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August 9, 2012
Lots in Yonkers
A big new development is bringing the city to the suburbs
NY Post
by Katherine Dykstra
Forest City's Ridge Hill is the epitome of new urbanist development — except everybody needs a car.
The retail aspect [at Ridge Hill] is great. They have great restaurants and REI and Lord & Taylor and a movie theater,” says Leah Caro, president of Bronxville-Ley Real Estate. “But they don’t have a dry cleaner or a pizza by the slice.”
The Ridge Hill complex has been constructed on 81 acres between the New York State Thruway and the Sprain Brook Parkway, meaning there isn’t a township within walking distance, nor is there a train station. While Monarch offers residents shuttle service to the Bronxville Metro-North stop, the shuttle only runs during rush hour. To get anywhere else, there’s no getting around the fact that one would need a car.
Posted by eric at August 9, 2012 11:10 AM