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7674
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 2, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, BURDICK -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Cities
AN ACT in relation to authorizing the City of White Plains to alienate
property owned by the City of White Plains and operated as the former
Galleria of White Plains public parking garage
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section seventy-two-j of
the general municipal law to the contrary, the City of White Plains,
acting by and through its common council, may sell, lease for a term not
exceeding ninety-nine years, or otherwise dispose of, to any person,
firm or corporation, without public auction or sealed bids, subject to
such conditions as it may impose for the service of the public and the
protection of the public interest, four parcels of property owned by the
City of White Plains included on the Urban Renewal Plan for the Central
Renewal Project (NY R-37) and operated as the former Galleria of White
Plains public parking garage, for the purpose of facilitating a tran-
sit-oriented residential and commercial development project that will
include affordable housing and contain public spaces, provided that such
person, firm or corporation shall make available an adequate amount of
public parking, public space, and affordable housing as determined by
the City of White Plains.
§ 2. The four parcels of property authorized by this act to be
disposed of by the City of White Plains are parcels of real property
with improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 3.9 acres, and
more specifically described as follows:
PARCEL 1:
All that volume of space, situate, lying and being in the City of
White Plains, County of Westchester and State of New York shown and
designated as Parcel "B" on a certain map entitled, "Survey of Central
Renewal Project Parcels Nos. 20, 21, 22 and 23, prepared for White
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Plains Urban Renewal Agency, situate in City of White Plains, Westches-
ter County, New York" dated May 15, 1978, made by James W. Delano and
filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Westchester County (Division
of Land Records) on 6/8/78 as Map No. 19512 which lies above the hori-
zontal plane having elevation 233.50 feet above the datum level in use
by the City of White Plains which datum level is the National Geodetic
Survey Standard Datum 1929, said volume is bounded by and lies within
the vertical planes which are formed by projecting vertically upward the
boundaries of all that plot or parcel described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the proposed westerly right-of-way line of
Grove Street which point is identified North 376,179.184 and East
688,388.729 the New York State Plane Coordinate System, and proceeding;
Thence, along the proposed westerly right-of-way line of Grove Street,
South 10 degrees 56 minutes 53.1 seconds East 66.000 feet;
Thence, across proposed Grove Street, North 79 degrees 03 minutes 06.9
seconds East 111.333 feet to the proposed easterly right-of-way line of
Grove Street;
Thence, along the proposed easterly right-of-way line of Grove Street;
North 10 degrees 56 minutes 53.1 seconds West 66.000 feet;
Thence, across proposed Grove Street, South 79 degrees 03 minutes 06.9
seconds West 111.333 feet to the Point of Beginning.
PARCEL 2:
All that volume of space, situate, lying and being in the City of
White Plains, County of Westchester and State of New York, shown and
designated as Parcel "E-2" on a certain map entitled, "Survey of Central
Renewal Project Parcels Nos. 20, 21, 22 & 23, prepared for White Plains
Urban Renewal Agency, situated in City of White Plains, Westchester
County, New York" dated May 15, 1978, made by James W. Delano and filed
in the Office of the County Clerk of Westchester County (Division of
Land Records) on June 8, 1978 as Map No. 19512 which lies above the
horizontal plane having an elevation of 222.08 feet above the datum
level in use by the City of White Plains, which datum level is the
National Geodetic Survey Standard Datum 1929, said Volume is bounded by
and lien within the vertical planes which are formed by projecting
vertically upward, the boundaries of all that plot or parcel described
as follows:
Beginning at a point which is intersection of the proposed easterly
right-of-way line of Grove Street with the proposed southerly right-of-
way line of Main Street, which point is further identified as North
376,419.026 and East 655,455.307 in the New York State Plane Coordinate
System, East Zone, and proceeding;
Thence, along the proposed southerly right-of-way line of Main Street,
North 79 degrees 03 minutes 06.9 seconds East 116.583 feet to a point;
Thence, South 10 degrees 56 minutes 53.1 seconds East 149.915 feet to
a point;
Thence, South 79 degrees 03 minutes 06.9 seconds West 116.583 feet to
the proposed easterly right-of way line of Grove Street;
Thence, along the proposed easterly right-of-way line of Grove Street,
North 10 degrees 56 minutes 53.1 seconds West 149.916 feet to the
proposed southerly right-of-way line of Main Street at the Point of
Beginning.
PARCEL 3:
ALL that volume of space, situate, lying and being in the City of
White Plains, County of Westchester and State of New York, shown and
designated as Parcel "E-2" on a certain map entitled, "Survey of Central
Renewal Project Parcels Nos. 20, 21, 22 & 23, prepared for White Plains
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Urban Renewal Agency, situated in City of White Plains, Westchester
County, New York" dated May 15, 1978, made by James W. Delano and filed
in the Office of the County Clerk of Westchester County (Division of
Land Records) on June 8, 1978 as Map No. 19512 which lies above the
horizontal plane having an elevation of 222.08 feet above the datum
level in use by the City of White Plains, which datum level is the
National Geodetic Survey Standard Datum 1929, said Volume is bounded by
and lien within the vertical planes which are formed by projecting
vertically upward, the boundaries of all that plot or parcel described
as follows:
Beginning at a point which is intersection of the proposed easterly
right-of-way line of Grove Street with the proposed southerly right-of-
way line of Main Street, which point is further identified as North
376,419.026 and East 655,455.307 in the New York State Plane Coordinate
System, East Zone, and proceeding;
Thence, along the proposed southerly right-of-way line of Main Street,
North 79 degrees 03 minutes 06.9 seconds East 116.583 feet to a point;
Thence, South 10 degrees 56 minutes 53.1 seconds East 149.915 feet to
a point;
Thence, South 79 degrees 03 minutes 06.9 seconds West 116.583 feet to
the proposed easterly right-of way line of Grove Street;
Thence, along the proposed easterly right-of-way line of Grove Street,
North 10 degrees 56 minutes 53.1 seconds West 149.916 feet to the
proposed southerly right-of-way line of Main Street at the Point of
Beginning.
PARCEL 4:
All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and
being in the City of Plains, County of Westchester and State of New York
shown and designated as Parcel A on a certain map entitled, "Survey of
Central Renewal Project Parcels Nos. 20, 21, 22 and 23, prepared for
White Plains Urban Renewal Agency, situate in City of White Plains,
Westchester County, York" dated May 15, 1978, made by James W. Delano
and filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Westchester County (Divi-
sion of Land Records) on June 8, 1978, as Map No. 19512, said parcel
being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the proposed northerly right-of-way line of
Martine Avenue 213.080 feet west of a point which is the westerly end of
a curve connecting the proposed northerly right-of-way line of Martine
Avenue with the proposed westerly right-of-way line of Court Street, and
which Point of Beginning is further identified as North 376,100.737 and
East 655,720.346 in the New York State Plane Coordinate System, East
Zone, and proceeding
Thence, the following courses and distances:
North 10 degrees 56 minutes 53.1 seconds West 103.334 feet; North 79
degrees 03 minutes 06.9 seconds East 10.651 feet; North 10 degrees 56
minutes 53.1 seconds West 29.333 feet; South 79 degrees 03 minutes 06.9
seconds West 10.651 feet; North 10 degrees 56 minutes 53.1 seconds West
80.250 feet; and South 79 degrees 03 minutes 06.9 seconds West 197.100
feet to the proposed easterly right-of-way line of Grove Street;
Thence, along the proposed easterly right-of-way line of Grove Street,
the following courses and distances:
South 10 degrees 56 minutes 53.1 seconds East 72.917 feet;
South 79 degrees 03 minutes 06.9 seconds West 2.250 feet;
South 10 degrees 56 minutes 53.1 seconds East 121.449 feet to an angle
point;
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Thence South 55 degrees 56 minutes 53 seconds East 26.235 feet to the
proposed northerly right-of-way line of Martine Avenue;
Thence along the proposed northerly right-of-way line of Martine
Avenue, North 79 degrees 03 minutes 06.9" East 100.799 feet to the Point
of Beginning.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.