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Banking on a revival FOOD HALL PLANNED FOR DOWNTOWN OSSINING
BY ALEESIA FORNI aforni@westfairinc.com
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fter decades of false starts, the historic Ossining Bank for Savings may finally receive a long-awaited makeover. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Beaux Arts building was constructed in 1908 and operated as a bank for 75 years. For the following two decades, the property moved through a series of owners before it was handed over to the village of Ossining in 2003. Though it remains a striking focal point at the crossroads of Main Street and Route 9, the
array of owners and various design ideas have left much of the floors, walls and ceilings mangled beyond repair. An ambitious renovation is planned for the vacant 5,200-square-foot property at 200 Main St., one that includes gutting the dilapidated, water-damaged interior and transforming the landmark into a food hall, bar and restaurant and state-of-the-art culinary kitchen. Intrigued by successful concepts that have sprouted up in other cities, including Exit 4 Food Hall in Mount Kisco, developer Wulf Lueckerath of Corinthian Group
LLC plans to bring something similar to the 100-year-old structure. Five to six vendors will take up residence in the 3,098-square-foot ground floor food hall, serving everything from coal-fired pizzas to Asian food. A winding staircase will lead visitors to the secondfloor, a 3,758-square-foot restaurant and dining space. The basement, which Lueckerath said is “like a swimming pool in some areas,” will be transformed into a 1,643-square-foot space accommodating two to three culinary kitchens. An elevator will connect the three concepts. » FOOD HALL, page 6
Beckwith Pointe condos could spell demise of beach clubs
TWB Loan Decision Banner Ad 6” w x 1.5” h 2-23-16 BY BILL HELTZEL
bheltzel@westfairinc.com
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he conversion of Beckwith Pointe from beach club to luxury condominiums could signal the end of an era on New Rochelle’s Davenport Neck. Ever since the Siwanoy Indians relinquished a huge swath of land along Long Island Sound in 1654, wealth and economic forces have shaped the uses of the highly-prized waterfront lands. Davenport Neck, a promontory that juts into New Rochelle
Harbor, is one such prize. The peninsula has been the site of Indian encampments that have given way to settlers’ farms that have yielded to grand mansions that made way for beach clubs and marinas surrounded by expensive houses. Summer beach clubs have expanded into year-round banquet facilities that have hosted countless weddings, club luncheons, fundraising galas and political functions. “The beach clubs are very much a part of New Rochelle and our culture,” said city historian » BECKWITH, page 6
Developer Wulf Lueckerath has transformative plans for the long-empty Ossining Bank for Savings.
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