The first renderings have been released for a two-tower, mixed-use development at 11 Lawton Street in New Rochelle. YIMBY reported the permit filing in June for what will be the city’s first skyscraper. This project includes a 605-foot-tall, 48-story tower with approximately 600 residential units split between rentals and condominiums and a secondary 23-story tower that will contain a 190-room hotel.
11 Lawton Street, view from Main Street
Rendering by Hill West of 11 Lawton Street
Plans call for the repurposing of the old National City Bank of New Rochelle building as the podium of the hotel, located on the corner of Main and Lawton Streets. Although the renderings are low-quality screenshots, it is evident that the double-height arch windows of the former bank will make for a light-filled restaurant space and retail area at the base of the secondary tower. Adjacent to the redeveloped structure will be a 621-space parking garage that spans the podium level and below-ground stories. Enclosed in a floor-to-ceiling glass façade above are 596 residential units, with 453 rentals and 143 for sale.
This surge of development is a result of New Rochelle’s plan to revitalize its downtown by bringing in more that 5,500 residences along with retail and office space to the area.
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When they design the restaurant, they should incorporate in the design a “ food pickup” area exactly like the area bank customers picked up their money. (With bars and a slip under plate slot) They should have bank counters all along the perimeter with stools for customers. Instead of having baskets on the counter for pens, they should have utensils . Where they store Ms deposit and withdrawal slips, they should have napkins! If it were Me, I’d name the restaurant … Bankers!
Major of our city is dreaming to be a major of Manhattan on Hudson.He allowed to fill our city with huge buildings not having any decent store, not thinking of huge traffic in Downtown, not visiting the train station in rush hours. I live here 22 years and for this time not even one new park was created, just opposite- last green patches are taken for construction. The natural beach in Hudson park is now looks looks like cement landing pad.Five Islands park is forgotten… I can continue this list. But we have new skyscrapers which is ä pride”of our major. Sad!