WHITE PLAINS | The District at Galleria | 3200 Units | 7 Towers (350 to 450 FT)

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Developers Reveal Plans To Redevelop The Shuttered Galleria Mall In White Plains

Seven months after the Galleria Mall in White Plains closed its doors, developers have revealed a seven-building residential complex to replace the shuttered building. The development team includes Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP), The Cappelli Organization, SL Green Realty Corporation, and Aareal Bank.

Annemarie Plenge, executive vice president of design for PRCP, is the master architectural designer of the project and is working in collaboration with Gensler, Kimley Horn, and Eric Rain Landscape Architecture.

Plans to construct the complex, officially known as The District at Galleria, are currently under review by The White Plains Common Council. If approved, the complex would create up to 3,200 apartments, including around 384 affordable housing units, a quarter-mile-long pedestrian promenade, pet playgrounds, grocery stores, restaurants, and local retail.

Preliminary renderings of the complex show a mix of structures with varying heights, massing, and façades surrounding a lush outdoor plaza. Many of the restaurants will be housed within a food hall that will feature a mix of fast casual businesses and communal seating. To create a neighborhood setting, the central plaza will have spaces for live music, community events, and a seasonal ice skating rink during the colder months.

“As an urban renewal project that began more than 50 years ago, the reimagining of this property is integral to the transformation of Downtown White Plains, which began in earnest over 20 years ago with City Center,” said Louis Cappelli, CEO and founder of the Cappelli Organization. “The District Galleria will go a long way in making our local community more enjoyable, desirable, sustainable, and resilient.”

At this phase of the project, the development team does not have an anticipated construction schedule or a date of completion.

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[jbermingham123]

holy fuck

[Hudson11]

This is major. Demolishing that mall unlocks so much potential for Downtown White Plains. Main street runs right alongside this mall. It is smack dab in the center of downtown segmenting the densest part of the city around it. With it gone, everything comes together. Not just better pedestrian flow, but it should improve car traffic as well. If they manage to replace all the parking underground, that is another huge win.

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[Antares41]

Wow, This development will really bulk-up the White Plains skyline.

[DZH22]

On the 3rd picture in Post #4 it says "The District Galleria is planned for six elegantly-designed residential high-rise towers, each with its own distinctive character..." When are we going to see these elegant distinctive buildings? Surely the crap in the render must just be a placeholder?

Also with a complex this big, one of them should push to be the city's new tallest. Right now they all just slot in with the current 4 towers, so the skyline is going to look like a 10-tower blob wall.

[chris08876]

Key issues for proposed Galleria development: open space, parking, affordable apartments

Developers of the former Galleria mall property unveiled more details of their vision Thursday as they seek support from local realtors and investors.

Their "District Galleria" proposal includes seven residential towers, office space, retail and open space to replace the 870,000-square-foot mall that opened in 1980 and closed in March.

The residential towers would include 3,200 apartments with 384 affordable units. Forty-six percent of the project’s footprint would be designated as open space with a mile-long promenade, playgrounds and parks. A four-level underground parking structure would provide 3,400 parking spaces.

The developer is seeking rezoning approvals from the city of White Plains. The parties are negotiating key details on parking, open space and the number of affordable apartments.

Bruce Berg, chief executive officer of the Cappelli Development Company, said Thursday at an event hosted by the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors that the $2.5 billion redevelopment would bring activity to the city, especially the train station area.

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The planning process may take 12-15 months.
The project would be completed in phases that may take up to 10 years.
A pedestrian bridge would be built over the Martin Luther King Boulevard.
The target market for residential units would be young adults, families and empty-nesters, ranging from 25 to 70 years old. The plan is to house a diverse group of residents in terms of income, age and demographic.
Although the number of jobs that would be created is unclear, the developer can tell from experience that each building would create about 500 construction jobs.
All apartment units are likely to be rentals.
The building cost for the apartment buildings would be about $600-$700 per square foot.

There would be charging systems for electronic vehicles.

Among the seven buildings, six would be high-rises ranging from 350-450 feet and one would be a 12-story building. South Lexington Avenue and Court Street would be connected through a garden promenade, a pedestrian bridge and an entertainment plaza.

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1. https://www.lohud.com/story/news/loc...s/71676359007/

[chris08876]

A little more on it.


Redevelopment plans unveiled for White Plains' Galleria Mall

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Nov 30, 2023
Redevelopment plans for the Galleria Mall in White Plains were unveiled Thursday.

[chris08876]

Proposed zoning changes, 3,200 apartments and more: What we know about District Galleria

More than a year has passed since developers revealed their plan to redevelop the former Galleria site in downtown White Plains.

Read on for what we know about the project as of July 9, 2024.

The District Galleria will cost $2 billion to build
Plans to redevelop The Galleria Mall, which closed in March 2023, were unveiled in September.

The project, touted as the largest enclosed shopping mall conversion in the tri-state area, will cost at least $2 billion.

The planning process was anticipated to take 12-15 months total, and the project itself would be constructed in phases that could take up to a decade to complete.

The city of White Plains has asked developers to conduct a study that identifies potential environmental impacts.

The city released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement scoping document in May that calls for the comprehensive study, noting that there could be adverse impacts pertaining to 11 different factors, some of which include socioeconomic, air quality and more.

The rezoning requests include changing the property's current designation from a "B-6" (enclosed mall) to a new Transit Development 2 District (TD-2) as well as other amendments. The changes would be necessary in order to build the residential apartments on the property.

According to a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) document provided to reporters that outlines the current state of the project, the proposed TD-2 zoning is "consistent with the City's goal to create a more mixed-use, walkable community".

District Galleria: Seven towers, 3,200 apartments, and more
The redevelopment project plans to include seven residential towers with 3,200 apartments (384 of those being affordable units).

As reported in 2023, the Galleria's target market would be renters ranging from 25-70 years old, including young adults, families and empty-nesters.

Currently, the plan is to tear down the 43-year-old, 870,000-square-foot mall before building the mixed-use District Galleria development.

In addition to the 3,200 residential units in the seven buildings, plans include about 229,000 square feet of commercial space on the ground floors. Tenants could include office and co-working space, a specialty grocery store, restaurants and a craft food hall, general retail shops and more.

Forty-six percent of the development includes open space. Planned are a mile-long promenade with pocket parks and playgrounds.

A four-level parking structure, to be built underground, would provide 3,400 parking spaces. Charging stations for electric vehicles are also planned.

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https://www.lohud.com/story/news/loc...y/74344304007/