Development and Parkland for Peekskill

Peekskill's historic Fort Hill Park just got a lot bigger. The Sunday New York Times reports that the 9 acre park will soon add an adjacent 40 acres of land donated by Ginsburg Development Corporation. The company is keeping 27 acres, where they will convert a former convent to 12 condominiums and will build 124 "clustered town houses." The Times reports that prices will be $400,000 and up. The development is a far better fate for the site than that planned by it's former owner, Cappelli Enterprises, which the Times said had proposed destroying part of the bluff where a Revolutionary War battle had been fought and cutting down 22 acres of trees. Ginsburg Development is also behind the planned project on the northern border of Peekskill's Riverfront Green Park, which calls for 500 condos, a 500-car garage, and restaurants and retailing space.

Google Map, SOURCE: New York Times: Developer's Gift Will Add 40 Acres to Park