Bronxville landmark acquired; plan extensive new renovations.Considered Bronxville's most famous landmark, an 18,000 square-foot commercial property at 7-27 Pondfield Road, which for many decades was the site of the renowned Hotel Gramatan resort, has been acquired for an undisclosed amount by Robert A. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. and Ralph Della Cava, principals of R.A. Cohen & Associates, Inc. The new owners plan extensive restoration work on the two-story property, which currently houses street-level retail stores and offices. Among the many improvements underway is the installation of a new restaurant, to be called the Gramatan Place Bistro, which is scheduled to open in late May 2000. Della Cava said exterior improvements to the property include power washing and painting the entire structure, restoring the building's Spanish tile tile, one of the ceramic products used in building, to which group brick and terra-cotta also belong. The term designates the finished baked clay—the material of a wide variety of units used in architecture and engineering, such as wall slabs or blocks, floor roof, replacing the main entrance marquee with the building's original masonry masonry: see brick; concrete; stonework; tile. masonry Craft of building in stone, brick, or block. By 4000 BC, Egypt had developed an elaborate cut-stone technique. arch, installing new uniform upscale canopies outside each retail store and installing new sidewalks and building signage. Della Cava said the new ownership team win be redesigning all public areas within the complex, which entails correcting many divisions and past mistakes.' The principals of R. A. Cohen & Associates, Inc., who both reside in Westchester County, have in recent years increased their presence as local developer/ owners in the Westchester market. They have been active in the purchase, renovation and management of several key properties throughout Westchester. To better facilitate this activity, R. A. Cohen & Associates, Inc., sold its cooperative and condominium condominium In modern property law, individual ownership of one dwelling unit within a multidwelling building. Unit owners have undivided ownership interest in the land and those portions of the building shared in common. apartment management division in 1999 to Insignia in·sig·ni·a also in·sig·ne n. pl. insignia or in·sig·ni·as 1. A badge of office, rank, membership, or nationality; an emblem. 2. A distinguishing sign. Residential Group. This has allowed the firm to increase its focus on real estate acquisition opportunities and as well as management of selective properties throughout the New York metropolitan area New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the third most populous in the world, after Tokyo and Mexico City. . "This is a great opportunity for us to preserve the architectural authenticity The correct attribution of origin such as the authorship of an e-mail message or the correct description of information such as a data field that is properly named. Authenticity is one of the six fundamental components of information security (see Parkerian Hexad). of an historically significant property, and at the same time bring it up to speed as a viable commercial structure that satisfies the needs of today's retail and office tenants," Cohen said. An on-site project management team will oversee all restoration work on the property, and R. A. Cohen & Associates, Inc., will serve as ongoing property manager for the building. In the heart of Bronxville at the base of Sunset Hill, the Pondfield Road location has been called "the best parcel of real estate in Southern Westchester Southern Westchester, alternatively called Lower Westchester, is one of two major distinct areas of Westchester County, New York (USA) the other being Northern Westchester. for over a century." The original Gramatan Inn opened on the site in the 1890's, but burned in 1900. A new and larger hotel with Spanish Mission-style architecture was then constructed, opening in 1905. By 1913, the Hotel Gramatan was becoming known as one of the most exclusive suburban hotels in America, It later became a residential hotel and then closed in the 1970's. |
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