Mark IV Enterprises’ hyper-controversial proposal for a 167-unit apartment complex along the Erie Canal in the Village of Pittsford is still alive, but so is the layered saga surrounding it. The project at 75 Monroe Avenue, called Westport Crossing, is still caught up in a tangle of lawsuits and at the end of July, the […]
Westport Crossing
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Legal fight over Pittsford complex continues
A Village of Pittsford board will appeal a judge’s ruling that it must approve the proposed Westport Crossing apartment complex. The village’s Architectural Preservation and Review Board voted last night to appeal the ruling, which Supreme Court Justice issued last week, says Pittsford Mayor Bob Corby. Ark ordered the board to issue a certificate of […]
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Pittsford’s Westport review budges a bit
Westport Crossing has been an exercise in conflict. Mark IV’s proposed Erie Canal-side apartment complex in the Village of Pittsford has drawn criticism from some village residents and elected officials because they believe the proposed buildings would be too big and wouldn’t match Pittsford’s character. And after receiving approvals from the village Board of Trustees […]
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Pittsford board members quit over Westport project
Four of the five members of the Village of Pittsford Planning Board have resigned, citing objections to the way that the village’s Board of Trustees handled the proposed Westport Crossing project. The members are Remegia Mitchell, Meg Rubiano, Joe Maxey, and Jill Crooker. The resignations are effective immediately. The controversial Westport project calls for 167 […]
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Pittsford’s political shift
Republicans have historically been the dominant political force in the Village of Pittsford. They had the enrollment advantage and held most, if not all, of the elected offices. But when Pittsford voters go to the polls on March 18 to elect two village trustees, they won’t find any Republicans on the ballot. The Republican incumbent […]
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Pittsford group files lawsuit over Westport Crossing
A controversial project in the Village of Pittsford is the subject of yet another lawsuit, bringing the total to five. Last month, the village Planning and Zoning Board approved the site plan for Westport Crossing, Mark IV Enterprise’s proposed 167-unit apartment complex off of Monroe Avenue along the Erie Canal. On Friday, the Friends of Pittsford […]
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Pittsford board votes down Westport Crossing designs
A proposed canal side apartment development in the Village of Pittsford has hit another roadblock. Mark IV Enterprises wants to build 167 high-end apartments at 75 Monroe Avenue, a brownfield at the edge of the village. But this afternoon, the village’s Architecture and Preservation Review Board rejected the developer’s designs for the buildings. Mayor Bob […]
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At home on the canal
It’s a safe assumption that few government leaders or canal-community residents could have foreseen the canal’s banks becoming a sought-after location for high-end housing.
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More troubles for Pittsford project
The rocky road continues for the proposed Westport Crossing apartment project at 75 Monroe Avenue in the Village of Pittsford. Westport Crossing is being developed by a subsidiary of Mark IV Enterprises. The village board voted this morning to set a special meeting for 8:30 a.m. on Monday, December 30, to discuss hiring a consultant to […]
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Westport Crossing developer sues Village of Pittsford
The developer of the proposed Westport Crossing project in Pittsford — better known as 75 Monroe Avenue — is now suing the Village of Pittsford to stop it from applying a section of its local laws. Although the suit deals only with this development, it could ultimately have a broader effect, preventing village residents from […]
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WEEK AHEAD: 75 Monroe hearing
The Pittsford village board will hold a public hearing at 7p.m. on Tuesday, at the LGI room in Pittsford Sutherland High School, regarding the 75 Monroe Avenue project. The village board will take comments on proposed changes to the project’s regulating plan, which the village board adopted in December. The 75 Monroe Avenue project, formally known […]
