Toll Brothers' 118-Unit, Senior Housing Campus Development Approved By Yorktown Planning Board

YORKTOWN, NY — A massive new housing development for seniors is in the works in Westchester County.

The proposal from Toll Brothers for a 118-unit, active senior development on Catherine Street was approved by the Yorktown Planning Board on November 10.

The townhomes, for residents age 55 and up, will be located on around 48 acres. Amenities planned include a clubhouse and pool. New roads and a stormwater management system will also be constructed.

The development is expected to generate almost $1.3 million in annual property taxes, with nearly $900,000 of that total allocated to the Yorktown Central School District, according to projections.

According to the town, Toll Brothers agreed to give Yorktown $150,000 to fix the Hunterbrook upper field as a replacement for a practice field on Catherine Street. The developer will also pay a $472,000 fee to Yorktown's park trust, $170,500 to the local sewer district, and $55,000 to the Mohegan Volunteer Ambulance Corp.

The review process by town officials took over four years.

"The Town Board conducted a thorough review of this project to ensure it was appropriate, and the public had ample input since the proposal was originally presented," Supervisor Ed Lachterman said. "These townhomes will provide our older residents with local options as they downsize from single-family homes."

As part of the approved plan, Toll Brothers will donate the historic Field Home building and a surrounding 3.05-acre portion of the property to the Town of Yorktown for preservation and reuse. The Field Home, which was built between 1887 and 1924, originally provided shelter for elderly and infirm women, and is currently occupied by the Field Hall Foundation.

In addition, the proposal addresses environmental requirements, with around 14.3 acres of the total area subjected to a conservation easement, preserving it as open space.