Greenburgh’s Game On 365 Still On
By Jon Craig – Game On 365 is going into overtime to development an indoor sports facility along Dobbs Ferry Road in Greenburgh.
Although a public referendum in November OK’d development of the complex on property owned by Frank’s Nursery, 715 Dobbs Ferry Road, developers continued to encounter opposition and litigation at that site.
During a work session Tuesday, Feb. 11, the Greenburgh Town Board was expected to consider rezoning an adjoining property at 701 Dobbs Ferry Road, owned by the Westchester Golf Range, also known as Family Golf. The “overlay zone” would allow for new development as a Field House for year-round recreation including soccer, lacrosse, football, baseball and field hockey. The plan includes 80,000 square feet of turf and 14,000 square feet of hard court playing area for volleyball and basketball. A walking track would circle the entire field. Game On 365 LLC has said it could additionally utilize the Frank’s Nursery property for field sports.
“In the event the Town elects instead to entertain other offers or to open a bid process, Game On 365 will participate in that process,’’ the developer said in a news statement.
Game On’s managing partner could not be reached for comment.
At the Jan. 28 Greenburgh Town Board work session, members of the Town Board heard from representatives of Game On 365 regarding a petition that seeks a zone change to create a recreation open space overlay district in the Town that would allow a sports facility to be built at the driving range. Game On 365 has an option to purchase the driving range property owned by Family Golf. The golf range would continue to stay in business.
The sports facility would be built on vacant land near the golf range. The proposed site development that would result from the petition is very similar to the proposal the company submitted for the Frank’s Nursery property. At the Jan. 28 work session, there were questions regarding the application and the applicant has decided to make some modifications to their petition based on the feedback from the Town Board.
Last year, three of the five members of the Greenburgh Town Board voted to ask the Commissioner of Planning to prepare a plan for the rezone of the Dobbs Ferry corridor for recreation uses. Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner said any revisions to the Game On 365 plans would be posted on the town website at www.greenburghny.com.
“We are continuing to show the Frank’s Nursery property to potential purchasers,” Feiner said. “There is significant interest in that property from different possible purchasers, including recreation uses. We expect to sell the property in the coming month.”
Game On 365 started out as a group of soccer parents, mostly from Tarrytown, who wanted a place for their kids to play during the winter. Teaming up with a partner who runs two similar complexes in New Jersey, they initially sought to lease Frank’s Nursery property for 15 years.
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