Toll Brothers To Break Ground On Chappaqua Crossing Carriages Project

CHAPPAQUA, NY — The next step in the retail and residential redevelopment centered in and around the former Reader's Digest building is moving ahead.

Toll Brothers, Inc., just announced the long-awaited official groundbreaking at Chappaqua Crossing Carriages, a new luxury home development in Chappaqua. The company said sales of the new homes will start this fall.

There will be 91 homes at Chappaqua Crossing Carriages, including newly designed carriage-style townhouse designs. Home buyers will be able to choose from five home designs, ranging from 2,503 - 2,906 square feet. The plans feature in-demand amenities, including open floor plans, rooftop terraces and two-car garages.

Development of the land has already started and construction crews have broken ground on the first home sites. Two model homes will debut this winter, but prospective buyers who don't want to wait will also be able to start choosing amenities at the impressive, state-of-the-art Toll Brothers Design Studio in Danbury where they can personalize their dream home with a little help from professional design consultants.

"With new floor plans designed for today’s buyers and unrivaled personalization options Toll Brothers is known for, Chappaqua Crossing Carriages will offer residents the best in luxury living in one of New Castle’s most desirable communities," Toll Brothers spokesperson James Fitzpatrick said. "We are excited to bring our stunning collection of new home designs to this very special community."

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The Chappaqua Crossing development already includes a retail development with a Whole Foods Market as an anchor. A unique apartment concept opened its doors in 2018.

Located on the site of the former Reader's Digest headquarters, Chappaqua Crossing is a unique environment that was shaped by the founders of the famous magazine, Dewitt and Lila Acheson Wallace. Beginning when the couple acquired the property in the late 1930s, the Wallaces set about to create a nurturing and beautiful environment for their rapidly expanding workforce that, at its peak, totaled several thousand. The original Georgian-style brick building with its signature cupola opened in 1939 and has been a landmark for generations of passing travelers on the Saw Mill Parkway and Metro-North's Harlem Line.

With the passing of the Wallaces and major changes in the world of print publishing, the Reader's Digest management made the decision to sell the property and in 2004, it was acquired by Summit/Greenfield Partners. The publisher remained as a tenant in the building for five years. New owners of the business relocated the remaining reduced operation to Manhattan.

Patch's Lanning Taliaferro contributed to this report.