposed Action"); and
WHEREAS, the City's Expedited Review Committee determined that the Project qualifies for expedited review in accordance with Section 267-19(B) of the City Zoning Code; and
WHEREAS, on or about March 5, 2026, Applicant submitted to the City Council certain materials in support of the Application for the Project; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act and its implementing regulations at 6 N.Y.C.R.R. Part 617 (collectively, "SEQRA"), Applicant submitted to the City Council a Full Environmental Assessment Form Part 1, together with an Environmental Assessment Report, revised Decem...
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