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MERCY COLLEGE
Faculty Quadrangle and Related Improvements
Final Environmental Impact Statement
Prepared by:
December 2012
MERCY COLLEGE FACULTY QUADRANGLE AND RELATED
IMPROVEMENTS
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
__________
Lead Agency: Village of Irvington Planning Board
Applicant:
Mercy College
555 Broadway
Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522
Prepared by: AKRF, Inc.
34 South Broadway Suite 401
White Plains, New York 10601
Contact: Graham Trelstad, AICP
(914) 922-2350
MERCY COLLEGE FACULTY QUADRANGLE AND RELATED
IMPROVEMENTS
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
Project Name:
Mercy College Faculty Quadrangle and Related Improvements
Project Location:
The Mercy Collage Campus consists of 19 acres of land located in
the Village of Irvington and 25 acres of land located in the Village
of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, New York.
Lead Agency:
Village of Irvington Planning Board
85 Main Street
Irvington, NY 10533
Contact: Robert Mackie, Acting Planning Board Chair
(914) 591-8335
http://www.irvingtonny.gov/
Applicant/Sponsor:
Mercy College
555 Broadway
Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522
Contact: Joseph Schaefer, COO
(914) 674-7473
DEIS Submission Date:
November 10, 2011
DEIS Revision Date:
December 20, 2011
DEIS Acceptance Date:
January 4, 2012
DEIS Public Hearing Dates:
February 1, 2012, March 7, 2012, and April 4, 2012
DEIS Written Comments Date:
April 25, 2012
FEIS Submission Date:
______________________
This document is the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the above-referenced
project which is sometimes referred to herein as Mercy College Faculty Quadrangle and
Campus Master Plan. Copies are available for review at the office of the Lead Agency. A
copy of this document has also been made available on the Internet at the following
address: www.turnermillergroup.com.
VILLAGE OF IRVINGTON CONSULTANTS
Legal Counsel:
Marianne Stecich, Esq.
Stecich Murphy & Lammers, LLP
828 South Broadway, Suite 201
Tarrytown, New York 10591
Phone: (914) 674-4100
Planning:
Stu Turner, FAICP, PP
Turner Miller Group
2 Executive Boulevard, Suite 108
Suffern, New York 10901
Phone: (845) 368-1472
Engineering:
Hahn Engineering
Putnam Business Park
1689 Route 22
Brewster, NY 10509
Phone: (845) 279-2220
Traffic:
John Collins Engineers, P.C.
11 Bradhurst Avenue
Hawthorne, NY 10532
Phone: (914) 347-7500
MERCY COLLEGE CONSULTANTS
DEIS Preparer:
AKRF, Inc.
34 South Broadway, Suite 401
White Plains, NY 10601
Phone: (914) 922-2350
Legal Counsel:
Cuddy & Feder LLP
445 Hamilton Avenue
Fourteenth Floor
Phone: (914) 761-1300
Architect:
Earl Everett Ferguson Architect
One Bridge Street
Irvington, NY 10533
Phone: (914) 591-5066
Site/Civil Engineering:
Kean Coppelman Gregory Engineers, PC
113 Smith Avenue
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Phone: (914) 241-2235
Landscape Architect:
IQ Landscape Architects
51 Bedford Rd
Katonah, NY 10536
Phone: (914) 232-0200
Traffic Consultant:
Adler Consulting Transportation Planning and Traffic
Engineering, PLLC
235 Main Street
5th Floor, Suite 515
Phone: (914) 997-8510
Wetlands Consultant:
Evans Associates Environmental Consulting, Inc.
205 Amity Road
Bethany, CT 06524
Phone: (203) 393-0690
Table of Contents
1: Description of the Proposed Project ................................................................................... 1-1
A. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1-1
B. Project Review History ................................................................................................... 1-1
C. Project Location and Site Definition ............................................................................... 1-2
D. Project Purpose and Need ............................................................................................... 1-4
E. Description of the Proposed Project ................................................................................ 1-7
Faculty and Staff Facilities ................................................................................................. 1-8
Student Housing ............................................................................................................... 1-11
Classroom and Lab Facilities ........................................................................................... 1-11
Student Services and Amenities ....................................................................................... 1-11
Recreational and Athletic Facilities ................................................................................. 1-12
Pedestrian Circulation and Mass Transit .......................................................................... 1-12
Vehicular Access, Loading and Parking .......................................................................... 1-14
Water Supply .................................................................................................................... 1-15
Sanitary Sewer.................................................................................................................. 1-16
Stormwater Management ................................................................................................. 1-16
Additional Improvements ................................................................................................. 1-17
F. Description of Project Alternatives ............................................................................... 1-17
G. Summary of Approvals Required .................................................................................. 1-18
2: Potential Impacts of the Proposed Project and Alternatives ............................................ 2-1
A. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 2-1
B. Potential Impacts of the Proposed Project....................................................................... 2-2
Land Use, Zoning, and Public Policy ................................................................................. 2-2
Geology, Soils, and Topography ........................................................................................ 2-2
Vegetation and Wildlife ..................................................................................................... 2-3
Wetlands ............................................................................................................................. 2-4
Traffic and Transportation.................................................................................................. 2-4
Noise .................................................................................................................................. 2-5
Air Quality.......................................................................................................................... 2-6
Water Supply and Sewer Services...................................................................................... 2-7
Stormwater Management ................................................................................................... 2-7
Visual Analysis .................................................................................................................. 2-7
Historic and Archeological Resources ............................................................................... 2-8
Community Services .......................................................................................................... 2-9
Construction ..................................................................................................................... 2-10
Mitigation ......................................................................................................................... 2-10
Growth Inducing Impacts ................................................................................................. 2-11
Irreversible Irretrievable Commitment of Resources ....................................................... 2-11
Unavoidable Adverse Impacts.......................................................................................... 2-11
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C. Potential Impacts of the Alternatives............................................................................. 2-12
Alternative 3b: Multiple (2) Buildings West of Verrazzano Hall –Perpendicular to River .. 2-13
3.1: Response to Comments: Project Description ............................................................... 3.1-1
General............................................................................................................................. 3.1-1
SEQRA ............................................................................................................................ 3.1-1
Legal ................................................................................................................................ 3.1-5
Project Purpose and Need ................................................................................................ 3.1-7
Campus Master Plan ...................................................................................................... 3.1-17
Use of Olv ...................................................................................................................... 3.1-20
Property Values ............................................................................................................. 3.1-22
Number of Students and Faculty ................................................................................... 3.1-24
Other Campus Uses ....................................................................................................... 3.1-31
3.2: Response to Comments: Land Use, Public Policy, and Zoning .................................. 3.2-1
General............................................................................................................................. 3.2-1
Land Use .......................................................................................................................... 3.2-1
Public Policy .................................................................................................................... 3.2-2
Special Permit .................................................................................................................. 3.2-3
View Preservation District ............................................................................................. 3.2-18
Community Character.................................................................................................... 3.2-19
3.3: Response to Comments: Geology, Soils, and Topography .......................................... 3.3-1
3.4: Response to Comments: Vegetation and Wildlife ........................................................ 3.4-1
3.5: Response to Comments: Wetlands ................................................................................ 3.5-1
3.6: Response to Comments: Traffic and Transportation .................................................. 3.6-1
Traffic Impact Study ........................................................................................................ 3.6-1
Off-Site Traffic .............................................................................................................. 3.6-11
OLV Exit ....................................................................................................................... 3.6-19
On-Site Parking ............................................................................................................. 3.6-21
Project Site Circulation .................................................................................................. 3.6-29
Campus Master Plan ...................................................................................................... 3.6-32
Mass Transit and Bicycles ............................................................................................. 3.6-33
Access to Ardsley Train Station .................................................................................... 3.6-40
Mitigation ...................................................................................................................... 3.6-43
Traffic Calming Measures ............................................................................................. 3.6-49
3.7: Response to Comments: Noise ....................................................................................... 3.7-1
Noise from Existing Mercy College Activities................................................................ 3.7-6
3.8: Response to Comments: Air Quality ............................................................................. 3.8-1
3.9: Response to Comments: Water Supply and Sewer Services ....................................... 3.9-1
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3.10: Response to Comments: Stormwater Management ................................................ 3.10-1
3.11: Response to Comments: Visual Analysis .................................................................. 3.11-1
Landscaping and Screening ........................................................................................... 3.11-2
Hudson River................................................................................................................. 3.11-5
Views from Hudson House ........................................................................................... 3.11-6
Campus Lighting ........................................................................................................... 3.11-7
3.12: Response to Comments: Historic and Archaeological Resources .......................... 3.12-1
3.13: Response to Comments: Community Services ......................................................... 3.13-1
3.14: Response to Comments: Construction ...................................................................... 3.14-1
3.15: Response to Comments: Alternatives ....................................................................... 3.15-1
3.16: Response to Comments: Required Chapters ........................................................... 3.16-1
A. Chapter 16: Mitigation ............................................................................................... 3.16-1
B. Chapter 17: Growth Inducing Impacts ....................................................................... 3.16-1
C. Chapter 18: Irreversible Irretrievable Commitment of Resources ............................. 3.16-1
D. Chapter 19: Unavoidable Adverse Impacts ................................................................ 3.16-1
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix A:
Public Hearing Transcripts and Written Comments
February 1, 2012 Public Hearing
March 7, 2012 Public Hearing
April 2, 2012 Work Session
April 4, 2012 Public Hearing
Written Comments
Appendix B:
Correspondence
Irvington Police Department Police Records, dated September 22, 2011
Letter from Marian Pompa, Jr., P.E., Westchester County Department of
Environmental Facilities, to Gregory Attard, Keane Coppelman Gregory Engineers,
P.C, dated December 8, 2011
Irvington Fire Department Data, dated December 19, 2011
Letter from Betsy Gelardi, Chief of Police, Village of Dobbs Ferry Police
Department, dated September 26, 2011
E-mail from Captain Franklin Rauhofer, Dobbs Ferry Volunteer Ambulance Corp,
dated October 8, 2011
Letter from Gabor M. Szakal Consulting Engineers, P.C. to John Malone, Earl
Ferguson Architects, dated December 19, 2011
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E-mail from Larry Schopfer, Village Administrator, re: Village of Irvington
Ambulance Calls, dated December 27, 2011
Letter from Assistant Chief Gerard McIlvain, Village of Dobbs Ferry Fire
Department, received February 10, 2012.
Letter from Ward “Guy” Pardee, the Care of Trees, to the Village of Irvington
Planning Board, dated March 5, 2012.
E-mail from Marrianne Stecich, Village Attorney, to William Null, Esq., dated
April 27, 2012.
Letter from Keane Coppelman Gregory Engineers, P.C to Diana Arthur, United
Water Co., dated July 2, 2012.
Letter from Keane Coppelman Gregory Engineers, P.C to James Englishby,
Superintendent of Water & Sewer, dated July 9, 2012.
Letter from James Englishby, Superintendent of Water & Sewer to Keane
Coppelman Gregory Engineers, P.C, dated August 15, 2012.
Letter from Diana Arthur, United Water, to Keane Coppelman Gregory Engineers,
P.C, dated October 15, 2012.
Appendix C:
Geotechnical Reports
Preliminary Geotechnical Engineering Report, prepared by SESI Consulting
Engineers, dated July 1, 2011
Redevelopment of Athletic Fields – Feasibility Study Report, prepared by
Woodard and Curran Inc., dated July 22, 2009
Appendix D:
Hydrant Flow Test Report
Hydrant Flow Test Report, prepared by W&M Sprinkler Company, Inc. dated July
2012
Appendix E:
Traffic
Traffic Impact Study Attachments, prepared by Adler Consulting
Attachment A – Summary of Turning Movement Counts
Attachment B – Re-labeled Figures
Attachment C – Updated LOS and Queue Length Table
Attachment D – Sensitivity Analyses
Attachment E – Additional No-Build and Build Volume Tables
Attachment F – SYNCHRO Analyses of 15% Increase in Non-Auto Trips
Attachment G – SYNCRHO Analyses of Adding Eastbound Right Turn Lane
Appendix F:
Noise
Revised DEIS Chapter 7, “Noise” and attachments
HVAC Specification Sheets
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Appendix G:
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan for Mercy College Facility Offices &
Quadrangle, prepared by Keane Coppelman Engineers, P.C., December 22, 2010,
and last revised September 24, 2012.
Appendix H:
Photometric Study
Model Lighting Ordinance Compliance Test Report, prepared by Tanteri &
Associates Lighting Consultants, September, 2012
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List of Tables
1-1
Main Campus Acreage ................................................................................................... 1-2
1-2
Existing Buildings and Uses .......................................................................................... 1-4
1-3
Dobbs Ferry Campus1 Student Population (Fall 2001 – Spring 2012) .......................... 1-5
1-4
Dobbs Ferry Campus Employees (Fall 2007 – Spring 2012)......................................... 1-6
1-5
Space Utilization .......................................................................................................... 1-10
1-6
Involved and Interested Agencies ................................................................................ 1-18
2-1
Predicted Noise Levels Near Receptor Site 3 (in dBA) ................................................. 2-6
2-2
Comparison of Disturbances ........................................................................................ 2-12
2-3
Steep Slopes Disturbance – Irvington Parcel ............................................................... 2-13
2-4
Comparison of the Proposed Project and Alternative 3B ............................................. 2-18
3.1-1
Existing and Proposed Faculty Distribution .............................................................. 3.1-10
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List of Figures
Following page
1-1
Proposed Project and Master Development Plan ..........................................................1-19
1-2
Site Location Map .........................................................................................................1-19
1-3
Tax Map ........................................................................................................................1-19
1-4
Existing Conditions.......................................................................................................1-19
1-5
Revised Site Plan ..........................................................................................................1-19
1-6
Revised Site Plan Detail ...............................................................................................1-19
1-7
Existing Pedestrian Rail Connection along Hudson Road West...................................1-19
1-8a
Sidewalk Topographic Survey ......................................................................................1-19
1-8b
Pedestrian Rail Connection Detail ................................................................................1-19
1-9
Planting Plan .................................................................................................................1-19
1-10
Plant Notes and Details .................................................................................................1-19
1-11
Fence Detail ..................................................................................................................1-19
1-12
Tree Removal Plan........................................................................................................1-19
1-13
Tree Removal and Protection Chart ..............................................................................1-19
1-14
Drainage and Utility Plan..............................................................................................1-19
1-15
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan ..........................................................................1-19
1-16
Pre and Post Development Drainage Maps ..................................................................1-19
1-17
Erosion and Sediment Control Plan ..............................................................................1-19
1-18
Proposed Material Samples...........................................................................................1-19
1-18b Estimate of Probable Construction Cost .......................................................................1-19
1-19
Facility Needs Analysis: School of Education Existing Conditions – Mercy Hall.......1-19
1-20
Facility Needs Analysis: School of Liberal Arts Existing Conditions – Maher Hall ...1-19
1-21
Facility Needs Analysis: School of Business Existing Conditions – Mercy Hall.........1-19
1-22
Facility Needs Analysis: School of Social and Behavioral Sciences Existing Conditions
– Mahoney Hall ............................................................................................................1-19
1-23
Facility Needs Analysis: School of Health and Natural Sciences Existing Conditions –
Main Hall ......................................................................................................................1-19
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1-24
Facility Needs Analysis: School of Health and Natural Sciences Existing Conditions –
Mercy Hall ................................................................................................................... 1-19
1-25
Proposed Faculty Building #1 ...................................................................................... 1-19
1-26
1-27
1-28
Proposed Addition to Verrazzano Hall ........................................................................ 1-19
1-29
Verrazzano Capacity Diagram ..................................................................................... 1-19
1-30
Pedestrian Circulation and Mass Transit Plan .............................................................. 1-19
1-31
Lighting Plan Detail ..................................................................................................... 1-19
1-32
Proposed Vehicular Access, Loading, and Parking Plan ............................................. 1-19
1-33
Additional Improvements ............................................................................................. 1-19
1-34
DEIS Alternative 3: Multiple (2) Buildings West of Verrazzano Hall ........................ 1-19
1-35
Alternative 3A: Multiple Buildings West of Verrazzano Hall ..................................... 1-19
1-36
Alternative 3B: Multiple Buildings West of Verrazzano Hall ..................................... 1-19
1-37
Alternate 3A/3B: Building 1 North and West Exterior Elevations .............................. 1-19
1-38
Alternate 3A/3B: Building 1 South and West Exterior Elevations .............................. 1-19
1-39
Alternate 3A/3B: Building 2 North and South Exterior Elevations ............................. 1-19
1-40
Alternate 3A/3B: Building 2 East and West Exterior Elevations................................. 1-19
2-1
Grading Plan................................................................................................................. 2-20
2-2
Grading Plan and Steep Slopes Disturbance ................................................................ 2-20
2-3A
Receptor Location Map ................................................................................................ 2-20
2-3B
Existing Conditions ...................................................................................................... 2-20
2-3C
2-3D
2-3E
2-3F
2-3G
2-3H
2-3I
2-3J
2-3K
2-3L
2-3M
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List of Figures
2-3N
2-3O
2-4A
Proposed Conditions: RL00 on Broadway ...................................................................2-20
2-4B
Proposed Conditions: RL01 at Bertha Place and Hudson Road West ..........................2-20
2-4C
Proposed Conditions: RL02 at Old Croton Aqueduct Trail and Hudson Road West ...2-20
2-4D
Proposed Conditions: RL03 at Old Croton Aqueduct Trail ..........................................2-20
2-4E
Proposed Conditions: RL04 at Hancock Place and Hudson Road West ......................2-20
2-4F
Proposed Conditions: RL05 at Clifton Place and Hudson Road West .........................2-20
2-4G
Proposed Conditions: RL06 at Hudson Road West Opposite Maher Hall ...................2-20
2-4H
Proposed Conditions: RL07 at Hudson Road W between Maher and Mahoney Halls 2-20
2-4I
Proposed Conditions: RL08 at Hudson Road West Opposite Mahoney Hall ...............2-20
2-4J
Proposed Conditions: RL09 Across the Hudson River .................................................2-20
2-4K
Proposed Conditions: RL09A at Hudson House...........................................................2-20
2-5
Alternative 3B Site Plan ...............................................................................................2-20
2-6
Alternative 3B Site Plan Detail .....................................................................................2-20
2-7
Alternative 3B Grading Plan.........................................................................................2-20
2-8
Alternative 3B Steep Slopes Disturbance .....................................................................2-20
2-9
Alternative 3B Tree Removal and Protection Plan .......................................................2-20
2-10
Alternative 3B Tree Removal Chart .............................................................................2-20
2-11
Alternative 3B Drainage and Utility Plan .....................................................................2-20
2-12
Alternative 3B ESC and SPPP ......................................................................................2-20
2-13
Receptor Location Map: Alternative 3B .......................................................................2-20
2-14A Alternative 3B Proposed Conditions ............................................................................2-20
2-14B Alternative 3B Proposed Conditions ............................................................................2-20
2-14C Alternative 3B Proposed Conditions ............................................................................2-20
2-14D Alternative 3B Proposed Conditions ............................................................................2-20
2-14E Alternative 3B Proposed Conditions ............................................................................2-20
2-14F Alternative 3B Proposed Conditions ............................................................................2-20
2-15A Line-of-Sight Profiles ...................................................................................................2-20
2-15B Line-of-Sight Profiles ...................................................................................................2-20
2-15C Line-of-Sight Profiles ...................................................................................................2-20
2-15D Line-of-Sight Profiles ...................................................................................................2-20
2-15E Line-of-Sight Profiles ...................................................................................................2-20
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3.1-1
Geographic Distribution of Mercy College by Zip Code .......................................... 3.1-34
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Chapter 1:
Description of the Proposed Project
A. INTRODUCTION
Mercy College (the “Applicant” or the “College”) proposes to construct three new faculty office
buildings totaling approximately 18,000 square feet; a 2,000 square foot addition to Verrazzano
Hall for meeting space; and associated parking areas, walkways, and driveways; as well as
convert approximately 5,000 1 square feet of existing faculty office space in Mercy Hall to 40
dormitory beds (the “Proposed Project”). See Figure 1-1, “Proposed Project and Master
Development Plan.” The new buildings and addition would be located entirely within the
Village of Irvington portion of the campus (“Project Site”), and only the conversion of the
existing office space to dormitory beds would be located in the Village of Dobbs Ferry. The new
faculty office buildings would be arranged in a quadrangle with Verrazzano Hall at the western
edge. The Proposed Project is intended to provide additional faculty office space and meeting
space to enable the College to further its educational mission.
While not part of the Proposed Project, the College has prepared a campus master plan
(“Campus Master Plan”) for the Main Campus, including a new residence hall and a potential
addition to the Main Hall for student services on the Dobbs Ferry portion of the campus (“Dobbs
Ferry Campus”). At this time no formal applications for site plan or special permit approval have
been submitted to the Village of Dobbs Ferry. However, in recognition of SEQRA requirements
and the Lead Agency’s desire to understand the long range plans and their potential impacts, this
DEIS analyzes the potential impacts of potential future projects identified in the Campus Master
Plan in a generic manner, and where applicable, the cumulative impacts of this development
(e.g. traffic).
This Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) describes any modifications to the Proposed
Project and presents the supplemental analyses that were done in response to comments on the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). This FEIS has been prepared in accordance with
6 NYCRR Part 617: Preparation and content of environmental impact statements of the
Environmental Conservation Law of New York State.
B. PROJECT REVIEW HISTORY
For purposes of review under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), the
Village of Irvington Planning Board is the lead agency. On January 5, 2012, a DEIS for the
project was accepted as complete by the Village of Irvington Planning Board for purposes of
commencing public review. The DEIS was circulated to all involved and interested agencies,
posted on the Village’s website, and distributed to any other parties requesting a copy. The DEIS
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The 5,000 square feet presented in the DEIS did not include support/storage or circulation/mechanical
space. Table 1-5 and Figures 1-19 through 1-24 show how the existing space is laid out, and Figures 125 through 1-29 show how that would be accommodated in the new buildings.
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is incorporated herein by reference. Public hearings were held on February 1, 2012, March 7,
2012, and April 4, 2012, at the Irvington Public Library, 12 South Astor Street, Irvington, New
York, with the public comment period extending until April 25, 2012, for written comments. In
addition, the Planning Board held a work session, which was open to the public, on April 2,
2012. At the public hearings and work session, oral comments were recorded by a stenographer
in a transcript which was provided to the lead agency and the applicant.
Subsequent to the circulation of the DEIS and in response to DEIS comments, the proposed
project has been modified. This FEIS presents any modifications that were made to the proposed
project and the supplemental information that was requested by commenters on the DEIS. This
document also provides responses to comments on the DEIS made during the three public
hearings, Planning Board work session, as well as written comments received through April 25,
2012.
Chapter 1, “Description of the Proposed Project,” of this FEIS provides a description of the
Proposed Project and any revisions that were made to the project in response to comments, and
the supplementary information obtained subsequent to circulation of the DEIS. Chapter 2,
“Potential Impacts of the Proposed Project and Alternatives,” provides an analysis of potential
environmental impacts related to any revisions to the project as they differ from what was
presented in the DEIS. All substantive comments (both oral and written) with responses are
included in Chapter 3, “Comments and Responses,” of this FEIS. The DEIS is incorporated
herein by reference. A copy of the full public hearing transcript and copies of all written
comments received are provided in Appendix A.
C. PROJECT LOCATION AND SITE DEFINITION
The main campus for Mercy College is located within the Villages of Dobbs Ferry and Irvington
with an address at 555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, New York (the “Main Campus”). (See Figure
1-2, “Site Location Map”). The Main Campus comprises 25 acres of land in Dobbs Ferry and 31
acres of land in Irvington. However, 12 acres of the Village of Irvington portion of the Main
Campus are located under the Hudson River and are undevelopable. As such, for the purposes of
this document the total acreage of the Irvington portion of the campus is considered to be 19
acres (see Table 1-1).
Table 1-1
Main Campus Acreage
Village
Tax Parcel
Dobbs
Ferry
Irvington
(Project Site)
4-9-P45
4-9-P46
4-9-P47
4-9-P48
4-9-P49
SUBTOTAL
3.40-4-16
3.40-4-20
3.40-4-21
SUBTOTAL
TOTAL MAIN CAMPUS
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Acres
2.9
12.0 (under the Hudson River)
14.34
0.6
1.56
31.4 (19.4 above ground)
5.726
3.73
15.8
25.256
56.656 (44.656 above ground)
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Chapter 1: Description of the Proposed Project
The Project Site is located in the Village of Irvington, in Westchester County, in the State of
New York. The Project Site is designated on the Tax Assessment Map of the Village of
Irvington as 4-9-P45, 4-9-P46, 4-9-P47, 4-9-P48, and 4-9-P49 (see Figure 1-3, “Existing Tax
Map”). The Project Site is roughly bounded by Hudson Road West to the north, the Village of
Dobbs Ferry boundary to the south, Broadway to the east, and the MTA Metro-North Railroad
Hudson Line tracks to the west. The limits of disturbance, within which all proposed
construction would occur, has been delineated and encompasses approximately 4.597 acres.
Land uses surrounding the Main Campus are residential neighborhoods to the east, north, and
south, and the railroad tracks and Hudson River to the west. The Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
traverses the eastern portion of the Main Campus in a north-south direction. To the east of the
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail is the former campus of Our Lady of Victory Academy (OLV).
Mercy College currently leases classroom space within the former OLV building, and recently
signed a 3-year lease to use and occupy all of the former OLV campus for educational purposes.
The Main Campus primarily comprises open lawn, surface parking areas, driveways, educational
buildings, and athletic facilities. The property slopes downward in a westerly direction towards
the Hudson River. The upper elevations of the Main Campus are gently sloped, with areas of
steep slopes occurring closer to the western property line. There is a slight decrease in elevation
where the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail traverses the Main Campus near the eastern property
boundary. The proposed faculty quadrangle would occupy an area that is currently open lawn
with some stands of mature trees, a small parking area and driveway associated with Verrazzano
Hall, and two outdoor tennis courts.
The Project Site contains no State-mapped or Federally-mapped wetlands or waters. However,
there is a small locally regulated wetland downslope from Verrazzano Hall adjacent to the
Hudson River that includes an intermittent drainage channel that is fed by piped storm drainage.
It is located more that 100 feet from all areas of disturbance proposed by the Proposed Project
and Campus Master Plan. Stormwater runoff from the project site would be collected and
sufficiently mitigated to pre-development conditions in the proposed stormwater management
system, by means of water quality and infiltration practices, prior to discharging into the
intermittent drainage channel and ultimately this wetland.
Most of the academic activity occurs on the Dobbs Ferry portion of the Main Campus where two
modern institutional style buildings are located. Currently, a small collection of three residentialscale buildings occupy the Irvington portion of the Main Campus. Table 1-2 describes the
existing buildings and their uses (see Figure 1-4, “Existing Conditions”). The Main Campus
also houses the College's athletic facilities, which include five outdoor tennis courts (three of
which are on the Irvington side of the campus), three swimming pools (one of which is on the
Irvington side of the campus), basketball courts, a soccer/baseball field, and a running track.
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Table 1-2
Existing Buildings and Uses
Building
Current Use
Main Hall
Maher Hall
Mahoney Hall
Mercy Hall
Pool House
Verrazzano Hall
Book store, classrooms, dining hall, gym,
lecture, and library
Faculty offices
Faculty offices
Classrooms, residence hall, and faculty offices
Recreation
Administration
Currently faculty and staff offices, as well as amenities for the College’s various schools and
programs, are distributed throughout the campus. Due to local zoning limitations and the scale of
the existing buildings, the buildings on the Irvington parcel of the campus accommodate only
faculty and administrative offices and small-scale meeting spaces. The offices of the college’s
senior administration are housed primarily in Verrazzano Hall. Faculty offices for the School of
Social and Behavioral Sciences are housed in Mahoney Hall, and a portion of the faculty of the
School of Liberal Arts is housed in Maher Hall.
The central parking area doubles as a primary vehicular circulation path and a pedestrian
crossing between the Dobbs Ferry and Irvington portions of the campus. This arrangement
compromises the quality of the campus experience. The Proposed Project and Campus Master
Plan endeavor to improve or reduce traffic movement in an east-west direction through the
center of the campus, and to integrate the Irvington and Dobbs Ferry portions of the campus with
more substantial traffic-calmed pedestrian connections and landscaping.
Although cars have a presence on the Main Campus, walking is the primary method of
transportation once students have arrived on the campus. Even though it is located in a primarily
suburban area, the campus is served directly by Metro-North commuter rail and Westchester
County buses, and is traversed by an active walking and cycling corridor, the Old Croton
Aqueduct Trail, which provides direct access to downtown Dobbs Ferry. Another on-campus
trail provides access to Hudson Road West, which connects to the Ardsley-on-Hudson train
station.
The Project Site is currently accessed through the main entrance gate at the intersection of
Broadway and Langdon Avenue. There are two emergency access gates located on Landing
Drive, and one emergency access gate on Hudson Road West. The emergency access gate on
Hudson Road West is also used for intermittent maintenance activities. There is also an
emergency access gate behind the former OLV.
The Main Campus currently has approximately 1,088 surface parking spaces, the majority of
which are located in the central and western portions of the Main Campus. On-campus vehicular
and pedestrian paths provide access to the various buildings and facilities.
D. PROJECT PURPOSE AND NEED
The Proposed Project is intended to provide additional faculty office space and meeting space to
enable the College to further its educational mission. As further described below in the
description of the proposed project, the existing faculty facilities are over utilized. Renovating
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the existing office space, which is too small to meet the current needs of the College, is not a
reasonable alternative for Mercy College’s objectives. The primary purpose of the Proposed
Project is to upgrade and increase the amount of office and meeting space for faculty and staff.
This is crucial to the College’s goals of professionalizing academic office space in an ongoing
effort to attract and retain high caliber faculty and in furtherance of program accreditation.
Mercy College has built an impressive track record of fostering student success. Academic
programs are supplemented with comprehensive support services including peer tutors and
mentors, career and academic counseling, bilingual support, supplemental instruction, writing
centers, math laboratories and easy access to faculty.
Mercy College’s overall student population declined over the course of the past decade, but in
the past few years the College has pro-actively strengthened its educational resources and
welcomed back a considerable portion of its prior student numbers. Table 1-3 below presents
the student enrollment numbers from fall 2001 through spring 2012. As of spring 2012, there are
3,315 undergraduate students and 1,364 graduate students enrolled in programs on the Main
Campus. The College envisions a total enrollment of 5,400 students (commuter and resident) at
the Main Campus in 2015.
Table 1-3
Dobbs Ferry Campus1 Student Population (Fall 2001 – Spring 2012)
Year
Undergraduate
Students
Graduate Students
Total Students
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2437
2404
2277
2113
1939
1900
1792
2047
2446
3110
3501
3315
1200
1295
1333
1372
1444
1518
1524
1626
1663
1654
1468
1364
3637
3699
3610
3485
3383
3418
3316
3673
4109
4764
4969
4679
2
Notes:
Source:
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1
Dobbs Ferry is the “Campus of Record.” However, students may take
courses at any campus or online. Students are counted only at their
“Campus of Record.”
2
Except for 2012, all data is from the Fall semester.
3
Student (does not differentiate between part and full time status)
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Table 1-4
Dobbs Ferry Campus Employees (Fall 2007 – Spring 2012)
Year
Full Time
2
Employees
Part Time
2
Employees
Contracted
3
Employees
Total Persons
Employed
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
377
360
370
386
332
337
100
110
152
233
350
340
68
68
74
84
89
90
545
538
596
703
771
767
1
Notes:
1
Except for 2012, all data is from the Fall semester.
Includes faculty and administrative positions.
3
Includes security guards, IT, and food service employees.
Mercy College
2
Source:
The Main Campus remains the heart of the multi-campus Mercy College. Managing its physical
structures and their relationship to each other and their surroundings will continue to be critical
if the college is to meet its goals in the future. The Campus Master Plan is motivated by the
College’s wish to ensure that the campus evolves to meet the needs of its students, faculty and
staff, while maintaining or improving its character and beauty. The Plan is designed to provide a
comprehensive campus wide view of proposed future development to assist decision-makers and
better communicate with community stakeholders.
The Campus Master Plan is a living document, and should be imbued with a certain level of
flexibility. The master planning effort was guided by the following principles, which will inform
the planning of future projects as well as future master planning efforts:
•
•
•
•
•
The Mission: Development should above all support the college’s mission of education and
personal growth.
Enhancement of Campus Experience: Development should aim to enhance the campus
experience for students, faculty and staff.
Environmental Stewardship: The campus is blessed with a green and open space
environment with striking views of the Hudson River, beautiful landscape features and
stately old trees. As the campus evolves, great care should be taken to protect the campus’s
natural resources and views.
Compact and Connected: Both creativity and community are reinforced by the increased
interaction of a compact and efficient built-environment. New development efforts should
seek to cluster building near existing buildings to maintain a dense, unified, pedestrianfriendly campus.
Good Neighbors: The Mercy campus experience will be improved by expanding and
reinforcing connections with the surrounding community. In both its operations and its
development, the College should carefully consider effects on the surrounding community
and design projects that meet the College’s needs while minimizing negative impacts to its
neighbors.
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E. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT
Mercy College proposes to construct three new faculty office buildings totaling approximately
18,000 square feet; a 2,000 square foot addition to Verrazzano Hall for meeting space; and
associated parking areas, walkways, and driveways; and convert approximately 5,000 square
feet of existing faculty office space in Mercy Hall to 40 dormitory beds (the “Proposed
Project”). The three (3) proposed faculty office buildings would provide each of Mercy
College’s five (5) schools of learning with its own building, including the existing Maher and
Mahoney Halls, which respectively house the schools of Liberal Arts and the Schools of Social
and Behavioral Sciences. The new buildings and addition would be located entirely within the
Village of Irvington portion of the campus, and only the conversion of the existing office space
to dormitory beds would be located in the Village of Dobbs Ferry. The new faculty office
buildings would be arranged in a quadrangle with Verrazzano Hall at the western edge (see
Figures 1-5 and 1-6). Faculty Building 1, the northern building, would be 2 ½ - stories and
approximately 6,500 square feet. Faculty Building 2, the eastern building, would be 1-story and
approximately 5,000 square feet. Faculty Building 3, the southern building, would be 2 ½ stories and approximately 6,500 square feet. The Proposed Project and Campus Master Plan
would cluster new buildings and similar uses to make the Main Campus more cohesive. A
denser central core to the campus would help promote vibrancy and a sense of community while
maximizing green spaces, limiting the ecological impact of future development, and enhancing
pedestrian access.
Since the issuance of the DEIS, the Proposed Project has been revised and further developed to
address comments by the Village of Irvington Planning Board, its consultants, and members of
the public. Specifically, the following changes to the proposed project are proposed:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Mercy proposes to add a right-turn lane to the Main Campus driveway and modify the traffic
signal timing to lengthen the delay for persons exiting the campus, which would divert some
exiting traffic away from Langdon Ave, and instead to Broadway and Ashford Ave.
The landscaping plan has been modified to include a greater variety of shrubs along Hudson
Road West (see Figures 1-9 and 1-10).
A “wrought-iron” aluminum fence is proposed along Hudson Road West instead of the
previously proposed split-rail fence. (See Figure 1-11)
The limits of disturbance have been modified to ensure the preservation of protected trees.
In addition, the health, size, and species of each tree have been verified by a certified
arborist in a tree preservation plan (see Figures 1-12 and 1-13, and Appendix B).
Improvements would be made to the water and sanitary sewer infrastructure to
accommodate the Proposed Project. In addition, the location of the proposed water service
connection to the existing water main located along Hudson Road West has been revised
based on further hydraulic analysis of the main’s existing capacity (see Figure 1-14).
Modifications were made to the stormwater management plan to minimize impacts to
protected trees as well as to provide for additional water quality practices to mitigate
stormwater runoff from all proposed new or converted impervious surfaces (see Figures 115, 1-16 and 1-17).
The previously proposed HVAC units have been replaced with more noise attenuated
models. As such, the Proposed Project would have no noise impacts and noise barriers are
no longer required. An updated noise analysis is provided in Appendix F.
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•
To address existing traffic conditions, Mercy College voluntarily will contribute up to
$100,000 to a fund to be administered by the Village of Irvington and used to assist the
Village with constructing improvements to existing traffic conditions along Langdon
Avenue and, possibly, providing a sidewalk along Hudson West. The $100,000 would be
deposited with the Village of Irvington and would be used solely to construct the proposed
improvements within no more than 3 to 5 years, subject to an agreement to be coordinated
with the Village. The aforementioned funds may be used toward any of the following
improvements, subject to Village determination. Estimates of the material and labor costs of
each of these improvements are also provided below:
- A sidewalk along the north side of Langdon Avenue (Estimate: $55,000 excluding land
acquisition);
- Speed humps or speed “tables” to calm traffic along Langdon Avenue (Estimate: $4,000
each, one between Erie Street and Broadway and a second between Erie Street and
Washington Avenue, for a total of $8,000);
- Designated bus stop platforms at the intersections on Langdon Avenue (Estimate:
$2,000 each);
- Converting (Select one; (Estimate: $5,000 for signs and pavement markings)):
o Langdon Avenue to one-way west bound;
o Langdon Avenue to one-way east bound; or
o Langdon Avenue to have no entry from Broadway.
• A portion of the $100,000 proposed to be contributed, as referenced above, could also be
used by the Village to install a sidewalk on Hudson Road West to provide a safer route to
the Ardsley-on-Hudson train station (see Figures 1-7, 1-8a, and 1-8b); (Estimate: for
materials and labor is $58,000). It should be noted that the construction of this sidewalk
would result in the loss of four on-street parking spaces for the Ardsley-on-Hudson train
station.
In addition, in response to public comments, this FEIS includes a more detailed discussion and
analysis of the project purpose and need, and faculty and student population numbers.
Furthermore, alternatives to the Proposed Project have been revised to include a more detailed
analysis of the west of Verrazzano Hall alternatives.
FACULTY AND STAFF FACILITIES
The primary purpose of the Proposed Project is to upgrade and increase the amount of office and
meeting space for faculty and staff, while improving pedestrian circulation and campus sense.
This is crucial to the College’s goals of professionalizing academic office space in an ongoing
effort to attract and retain high caliber faculty and in furtherance of program accreditation. The
proposed project is not anticipated to result in any significant change in faculty. However, as
part of Mercy’s mission to provide high-quality education to its students, there could be the
addition of up to five (5) full-time faculty members, increasing the existing 75 full-time faculty
members to approximately 80 faculty members. These faculty numbers do not include
administrative staff or contracted employees.
Faculty and staff offices, as well as amenities for the College’s various schools and programs,
are currently distributed throughout the campus. As such, three new residential-scale office
buildings, designed to accommodate the faculties of the School of Business, the School of
Education, and the School of Health and Natural Sciences, are proposed for the area east of
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Verrazzano Hall. These buildings would include small-scale flexible meeting rooms capable of
accommodating departmental meetings and smaller groups of faculty-student seminars. The
buildings would not contain any academic classrooms.
BUILDING DESIGN
The exterior finish materials of the new buildings would match or exceed the quality of
Verrazzano Hall. As shown in the site plan submission set and Figure 1-18a, the proposed
buildings would have a brick exterior wall, aluminum clad wood windows, painted wood trim
and an architectural asphalt roof. The estimated construction costs are presented in Figure 118b.
The buildings would have a 3 ¾ inch solid brick exterior in a wall assembly which closely
matches that of the existing Verrazzano Hall building. This wall assembly type is typically
referred to as a “brick veneer cavity wall.” Those not familiar with the construction industry
sometime confuse this assembly with the application of exterior thin brick, commonly referred
to as “faux brick.” As further explained below, these are two very different types of brick
application.
For thousands of years masonry buildings were built with solid masonry walls. Early examples
of American and English Georgian style houses, like those that are being emulated by this
project, would have had solid masonry walls most likely 12 inches thick, or three bricks wide.
These types of walls are now referred to as "mass walls."
Since that time construction technology and techniques have advanced. Around 1920 the
masonry cavity wall was developed. Rather than solid brick that allowed water to migrate
through the brick and mortar from the outside to the inside, the cavity wall has an air space after
the first layer of brick. This outer layer is referred to as the "veneer" layer. Water that makes its
way through the veneer layer is collected in the air space and "weeps" out the bottom of the wall
before it has the opportunity to find its way to the inside of the building. Unless a brick building
in this area predates 1940, it most likely has a brick veneer as opposed to a solid brick wall.
Many of the Georgian style homes in the Ardsley Park area have brick veneer walls. Mass walls
of the kind built 100 years ago are no longer allowed by current building code, due to the
possibility of water infiltration, condensation problems and their meager insulating quality.
"Faux brick" that is also referred to as "thin brick" is more like a brick tile, usually no more than
1/2" thick. This is sometimes used to retrofit the exterior of an existing building, but is better
suited for an interior decorative application. Thin brick is basically glued onto the substrate. It
can be relatively convincing as an inexpensive alternative, but again it is ill suited for use on the
exterior of a building, especially in this climate.
The brick and mortar (i.e., not “faux brick”) will be chosen to match both the color and texture
of the brick of Verrazzano Hall (see Figure 1-18a). The proposed assembly will be reviewed by
the Architectural Review Board and mocked up prior to construction.
The proposed buildings would have aluminum clad wood windows and wood doors. The
windows are to be single hung and operable. The brick mold casing the exterior of the window
would be clad. The cladding would have a Kynar type paint finish is white to match adjacent
trim. Currently, the Marvin “Clad Ultimate Double Hung” windows in “Stone White” are
proposed. The trim would be painted moisture resistant wood or cellular PVC trim material in
white.
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The roof of the proposed buildings would utilize an architectural asphalt shingle designed to
look like slate (see Figure 1-18a).
BUILDING UTILIZATION
During the public hearing process, a number of commenters questioned the purpose and need for
increasing the amount of faculty office space from 5,000 square feet to 18,000 square feet, when
the number of faculty would only potentially increase by 5. Table 1-5 below summarizes the
existing and proposed allocation of space. As indicated in the table, the 5,000 square feet
discussed in the DEIS related only to the actual office space, and did not account for
support/storage space (such as mail or copy rooms), or circulation/mechanical space. When
these spaces are accounted for, the total square footage only increases by 6,874 square feet.
Furthermore, a number of the existing offices utilize shared desks, and some faculty members
share offices. As such, the existing office space is currently over-utilized and the current spaces
are not conforming to accreditation needs. There are currently no private meeting spaces for
students to consult with faculty, this need would be met by the Proposed Project.
Current space allotment for the faculty and staff of the Schools of Business, Education, and
Health and Natural Sciences will be improved with the construction of the new Faculty Office
Buildings. However, it is important to note that the faculty and staff numbers today are not
reflective of the future conditions following completion of the new Faculty Office Buildings.
Table 1-5 below shows a reduction in faculty and staff, as compared to current numbers, for the
Schools of Education, Business, and Health & Natural Sciences. The current number of faculty
and staff is increased due to the need to conduct a continuing accreditation process. Once the
accreditation process is complete, the additional faculty and staff members will not be necessary.
At that time, the additional personnel will return to their respective campuses.
Figures 1-19 through 1-24 show how the existing space is laid out, and Figures 1-25 through
1-29 show the proposed space. As indicated by the text and figures, despite the overall increase
in office space, some offices would continue to be shared in the new faculty office buildings. In
addition, some faculty from the School of Health & Natural Sciences would remain in Mercy
Hall to maintain office space in close proximity to laboratories.
The College also requires a dedicated meeting place for activities such as fundraising, alumni
ceremonies, board meetings, and entertaining. These activities are currently held on campus in
an auditorium space in Dobbs Ferry that is not conducive to certain types of gatherings.
Therefore, an approximately 2,000 square-foot addition to Verrazzano Hall is proposed. The
three new residentially scaled buildings would be oriented in a traditional college campus
quadrangle, and would enhance the atmosphere of this portion of the Main Campus.
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Table 1-5
Space Utilization
School
School of Liberal Arts
Category
Office Space
Support/Storage
Meeting Space
Circulation/ Mechanical
Total:
School of Social &
Behavioral Sciences
Category
Office Space
Support/Storage
Meeting Space
Total:
School of Education
Category
Office Space
Support/Storage
Meeting Space
Total:
School of Business
Category
Office Space
Support/Storage
Meeting Space
Total:
School of Health &
Natural Sciences
Category
Office Space
Support/Storage
Meeting Space
Total:
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Existing Conditions
Proposed Conditions
Maher Hall - Irvington Parcel
Density
Area (SF)
Staff
(SF/Staff)
2933
95
322
10
2168
70
933
30
6356
31
Maher Hall - Irvington Parcel
Density
Area (SF)
Staff
(SF/Staff)
2933
95
322
10
2168
70
933
30
6356
31
Mahoney Hall - Irvington Parcel
Density
Area (SF)
Staff
(SF/Staff)
3891
95
759
19
0
0
486
12
5136
41
Mercy Hall - Dobbs Ferry Parcel
Density
Area (SF)
Staff
(SF/Staff)
2989
68
621
14
0
0
3064
70
6674
44
Density
Area (SF)
Staff
(SF/Staff)
1897
45
765
18
0
0
535
13
3197
42
Mahoney Hall - Irvington Parcel
Density
Area (SF)
Staff
(SF/Staff)
3891
95
759
19
0
0
486
12
5136
41
Faculty Building 1 - Irvington Parcel
Density
Area (SF)
Staff
(SF/Staff)
2325
73
690
22
595
19
2434
76
6044
32
Density
Area (SF)
Staff
(SF/Staff)
2325
73
690
22
595
19
2434
76
6044
32
Main Hall - Dobbs Ferry Parcel
Density
Area (SF)
Staff
(SF/Staff)
4596
109
1151
27
597
14
452
11
6796
42
Density
Area (SF)
Staff
(SF/Staff)
2370
76
225
7
620
20
1530
49
4745
31
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Staff to be
Relocated
OffCampus*
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10
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Table 1-5 (cont'd)
Space Utilization
School
School of Health &
Natural Sciences
Cont.
Existing Conditions
Proposed Conditions
Staff to be
Relocated
OffCampus*
Density
Density
Category
Area (SF)
Staff
(SF/Staff)
Area (SF)
Staff
(SF/Staff)
Office Space
1097
100
1097
100
Support/Storage
71.5
7
71.5
7
Meeting Space
51
5
51
5
35
3
35
3
Total:
1254.5
11
1254.5
11
Administration
Verrazzano Hall – Irvington Parcel
Verrazzano Hall – Irvington Parcel
Density
Density
Category
Area (SF)
Staff
(SF/Staff)
Area (SF)
Staff
(SF/Staff)
Office Space
5013
162
5013
162
Support/Storage
1092
35
1092
35
Meeting Space
395
13
2395
77
1608
52
1608
52
Total:
8106
31
8106
31
Notes:
* The current number of faculty and staff is increased due to the need to conduct a continuing accreditation
process. Once the accreditation process is complete, the additional personnel will return to their respective
campuses.
Sources: Earl Everett Ferguson Architects
STUDENT HOUSING
The College currently provides both on-campus and off-campus housing for students. The oncampus housing is located primarily in the northern wing of Mercy Hall. Off-campus housing is
currently provided at two area hotels: Westchester Marriott and Courtyard by Marriott. A shuttle
van brings students back and forth to the campus.
As part of the Campus Master Plan, the College is planning to increase the number of students
living on-campus from the current level of 325 to approximately 715, while possibly continuing
its current program of off-campus housing.
New student residential units accommodating approximately 40 additional students would be
developed in the lowest level of the south wing of Mercy Hall as part of the Proposed Project.
This space, which is approximately 5,000 square feet, currently houses the faculty offices that
are proposed to be relocated to the new buildings on the Irvington portion of the campus. The
northern wing of Mercy Hall is currently used as dormitory space.
As part of the Campus Master Plan, a new stand-alone residence hall to the north of Mercy Hall
would be constructed. The residence hall would have a building footprint of roughly 12,000
square feet, with three populated stories, and would accommodate approximately 350 students.
CLASSROOM AND LAB FACILITIES
The College has determined that the existing classroom space on the Main Campus and the
adjacent former campus of OLV provides sufficient capacity for existing and projected
enrollment of both undergraduate and graduate students. The College recently entered into a
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three year lease agreement with The Sisters of Mercy to utilize 23 of the classrooms, an increase
from the previously leased 19 classrooms. This minor increase in the number of classrooms is
not anticipated to generate more students, but would instead allow for improved class sizes and
scheduling flexibility.
In addition, as a strategy to limit pressure on existing classrooms, the college has been increasing
the number of online and blended courses, i.e. courses that meet less often and include an online
component.
STUDENT SERVICES AND AMENITIES
The Dobbs Ferry Campus includes a full range of student services and amenities including a
dining hall, lecture hall, bookstore and recently renovated library and learning commons. The
majority of these services and amenities are located in Main Hall. As part of the Campus Master
Plan, the College proposes that it may expand Main Hall to develop a student center, which
would include common space, meeting rooms and offices. The potential addition to Main Hall
would not include any classroom or dormitory space.
RECREATIONAL AND ATHLETIC FACILITIES
The existing recreational and athletic facilities have been deemed sufficient to accommodate the
future needs of the College. Currently, the Main Campus’s facilities include a gymnasium on the
southern end of Main Hall, an athletic field, outdoor basketball courts and five outdoor tennis
courts. To accommodate the Proposed Project, two tennis courts would be eliminated. There is
no plan to replace these courts elsewhere on campus. The running track was recently eliminated
from the playing field, and there are no plans to replace or relocate the track.
As part of the Campus Master Plan, the main athletic field, located west of the Main Hall, would
be converted from a natural grass to an artificial turf surface. There would be no change in the
anticipated level of use of this field.
PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION AND MASS TRANSIT
Walking is the primary method of transportation within a traditional college campus, and
although cars have a presence on the Dobbs Ferry campus, the College is well positioned to
become increasingly pedestrian centric. As part of the Proposed Project and Campus Master
Plan, the College would promote a more walkable environment by prioritizing the construction
and maintenance of its pedestrian infrastructure and encouraging the use of bicycles and mass
transit (see Figure 1-30, “Pedestrian Circulation and Mass Transit Plan”).
As identified above, Mercy College voluntarily will contribute up to $100,000 to a fund to be
administered by the Village of Irvington and used to assist the Village with constructing
improvements to existing traffic conditions along Langdon Avenue and, possibly, providing a
sidewalk along Hudson West. The $100,000 would be deposited with the Village of Irvington
and would be used solely to construct the proposed improvements within no more than 3 to 5
years, subject to an agreement to be coordinated with the Village. The aforementioned funds
may be used toward any of the following improvements, subject to Village determination.
Estimates of the material and labor costs of each of these improvements are also provided below:
•
A sidewalk along the north side of Langdon Avenue (Estimate: $55,000 excluding land
acquisition);
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•
Speed humps or speed “tables” to calm traffic along Langdon Avenue (Estimate: $4,000
each, one between Erie Street and Broadway and a second between Erie Street and
Washington Avenue, for a total of $8,000);
• Designated bus stop platforms at the intersections on Langdon Avenue (Estimate: $2,000
each);
• Converting (Select one; (Estimate: $5,000 for signs and pavement markings)):
- Langdon Avenue to one-way west bound;
- Langdon Avenue to one-way east bound; or
- Langdon Avenue to have no entry from Broadway.
A portion of the $100,000 referenced above could be used by the Village to install a sidewalk on
Hudson Road West to provide a safer route to the Ardsley-on-Hudson train station (see Figures
1-8a and 1-8b).
Mercy College also proposes to add a right-turn lane to the Main Campus driveway and modify
the traffic signal timing of the Langdon Avenue eastbound movement, which would divert some
exiting traffic away from Langdon Ave, and instead to Broadway and Ashford Ave.
PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS
A truly pedestrian-oriented campus has a formalized pedestrian route connecting all building
entries, campus gateways and outdoor recreational and gathering spaces. The existing system of
pedestrian pathways and sidewalks is incomplete, and in some cases haphazard, forcing
pedestrians onto roadways or improvised dirt paths. The goal should be a comprehensive, wellmaintained, handicapped-accessible network of well-defined, well-lit pathways.
Improvements need not be pursued as a single, campus-wide capital project, but pedestrian
access should be incorporated into any new development or renovations of existing buildings,
parking areas or outdoor recreational facilities.
One of the most crucial pedestrian connections needing improvement is that between the north
and south portions of the campus. Currently, in order to access Verrazzano Hall, Maher Hall and
Mahoney Hall from Main Hall one crosses the central parking lot diagonally on a pathway only
defined by painted striping. Therefore, a formal pedestrian connection across the central lot,
incorporating traffic calming measures and landscaping is included as part of the Proposed
Project. In addition, upgrades would be made to the network of pedestrian paths connecting all
the buildings on the north side of the campus. The existing on-campus path leading north
towards the Ardsley-on-Hudson rail station would be connected to the new campus walkways.
The existing path exits onto Hudson Road West, which does not have sidewalks, but leads to the
Ardsley-on-Hudson train station. As discussed above, Mercy College will voluntarily contribute
up to $100,000 to fund off-site improvements. These off-site improvements could include
contributions towards improving the pedestrian connection between the campus and the Ardsleyon-Hudson train station. Figure 1-7 identifies the existing pedestrian connection; Figures 1-8a
and 1-8b illustrate the potential layout of this pathway. It is noted that the construction of this
sidewalk would result in the loss of four on-street parking spaces for the Ardsley-on-Hudson
train station.
As part of the Campus Master Plan, pedestrian access from the main entrance on Broadway
would be improved by the addition of a continuous sidewalk connecting Broadway and the Old
Croton Aqueduct Trail to Main Hall and the proposed faculty quadrangle. The pedestrian
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connection between Main Hall and Mercy Hall would be improved by the addition of a sidewalk
and possible exterior stair directly to the residence hall entrance. The Old Croton Aqueduct Trail
should be considered a valuable local resource as it provides a direct pedestrian connection to
the commercial centers of both the Village of Irvington and the Village of Dobbs Ferry.
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
To improve overall pedestrian safety the Campus Master Plan includes improvements that would
reduce the potential for pedestrian-vehicle conflicts. Areas where pedestrians interact with
vehicles would be minimized, and if necessary would be open and highly visible. Major
crosswalks would be clearly defined by the use of an identifying paving material and a trafficcalming raised crosswalk area. This would give priority to the pedestrian rather than the vehicle.
This type of treatment is included as part of the Proposed Project for the planned connection
between Main Hall and the faculty quadrangle. Minor cross walks would be painted distinctly
and would be sufficiently free of parked vehicles to ensure clear lines of sight.
Well lit driveways, sidewalks and paths are crucial to promote walking during the evening
hours. As part of the Proposed Project, the existing program of path lighting would be extended
to pedestrian components of all new development. Given the adjacency with residential
neighborhoods on both the north and south side of the campus, the lighting program would
include fixtures that limit light distribution to the walking surface only. The Village of Dobbs
Ferry recently required light emitting diode (LED) lighting for a recent parking lot lighting
upgrade. The use of similar low-energy use lighting would be considered for the pedestrian
pathways. Light levels would be sufficient to provide a sense of safety, but use the minimum
amount of light necessary to meet this goal (see Figure 1-31 and Appendix H).
ENCOURAGE CYCLING
Although the campus is not of a scale to require a robust bicycle network for movement within
the campus, the Campus Master Plan promotes bicycles as an alternative mode for faculty, staff
and students commuting to and from campus and as a way to reduce the overall amount of car
traffic. As part of the Campus Master Plan, the College would install bicycle amenities around
the campus. Bike racks would be located outside major buildings, and bicycle storage facilities
would be incorporated into existing and future residence halls. Improvements to the campus’s
vehicular and pedestrian circulation systems would consider a place for cyclists, and new
primary sidewalks connecting the campus core to the surrounding community would be wide
enough to accommodate cyclists.
Bicycle amenities would be located in such a way as to separate bicycles from heavily traveled
pedestrian routes. Signage would remind motorists to be aware of bicycles, especially at the
entrances to the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, which is probably the most heavily traveled local
bicycle corridor.
MASS TRANSIT AND CAMPUS SHUTTLE
As part of the Proposed Project and Campus Master Plan, the College would continue to
encourage the use of mass transit by its students, faculty and staff. The Campus Master Plan
recommends improvements to the on-campus pedestrian path to the Ardsley-on-Hudson train
station and the on-campus pedestrian path to Broadway to encourage more use (see DEIS
Appendix C, “Mercy College Master Plan,” page 9). As discussed above, as part of the Proposed
Project the existing on-campus path leading north towards the Ardsley-on-Hudson rail station
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would be connected to the new campus walkways. The existing path exits onto Hudson Road
West, which does not have sidewalks, but leads to the Ardsley-on-Hudson train station. As
discussed above, Mercy College will voluntarily contribute up to $100,000 to fund off-site
improvements, which could include contributions towards improving the pedestrian connection
between the campus and the Ardsley-on-Hudson train station (see Figures 1-8a and 1-8b).
The Campus Master Plan contemplates expanding the campus shuttle service to connect to
additional resources, and increasing the frequency of service.
In addition, Mercy College currently participates in the 511NY Rideshare Program, which is
sponsored by the New York State Department of Transportation (www.511NYRideshare.org).
511NY Rideshare is a program that assists commuters and employers in the New York
metropolitan area find and use easy, cost-effective and reliable alternatives to driving alone,
including carpooling, vanpooling, mass transit, and telecommuting.
VEHICULAR ACCESS, LOADING AND PARKING
As previously discussed, the central parking area doubles as a primary vehicular circulation path
and a pedestrian crossing between the Dobbs Ferry and Irvington portions of the campus. This
arrangement compromises the quality of the campus experience. The Proposed Project and
Campus Master Plan endeavor to improve or reduce traffic movement in an east-west direction
through the center of the campus and integrating the Irvington and Dobbs Ferry portions of the
campus with more substantial traffic-calmed pedestrian connections and landscaping (see
Figure 1-32, “Vehicular Access, Loading, and Parking Plan”).
VEHICULAR ACCESS & CIRCULATION
Given the constraints of adjacent properties and the existing system of vehicular circulation, the
Campus Master Plan would retain the existing single main entrance from Broadway. For reasons
of pedestrian safety, vehicular control and campus security, all vehicles, including service and
delivery trucks, would access the campus at this single signalized intersection. The chain and
saw horse assembly limiting access for Hudson Road West would be upgraded with a permanent
gate or bollard design to allow emergency access only.
The existing vehicular circulation system is integrated with parking areas in many locations
throughout the campus. As the campus evolves, efforts would be made to develop separate
parking areas for cars and to add a dedicated vehicular circulation loop, as this approach will
provide generally safer conditions. Also, efforts would be made to reduce the amount of traffic
moving in an east-west direction through the center of the campus to support the pedestrian
integration of the Irvington and Dobbs Ferry portions of the campus.
The Proposed Project would primarily be accessed by the main circulation loop integrated into
the center parking lot (see Figure 1-32). The majority of students and faculty would be expected
to park in the East, Center, West, Court, or Northwest Lots, and to access the faculty quadrangle
by foot. No new vehicular connections would be provided to Hudson Drive West. As previously
discussed, a permanent gate would be installed at the existing Hudson Road West entrance
which would limit access to emergency vehicles and intermittent maintenance.
PARKING
Currently, there are 1,088 surface parking spaces distributed throughout the campus. As part of
the Proposed Project, approximately 33 existing parking spaces would be eliminated and 24
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parking spaces would be created (a net loss of 9 parking spaces). As a result, under the Proposed
Project, 1,079 on-campus parking spaces would be available to meet the maximum parking
demand of 931 vehicles. Parking demand is based on the Traffic Impact Study, a copy of which
can be found in DEIS Appendix E.
As further discussed in FEIS Chapter 2, “Potential Impacts of the Proposed Project and
Alternatives” and DEIS Chapter 6, “Traffic and Transportation,” the relocated faculty office
space is not anticipated to increase the existing parking demand. However, the 40 additional
resident students that would occupy the vacated faculty office space in Mercy Hall would
increase the existing parking demand by 10 spaces. In addition, Mercy College recently entered
into a three year lease with the Sisters of Mercy to use the former OLV campus, which would
provide the College with an additional 38 parking spaces for their exclusive use, thus increasing
the available parking to 1,117 spaces.
LOADING AND SERVICING
As part of the Campus Master Plan, an effort would be made to isolate loading and servicing
areas from pedestrian circulation. As much as possible, the College would adopt a strategy of a
central receiving area where major deliveries will be broken down and transported by smaller
vehicles to individual buildings. This receiving area would be located in the area of greatest
demand, and preferably remote from main vehicular and pedestrian circulation paths. The
loading and servicing area of Main Hall is not well coordinated with existing parking and
pedestrian circulation. Upgrading or relocation of this loading area would be considered as part
of any future renovation or expansion.
WATER SUPPLY
The Proposed Project would require domestic water supply to service the new faculty office
buildings (18,000 square feet), addition to Verrazzano Hall (2,000 square feet), and the
conversion of 5,000 square feet of faculty office space in Mercy Hall to 40 dormitory units.
Although the square footage of faculty office space would increase, the number of users of this
space is not anticipated to significantly change. As noted previously, there could be the addition
of up to five (5) faculty members, increasing the existing 75 faculty members to approximately
80 faculty members, in order to continue to provide students with a high-quality education.
For onsite fire suppression, a sprinkler system would be installed. Water distribution facilities for
the Proposed Project would be designed to deliver domestic and fire flows at adequate pressures. As
shown in the Drainage & Utility Plan, sheet C-2.00 (see also Figure 1-14), a single 6” water service
connection will enter the property and then branch off to serve each building with individual
domestic water services. The fire protection system will be fed by means of a booster pump located
within the mechanical space of Building #2. One proposed water line will be utilized for both fire
and domestic water needs. Written confirmation from the Village of Irvington of sufficient water
capacity to serve the project site is provided in Appendix B.
SANITARY SEWER
The Proposed Project would require sanitary sewer service for the new faculty office buildings
(18,000 square feet), addition to Verrazzano Hall (2,000 square feet), and the conversion of
5,000 square feet of faculty office space in Mercy Hall to 40 dormitory units. Although the
square footage of faculty office space would increase, the number of users of this space is not
anticipated to significantly change. As noted previously, there could be the addition of up to five
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(5) faculty members, increasing the existing 75 faculty members to approximately 80 faculty
members, in order to continue to provide students with a high-quality education.
The DEIS presented a capacity and demand analysis related to the sanitary sewer system. The
sanitary sewage generated by the Irvington portion of the campus discharges to a 12-inch gravity
sewer line is located adjacent to the Project Site and within Hudson Road West. The sewer line
discharges to a pump station that has recently been upgraded, and is located at the bottom of
Hudson Road West and adjacent to the train station. The force main from the pump station then
discharges into a gravity line located on Buckhout Street and flows to a Westchester County
pump station located at South Buckhout Street and Station Road. From there it is sent by force
main to the Yonkers Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP). As noted in the DEIS, the Yonkers
WWTP has an excess capacity of 9.1 MGD, which is sufficient to handle the 2,000 GPD
increase anticipated by the Irvington portion of the campus, as well as the 3,500 GPD generated
by the Dobbs Ferry portion of the campus. Confirmation of sufficient capacity was provided by
the Westchester County Department of Facilities in a letter dated December 8, 2011, which is
provided in Appendix B.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
In response to public comments, the proposed stormwater management system was relocated to
avoid potential impacts to significant trees as well as to provide for additional water quality
practices to mitigate stormwater runoff from all proposed new or converted impervious surfaces.
While the location of, and specific practices implemented for, mitigation of stormwater runoff
has been modified, the approach to stormwater runoff management for the Proposed Project
remains as presented in the DEIS. Namely, stormwater runoff from the project site would be
captured, collected, and sufficiently mitigated to pre-development conditions in the proposed
stormwater management system, by means of water quality and infiltration practices, prior to
discharge from the Proposed Project.
ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
The following planned modifications to existing campus buildings, roads and outdoor athletic
facilities are included as part of the Proposed Project (see Figure 1-33, “Additional
Improvements”).
VERRAZZANO DRIVEWAY REMOVAL
The driveways on the north portion of the campus serving Verrazzano Hall, Maher Hall and
Mahoney Hall are connected to the remainder of the campus by a ten foot wide driveway that
empties into the central parking lot. This driveway and lot would be eliminated as part of the
Proposed Project. A new vehicular access drive would be developed to the west. The new
configuration will better separate pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
The Proposed Project includes a new dedicated vehicular access to Maher and Mahoney limiting
the traffic on the north side of the parcel to maintenance and emergency vehicles only. As
currently designed, maintenance vehicles accessing Maher and Mahoney will have to use either
the pedestrian paths, which in response to comments from the Village Engineer, are designed to
accommodate the weight of emergency vehicles and have removable bollards, or the entrance
from Hudson Road West.
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FACULTY QUADRANGLE CROSSING
Approximately eight parking spaces would be removed from the Central Parking Lot to
accommodate a new landscaped, traffic-calmed pedestrian crossing between Main Hall and the
new faculty offices and quadrangle.
TENNIS COURT REMOVAL
The two westernmost courts of the north tennis courts would be eliminated as part of the Faculty
Offices and Quadrangle project. The easternmost court would remain.
BASKETBALL COURT RECONFIGURATION
The outdoor basketball courts west of Verrazzano Hall would be reconfigured as part of the
Proposed Project. Three of the basketball courts would be removed to accommodate a new
parking area. The final configuration would accommodate one handball and two outdoor
basketball courts.
F. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT ALTERNATIVES
In response to public comments, Mercy College has refined the DEIS Alternative 3: Multiple (2)
Buildings West of Verrazzano Hall (see Figure 1-34). The College first evaluated an Alternative
3A (see Figure 1-35), and then an Alternative 3B (see Figure 1-36). While Alternatives 3A and
3B would minimize the potential impacts presented by Alternative 3, it is the College’s opinion
that these alternatives would not sufficiently meet their goals of a pedestrian friendly and
integrated college campus. The west of Verrazzano Hall alternatives would be at a lower
elevation and farther from the classroom buildings in the Village of Dobbs Ferry than the
Proposed Project. This location would decrease the walkability of the campus, and would
potentially be less ADA accessible.
Alternative 3A would include two new faculty buildings and an addition to Verrazzano Hall.
The southernmost new faculty buildings would be L-shaped, so each department could occupy
its own wing.
Similarly, Alternative 3B would include two new faculty buildings and an addition to
Verrazzano Hall. The southernmost new faculty buildings would be L-shaped, so each
department could occupy its own wing. The primary difference between Alternatives 3A and 3B
is that the buildings would be moved farther east, and closer to Verrazzano Hall. While this may
increase their visibility from the Hudson River, it would minimize potential impacts to protected
trees and the wetland buffer.
Similar to the Proposed Project, both Alternatives 3A and 3B would reflect the existing
architecture of Verrazzano Hall. As shown in Figures 1-37 through 1-40, the exterior of these
buildings would be brick veneer, not “faux brick”, with slate or architectural asphalt singles.
As further discussed in Chapter 2, the west of Verrazzano Hall alternatives have greater potential
for environmental impacts, including wetland buffer disturbance, steep slopes disturbance, and
the removal of 95 protected trees. It is also noted that the west of Verrazzano Hall alternatives
would have greater potential for visibility from Hudson House than the Proposed Project.
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G. SUMMARY OF APPROVALS REQUIRED
Table 1-6
Involved and Interested Agencies
Involved Agencies
Village of Irvington Planning Board
Village of Dobbs Ferry Planning Board
Village of Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees
Village of Irvington Water and Sewer Department
Westchester County Department of Health
New York State Department of Health
NYS Department of Transportation
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Interested Agencies
Old Croton Trailway Historic Park
Village of Irvington Architectural Review Board
Village of Irvington Environmental Conservation
Board
Westchester County Department of Planning
Approval/Review
Site Plan and Special Permit
Site Plan and Special Permit
Site Plan
Water/Sewer Connections
Potential improvements within Route 9 right of way
and traffic signal modifications
SPDES General Permit
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SOURCE: Earl Everett Ferguson Architects, Mercy College Master Plan, 2010
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SOURCE: Mercy College Faculty Offices & Quadrangle Site Plan Drawing Set, Sheet A-0.11 Site Plan, Last Revised 09/24/2012 - Earl Everett Ferguson Architects
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SOURCE: Mercy College Faculty Offices & Quadrangle Site Plan Drawing Set, Sheet A-0.12 Site Plan Detail, Last Revised 09/24/2012 - Earl Everett Ferguson Architects
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Existing Pedestrian Rail Connection along Hudson Road West
Figure 1-7
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Potential Upgraded Pedestrian Rail Connection along Hudson Road West
Figure 1-8a
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SOURCE:Earl Everett Ferguson Architects
Pedestrian Rail Connection Detail
Figure 1-8b
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SOURCE: Mercy College Faculty Offices & Quadrangle Site Plan Drawing Set, Sheet L-2.00 Planting Plan, Last Revised 09/24/2012 - Earl Everett Ferguson Architects
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SOURCE: Mercy College Faculty Offices & Quadrangle Site Plan Drawing Set, Sheet L-3.00 Plant Notes and Details, Last Revised 09/24/2012 - Earl Everett Ferguson Architects
Plant Notes and Details
Figure 1-10
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Aluminum Fence Detail
Fence Detail
Figure 1-11
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SOURCE: Mercy College Faculty Offices & Quadrangle Site Plan Drawing Set, Sheet L-1.00 Tree Removal and Protection Plan, Last Revised 09/24/2012 - Earl Everett Ferguson Architects
Tree Removal Plan
Figure 1-12
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SOURCE: Mercy College Faculty Offices & Quadrangle Site Plan Drawing Set, Sheet L-1.00A Tree Removal Chart, Last Revised 09/24/2012 - Earl Everett Ferguson Architects
Tree Removal and Protection Chart
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SOURCE: Mercy College Faculty Offices & Quadrangle Site Plan Drawing Set, Sheet C-2.00 Drainage and Utility Plan, Last Revised 09/24/2012 - Earl Everett Ferguson Architects
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SOURCE: Mercy College Faculty Offices & Quadrangle Site Plan Drawing Set, Sheet C-3.20 Pre and Post Development Drainage Maps, Last Revised 09/24/2012 - Earl Everett Ferguson Architects
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SOURCE: Mercy College Faculty Offices & Quadrangle Site Plan Drawing Set, Sheet C-3.10 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, Last Revised 09/24/2012 - Earl Everett Ferguson Architects
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SOURCE: Mercy College Faculty Offices & Quadrangle Site Plan Drawing Set, Sheet C-3.00 Erosion and Sediment Control Plan, Last Revised 09/24/2012 - Earl Everett Ferguson Architects
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THE PRELIMINARY BRICK SPECIFICATION
Manufacturer: Belden
Product: Belcrest 760
Color: Reds
THE PRELIMINARY ROOF SPECIFICATION:
Manufacturer: Certainteed
Product: Independence Architectural Asphalt Roof Single
Color: Colonial Slate
Proposed Material Samples
Figure 1-18a
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Estimate of Probable Construction Cost
MERCY COLLEGE Faculty Quadrangle and Related Improvements
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Facility Needs Analysis: School of Education
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MERCY COLLEGE Faculty Quadrangle and Related Improvements
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Verrazzano Capacity Diagram
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Pedestrian Circulation and Mass Transit Plan
Figure 1-30
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SOURCE: Mercy College Faculty Offices & Quadrangle Site Plan Drawing Set, Sheet A-0.13 Lighting Plan Detail, Last Revised 09/24/2012 - Earl Everett Ferguson Architects
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Figure 1-35
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Figure 1-36
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SOURCE: Mercy College Faculty Offices & Quadrangle Site Plan Drawing Set, A-3.41 Alternate Building 1 Exterior Elevation, Last Revised 09/24/2012 - Earl Everett Ferguson Architects
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SOURCE: Mercy College Faculty Offices & Quadrangle Site Plan Drawing Set, Sheet A-3.40 Alternate Building 1 Exterior Elevation, Last Revised 09/24/2012 - Earl Everett Ferguson Architects
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