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Happy New Year Everyone! Despite the apparent setback of an Article 78 filing that challenges the Town of Irondequoit's approval of a use variance for the St. Thomas School project, 43 North Real Estate and the Community will continue our work at the school and continue our investing in the project. We will appear before the Planning Board in February to obtain our Site Plan and subdivision approval, as we are confident in the legal standing of the Board’s decision. 43 North partnered with the community to create a new collaborative approach to real estate development. We did our best to gain an understanding of how to best use the vacant school, understand the fears of residents, overcome obstacles, incorporate feedback, and communicate our plans openly and honestly – prior to approaching the town. Our submission to the Town was based on the thoughts, suggestions, and inputs of hundreds of Irondequoit residents. Our primary objectives (with the last being nearest and dearest to our hearts) were to maintain the character of the neighborhood, restore the school to its former glory, preserve the structure using National Historic Register approved methods, and create a place where longtime Irondequoit residents can stay in the community if the burden of home ownership becomes too great. Supporting the Board’s decision to grant the use variance, we presented overwhelming, independent financial, and market evidence to the Town Zoning Board, resulting in their approval. The matter is currently under review by the New York State Supreme Court in closed sessions. For a decision to be overturned, it must be deemed arbitrary and capricious. To be deemed arbitrary and capricious, the Town’s decision would need to lack reasonable basis and disregard the facts. That being said, we are excited to continue our work at the school, using our extensive experience repurposing and preserving historic structures to save St. Thomas. We are thankful that an overwhelming majority of the Town of Irondequoit supports and trusts our professionals to do this, and we look forward to providing a space that serves the community going forward. We thank you for the outpouring of support throughout the project and are excited to deliver the Town a stunning example of adaptive reuse and collaborative development that we as a community can be proud of. Save St. Thomas https://lnkd.in/ggtAspPM

Neighbors ask NY Supreme Court to block Irondequoit apartment project - Rochester Business Journal

Neighbors ask NY Supreme Court to block Irondequoit apartment project - Rochester Business Journal

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Best of luck on this. It’s great to see the process that was initiated to inform, listen, react and deliver on these community projects. They only work successfully when all are involved with reason and purpose.

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Some times the most tough projects become the ones we are the proudest. Keep doing what you believe is right with fairness and wisdom. 😎❤️😎

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Rick Walther

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9mo

Praying the lawsuit is quickly dismissed.

Rick Walther

Business Operations Professional | Business Analytics | Project Management | Relationship Building | Systems Admin | Sales Enablement | Certified SCRUM Foundations | Network Optimization | Agile Methodologies

8mo

I'm personally hoping the court rules in favor of 43 North Real Estate!

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