Summary
The council endorsed the IDA's PILOT deal for the 168-unit affordable apartment complex, unlocking a $3.8 million impact fee for parking garage work and $10,000 a year for job training. The new owner will also bring down the long-standing scaffolding right after closing.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 7
- Last 30 days
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Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 9, 2026.
Impact analysis
$3.8 million impact fee to the city plus $10,000/year to the PFDC, with a partial property tax abatement through the PILOT.
Residents of the 168 affordable units, downtown parking users, and city job-training programs.
School district, county and city tax rolls receive reduced revenue under the PILOT abatement.
Mentions & discussions (7)
Planning Commission Meeting - Sep 9, 2026
Commissioners broadly support redeveloping the eyesore White Plains Linen site and its daycare/arts plans, but most think six stories is too tall for the block and want a stepped-down design and a four-vs-six-story shadow comparison.
Work Session Meeting - Sep 8, 2026
158 affordable apartments with ground-floor commercial space are proposed, but the planning commission recommendation, traffic study, and shadow study are still pending. Public hearing begins September 14.
Planning Commission Meeting - Aug 11, 2026
A 158-unit, 100 percent affordable mixed-use building is proposed on the former White Plains Linen site, a brownfield. Commissioners debated whether the city has too much affordable housing relative to market rate, and pressed for design changes to break up the building's mass.
Planning Commission Meeting - Jul 14, 2026
A 158-unit all-affordable, six-story building would replace the former White Plains Linen buildings on a brownfield site, adding workforce housing and roughly $1 million in fees to the city. Commissioners like Mark Porterfield and Jeffrey Stern questioned whether the building is too big for the surrounding neighborhood.
Work Session Meeting - Jul 6, 2026
17 of 31 units are leased for seniors and disabled residents; 14 remain, with referrals mailed to the whole waiting list — eligible residents on the list should act fast.
Work Session and Common Council Meeting - May 11, 2026
A lottery for 21 new project-based affordable housing voucher units at 901 Main Street closed Friday; the city is working to fill the units and discussing facade and parking deck work with the building's engineers.
Work Session and Common Council Meeting - Mar 23, 2026
The council endorsed the IDA's PILOT deal for the 168-unit affordable apartment complex, unlocking a $3.8 million impact fee for parking garage work and $10,000 a year for job training. The new owner will also bring down the long-standing scaffolding right after closing.
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