Mixed Use Development Proposed in Baldwin Place
A local developer is proposing a mixed use development and infrastructure improvements in the Baldwin Place section of Somers.
At the December 3 Somers Town Board work session, Ken Kearney, founder and president of the Mahopac-based The Kearney Realty & Development Group, unveiled his Crossroads at Baldwin Place project.
The development would be located on the site of the National Golfworx driving range. Kearney told the town board he had not yet purchased the property.
Kearney is proposing a roughly 25,000-square-foot commercial office building. He is also seeking to construct three residential buildings, totaling about 60,000 square feet. The first building would consist of 24, one-bedroom units of senior housing; the second building would contain 28 one-bedroom units of senior housing; and the third building would consist of 12 two- and three-bedroom units, with eight of the units to be set aside for affordable housing, which Kearny said could become part of the county’s housing settlement with HUD or for the town to use toward its requirements under the Angle Fly Preserve agreement.
The senior housing is intended for those 55 and older, said Rich Williams, an engineer employed by Kearney. The development would have a “village like” feel, Kearney said.
Kearney is also proposing a series of infrastructure improvements to the Baldwin Place area, including construction of about 4,000 feet of sidewalks along Route 6 to connect the northern and southern portions of the road, two pedestrian crosswalks on the road, and the extension of the current Westchester County sewer line in area to Mahopac Avenue. The infrastructure improvements would be helpful to not only his development, but would encourage future commercial development in Baldwin Place, Kearney said.
Town Board members expressed support for Kearny’s concept. “We’ve seen what you’ve done for Somers” and Kearney’s project would be positive for the town, Councilman Thomas Garrity Jr. said.
Supervisor Rick Morrissey added he was “very impressed” with the project..
The project would need a zoning text change from the town board, planning board approval and approvals from Westchester County.
