The Rye Planning Commission heard a proposal Tuesday for significant redevelopment at the corner of Purchase St. and Purdy Ave., making room for a three-story, mixed-use building in Rye’s central business district.
The owners of the premises (84-86 Purchase Street LLC) seek to renovate 84-86 Purchase St. and redevelop 2-8 Purdy Ave. to provide a new mixed-use building with three ground-level commercial spaces and five two-bedroom dwelling units with elevator access.
Between the commercial spaces at 84-86 Purchase St. and 6 Purdy Ave. will be the residential “core” of the project at 4 Purdy Ave., which will serve as the common area for the proposed apartments, with a stairwell, elevator, hallways, and entrances/exits.
Tuesday’s proposal was refined from a previous presentation to the commission on Feb. 24. Planning Commission Chairman Nick Everett said discussion on the property will continue at the next meeting.
“The Planning Commission will review a memorandum to the Zoning Board at its April 28 meeting relative to the single variance required for FAR,” Everett told The Record. “If the applicant receives the variance, they will need to come back to the Planning Commission for a public hearing and final site plan approval.”
Currently, Verizon is at 86 Purchase St., and Sarza is at 84 Purchase St. Next door are two clothing stores, Su Misura at 4 Purdy Ave., and Aly & Joshua at 8 Purdy Ave.
A letter submitted to the commission by Anthony B. Gioffre III, a partner at Cuddy + Feder LLP, says “The Project and its associated site improvements are comparable to the adjacent and surrounding mixed-use developments in the CBD, and the Project’s five two-bedroom units and three ground-level retail spaces are a low- and moderate-intensity use that will result in reduced traffic, noise, and waste when compared to the existing improvements.”
Tuesday’s proposal took into account feedback from the Feb. 24 Planning Commission meeting, addressing comments regarding the proposed facades, rooftop amenity spaces and mechanicals, and the size of the refuse area.
Current businesses at the corner of Purchase St. and Purdy Ave.
