Westchester County Business Journal 111416

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2 | IN THE VALLEY NOVEMBER 14, 2016 | VOL. 52, No. 46

16 | IN THE FAMILY westfaironline.com

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Millennial milieu

NEW ROCHELLE PERFECT BASE FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, DEVELOPERS SAY BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

E A rendering of East & Hudson’s project, The Printhouse, in New Rochelle.

Airport flap LEGISLATORS SAY PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PLAN A ‘SURPRISE’ BY ALEESIA FORNI aforni@westfairinc.com

A $140 MILLION PLAN THAT would transfer management of the Westchester County Airport to a Los Angeles-based investment firm is being proposed by county officials, but the deal is being

met with some skepticism from the County Board of Legislators. Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino detailed a 40-year revenue-sharing lease between the county and Oaktree Capital Management LP earlier this month. The county expects the deal to improve passenger experience, energize the local economy and strengthen environmental protections without increasing the airport’s footprint.

The transaction would require the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration, though county officials said preliminary talks with the FAA have been favorable. Approval from the board of legislators, however, may prove more difficult to obtain. A two-thirds majority of the 17-member board is necessary for the agreement’s approval. So far, the deal has been met with hesitation by many » AIRPORT, page 6

ast & Hudson thinks it knows what millennials want. Young professionals want to be close to the big city. They want to be enveloped in technology. They want to be constantly connected to one another. Anup Misra, an architect, and Stanley Conway, a real estate broker and consultant, founded the firm to focus on millennials as that cohort moves into prime spending years. They want to tap into millennials’ “psycho-social” needs. Manhattan and Brooklyn are too expensive, so East & Hudson looks for sites within 60 minutes of Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station. Young people want to get to work quickly, Misra said, and have a place where “they can enjoy life after work.” New Rochelle fits the bill. East & Hudson has plans for two environmentally sensitive apartment buildings. They will have ample technology and creative spaces that will appeal to the generation that propelled the social media movement. Downtown New Rochelle offers nightlife, restaurants and shops, Misra said. The Long Island Sound is close by and the train station is a 30-minute commute to mid» EAST & HUDSON, page 6

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