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The Project Description:
Bon Acre Hamlet, designed to both contribute to the future of Sand
Lake and respect its past, is organized into three districts.
Community recreation
and residential district —
This district includes playing fields for potential acquisition
by the Averill Park School District. The high school has indicated
a need for additional fields to link with existing, adjacent high
school fields. A small neighborhood of single-family homes arranged
around a common green space is planned for the area across from
the playing fields. Open spaces surrounding this district will
be threaded with a walking path. Some commercial use is planned
for this district, which might feature indoor sports facilities
or a fitness center.
Economic Benefits
Bon Acre Hamlet will provide economic benefits to the
community by:
Creating
60 to 120 new jobs in the early phases, and up to 400 over
the next 10 to 20 years
Generating
construction valued at $7 to $10 million in the early phases,
up to $60 million dollars over the next 20 years
Developing
construction jobs and encouraging demand for real estate,
finance, and other services
Providing
significant increases in sales tax revenue
Stabilizing
school taxes with a balance of commercial and residential
growth
Establishing
a consistent high standard for future development
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The hamlet center district —
This district includes a town common, framed by a small row of shops
at the north and eastern sides, which will grace the area along Route
43. For the remaining section on Route 43, a paddock and horse barn
are planned. The main street proposed for the hamlet center will be
lined with attractive, traditionally designed buildings with a variety
of retail shops and entertainment and service-related businesses.
The view down the main street will center on an anchor retail building,
custom-designed for the site with attractive storefront windows and
traditional architectural detailing. This main street concept will
be implemented to produce a pedestrian scale village-like atmosphere.
The hamlet center will have a traditional mix of both
commercial and residential uses. Town-homes, garden apartments,
and second-floor apartments above some of the shops will contribute
significantly to the vitality of the hamlet. A system of sidewalks
will connect the residential and business aspects of the hamlet.
Parking will be secondary to the buildings and the pedestrian environment,
as lots will be placed behind the buildings. Shade trees will line
the streets in the hamlet.
Pond View residential district —
Plans for this district call for the establishment of senior housing
in the wooded rise near the pond. A number of single-family homes
and a small farmstead lot are also planned. Walking paths around
the pond will provide links to the senior housing area and to the
rest of the open space network of trails.
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