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National Historic Landmark In Area Reopens After $20M Renovation Project National Historic Landmark In Area Reopens After $20M Renovation Project
National Historic Landmark In Area Reopens After $20M Renovation Project After a $20 million restoration effort, a National Historic Landmark in Westchester County has reopened to the public.  The Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, located in Yonkers at 29 Warburton Ave., is now open following an extensive renovation of the building and grounds, as well as the addition of new exhibits, according to an announcement by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday, Nov. 16.  The improvement project consisted of architectural restorations, as well as the addition of accessibility features such as a new discreet rear addition that holds new bathr…

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Developer, Builder Of Northern Westchester Condo Reaches Fair Housing Act Settlement Developer, Builder Of Northern Westchester Condo Reaches Fair Housing Act Settlement
Developer, Builder Of Northern Westchester Condo Reaches Fair Housing Act Settlement A Northern Westchester condominium complex will be retrofitted to improve accessibility for people with disabilities after settling a Fair Housing Act lawsuit. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced that the United States has reached a settlement with Bedford Development LLC, Carnegie Construction Corp., Jobco Inc., Robert Pasucci and Warshauer Mellusi Warshauer Architects, P.C. regarding accessibility concerns at the Sutton Manor condominium complex in Mount Kisco. Berman said that the settlement requires the parties to pay nearly $200,000 for retrofits at the condominium complex. Improve…

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Developer Will Pay $175K To Settle Fair Housing Lawsuit In Hudson Valley Developer Will Pay $175K To Settle Fair Housing Lawsuit In Hudson Valley
Developer Will Pay $175K To Settle Fair Housing Lawsuit In Hudson Valley A prominent Westchester developer has reached a $175,000 settlement with federal officials for violating the Fair Housing Act by failing to make a pair of Rockland County developments not properly accessible to people with disabilities. Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced on Friday that Valhalla-based Ginsburg Development Companies reached the settlement from a 2016 lawsuit alleging that two developments in Haverstraw, with several hundred units, were inaccessible. As part of the agreement, Berman said that Ginsburg has agreed to make…

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by Zak Failla