A plans to build a parking lot on top of a part of JFK Marina and park have been withdrawn, with a revised proposal coming soon. The idea, conceptual rendering above, has been opposed by large parts of the Yonkers community who live in the neighborhood, and that opposition has forced the developer, The Loren Group to come up with a revised plan or alternative location.
The Loren Group has submitted plans to redevelop the Glenwood Powerplant, one of the remaining unused, parcels along with Hudson Riverfront in northwest Yonkers. Purchased in 2013, the historic building will be reimagined as a co-working, incubator, maker space, and grand convening space, for events, workshops, public art and gatherings that engage entrepreneurs, innovators, scientists, artists….
