Gans said, the rental market remains tight. Property taxes on the two-bathroom house last year totalled $2,525.ĭespite the flurry of new rental construction, Mr. Gans 2d, a real estate agent for Houlihan/Lawrence, a Katonah-based concern. ''We just sold a four-bedroom house for $111,000,'' said Philip T. Douglas said, ''Those that have a certain dignity and interest are selling rapidly.'' Prices, he added, run from at $100,000 to $120,000. Schorno, the city's director of planning and development, said he had seen plans for 350 more units over the next five years.Īs for the older houses, Mr. to 186 rental units, with the first third scheduled for completion in July and the rest by the end of the year. Villa Loretto, formerly a home for troubled girls, is to be converted by Woods-Brooke Properties Ltd. Peter's Boys' School, now called the Highlands, is being converted to 475 condominiums and rental apartments by Campus Associates with the help of a $400,000 loan from the city's community development funds and a leaseback arrangement of part of the site for recreational purposes. Mary's Girls' School into 57 rental apartments to be called Chateau Rive, won $1.6 million in Urban Development Action Grants. Corporation, for example, which is converting the former St. This, he said, provided desirable housing and added formerly tax-exempt land to the city's tax rolls. ''Starting in 1980, we had a series of residential developments, three of which involved the conversion of institutional property from their former uses to residential usage,'' said Dwight Douglas, assistant director of planning and development. Flower's words, ''young couples or singles from the downcounty area.'' Median family income in the city was found to be $19,804, well below the countywide median of $27,280.īut now, heavy demand for housing in Westchester, coupled with what many perceive as the city's progressive attitude, has produced new interest from, in Mr. Income data from the 1980 census show that the city still lags behind the rest of Westchester, which is affluent and prosperous. One of the severest blows came early in the 1970's when the Standard Brands plant employing 2,000 workers was shut down. Peekskill continues to show how a small city can be the ideal place to live, work and play.Because of its depressed industrial sector, Peekskill has had a difficult time in recent years. It is a regional destination with a variety of active and passive recreation, as well as breathtaking views of the Hudson River. Further, the City is home to a growing arts community, and a waterfront with over three miles of continuous parkland. Peekskill’s pedestrian-friendly downtown is buzzing with an array of dining and entertainment establishments. Just under one hour north of New York City, Peekskill is culturally and economically vibrant, and it is blessed with abundant natural resources due to its location on the river and at the gateway to the Hudson Highlands. The City of Peekskill is a thriving, historic community located on the banks of the Hudson River. Options for outdoor recreation abound in Ossining at Louis Engel Waterfront Park, Croton Point Park, and Teatown Lake Reservation.
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