HLRB of New Rochelle Meeting – February 11, 2026
Historic and Landmark Review Board Meeting – February 11, 2026
The Historic and Landmark Review Board (HLRB) of New Rochelle met on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 11:00 AM. The meeting included two public hearings: a window replacement project at 31 The Boulevard and a pool and fence installation at 38 Courtland Avenue. No minutes were approved. One application was adjourned without discussion.
Public Hearings
- 2.1 – 10 Manhattan Avenue (adjourned): An application by Walter Nesser for a certificate of appropriateness to construct a below-ground pool with paved area, fencing, and hedges was adjourned until further notice; the applicant was not present.
- 2.2 – 31 The Boulevard (deferred): An application by Elena Bart for a certificate of appropriateness to replace 46 windows with Altrex fiberglass windows. The applicant, Nicholas DeDio of Infinity Replacement Windows by Marvin, presented a like-for-like insert replacement. Board members expressed preference for natural wood windows visible from the street, consistent with historic district guidelines. The public commenters – Elena Harrison Cowie (70 Hunter) and property owner Priscilla Jean-Baptiste – urged adherence to historic standards and consistency. The board deferred the application to the March meeting to allow the owner to consider wood window options.
- 2.3 – 38 Courtland Avenue (approved): An application by Carlos Sosa Straber for a certificate of appropriateness to construct a swimming pool with glass fencing and a new door. The board noted that the fencing and door are the only visible elements from the public right-of-way, and the glass fence is minimally intrusive. Public commenter Barry Neeches (247 Fifth Avenue) raised non-HLRB concerns about noise and an increase in deer. The board approved the application as presented.
Key Outcomes
- Item 2.2: Deferred to the March meeting; the applicant was directed to explore wood window options for street-facing windows and return with updated proposals.
- Item 2.3: Approved unanimously. The glass fence (4 ft high) and rear door replacement were deemed appropriate for the historic district.
- Item 2.1: Remains adjourned until further notice.
Meeting Transcript
Good evening, everyone. Or start the meeting. Welcome uh to uh tonight's meeting is on. How's that? Can you hear me now? Uh welcome tonight's meeting of the HLRB of New Rochelle Historic and Land Landmark Review Board, uh for Wednesday, February eleventh, two thousand twenty-six. Uh we have a couple of things uh on the uh agenda tonight, but uh first uh Kevin will do a uh attendance. Sure. Uh Rose Bullfamante here. Luce Elliott Speet here. Tim Fleming here. Uh Keith Gordon is out. Uh Leanne Merchant here. Bill Keysray is CUNY here. Don Richards. Here. And uh I am Kevin Kane, director of planning and sustainability. Okay. Uh the first item we'll jump right into it. The first item is approval of minutes. We have no minutes to review tonight, so we're gonna go right to the next one. Uh item number two, public hearings, uh two point one, HLRB, twenty twenty-five by Walter Nesser for a certificate of appropriateness to construct a below ground pool with a paved area surrounding it and to install a four four foot black aluminum picket pool enclosure fence along with four foot high evergreen hedgings planted around the outside of the fence at ten Manhattan Avenue, block eight two five lot fifty-one in an R one Historic Zone District. Uh it is adjourned until further notice, however is the applicant here tonight. No, they're not. Okay, so it's uh adjourned until further notice. Uh next application is um application two point two application HLRB eight two oh two five by Elena Bart for a certificate of appropriateness to replace windows with Altrex fiberglass windows at thirty-one the boulevard, lot eight two nine blo uh I'm sorry, block eight two nine lot thirty-four in R1 historic zone district. Uh the scripture is windows and uh if the applicant could come up. Good afternoon, everybody. My name is Nicholas DeDio. I'm representing Infinity Replacement Windows by Marvin. Um the project we're talking about is for 31 the Boulevard in New Rochelle. It's for 46 replacement windows. We are not changing any structural at all, any of the outside trim as well. It's an insert replacement window, so we're gonna keep everything like for like with the same grill pattern as well. Um the color is gonna be stone white, it's gonna match what's there currently, interior and exterior, but the update with the window is the glass pack. Um the homeowners are having a lot of trouble with heat retention, seal failure, so this is the main cause of the change. These are some pictures of the existing conditions. We are doing a like-for-like swap, so there will really be no aesthetic changes, but more of energy saving and um updating their look. So these are all pictures that are labeled of the interior of the home. Everything that everything that's there is gonna be swapped for the same style of window as well. And these are some exterior photos. Everything is labeled there where the placements are going to be. But yes, the windows are the two-style windows, I'm sorry, three style of windows that are gonna be there are double-hung windows, picture windows, and awning windows. The glass pack's gonna be low E3 ERS with Argon Gas and full screen extruded bright view mesh. Like I mentioned before, there will be no altercations to the size, location, or the number of openings. The replacements are direct fit, so we're not changing any structure at all, and the colors, the grills all match exactly what's there. That's about it. Any questions at all? Okay, uh just um just a couple of uh comments or questions um which might arise. Uh the the windows are Ultrex on the inside also, they're not wood on the colour.
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