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Cottage Place Gardens

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedDemolishedYonkers, NY

Demolished public housing site redeveloped as 92-unit affordable senior housing (Willow at the Ridgeway), with developer partnership including Yonkers Housing Authority. · summary, model-written

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Place

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -12% census-cbp · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $3,097/mo zillow · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: Willow at the Ridgeway, a new community featuring a new 8-story, all-electric, 100% affordable building with 92 units for seniors record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

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Now

Status	DemolishedWikipedia no source
Strategy	RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	Willow at the Ridgeway, a new community featuring a new 8-story, all-electric, 100% affordable building with 92 units for seniorsnewtypes-extraction reported
Developer	Mulford Corporation, The Community Builders and the Yonkers Housing Authoritynewtypes-extraction

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Yonkers, New York on Wikipediafrom en.wikipedia.org

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History and original facts

County	Westchester County
Census division	2 · Mid-Atlantic
Notes	Draft from mhacy.org, model-extracted, unreviewed: Cottage Place Gardens, a public housing complex, was demolished to make way for Willow at the Ridgeway, a new 92-unit affordable senior housing building.

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Planning

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Site context

Housing permits, Westchester County (NY), 2024	1,306 units in 5+ unit buildings, 18 in 2–4, 268 single-family; 2023: 1,158 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	2 within 10 km, 27 within 25 km: Cross County Center (3.8 km); 163 Wolfs Lane (8.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	44,355 jobs in 3,203 establishments; average annual pay $51,116; employment location quotient 1.04; employment -4.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	870 jobs; 16 in retail trade, 0 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36119000403)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 35th income percentile as adults; 4.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (1,445 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 21.1%; median family income $57,630; 551 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Yonkers City School District (PK-12); 10 public schools within 1 mile: CHARTER SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE; GREENBURGH ACADEMY; ENRICO FERMI SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS; GORTON HIGH SCHOOLNCES EDGE
Elevation	121 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	264 county-logged events: 122 flash flood, 120 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 4 flood; $93,093,950 property damage reported; 5 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 10701, 2026-09	median list price $310,000 (-19.9% on the year); 65 active listings; median 79 days on market; 11% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	3,331 establishments (-12%); 45,354 jobs (-6%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $877,732 (+8% 1 yr, +31% 5 yr); typical rent $3,097/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	10,976 vehicles a day on SLIP RAMP FROM NY 9A TO PALISADE ST; 459 trucks; 31 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Cottage Place Gardens was demolished after serving as public housing. The site is being redeveloped as Willow at the Ridgeway, a new 8-story affordable senior housing building with 92 units.

Why. Original public housing (demolished), redeveloped as housing per strategy. Developer: Mulford Corporation, The Community Builders, Yonkers Housing Authority. Nearby: Cross County Center (operating, 3.8km).

Where it stands. Demolished. New housing project underway. No current retail or operational status.

For a planner

Public housing site redeveloped as affordable senior housing.
Proximity to operating mall (Cross County Center) noted.

For a developer

Targeted affordable housing market (92 units).
Public owner (Yonkers Housing Authority) involved. Median rent data not tied to site.

What we do not know yet

Opp_score 35.0: reasons include 'closed or demolished per category only' and 'median rent $1,876' (not site-specific).
No current occupancy or financials for new project.

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Sources

Demolition of Cottage Place Gardens Makes Way for New Willow at ...
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Cottage Place Gardens

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Cottage Place Gardens, Yonkers, NY." Record n-89a9ed0d39, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/garden-apartments/ny/yonkers-cottage-place-gardens/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_yonkerscottageplacegardens,
  title = {Cottage Place Gardens, Yonkers, NY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/garden-apartments/ny/yonkers-cottage-place-gardens/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-89a9ed0d39, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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