The Other Harmon While Clifford B. Harmon earned recognition as a prominent aviator and real estate developer who created the suburban community of Harmon along the Hudson River, his brother William E. Harmon left a more culturally significant legacy. William…

…They are both buried at the Moravian Cemetery on Staten Island, New York. Soon after his death, The New York Times announced that the mysterious benefactor of lore was none other than the real estate developer William Harmon, aka Jedediah…

The Other Harmon By Carl Oechsner Edited by Gretchen Bock Clifford B. Harmon is well-known to Crotonites as the famous aviator and real estate developer who created what he modestly advertised as "HARMON, the New City on the Hudson…

…The Harmon commercial area includes a mix of smaller-scale shops along South Riverside and a large (30-acre) shopping area south of Croton Point Avenue that includes the “Shop Rite Shopping Center.” As with the other shopping areas in…

…of Health data 2 The Croton-Harmon UFSD estimates that the district, which encompasses 95% of the Village, had a housing turnover rate in 1997 of 3.6%. The majority of home buyers (approximately 72%) in the Croton-Harmon UFSD…

…South Riverside / Harmon Gateway Proposals BFJ Buckhurst Fish & Jacquemart, Inc. 93 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN • Reinforce Gateway Identity The area’s role as a major gateway should be reinforced through additional signage and other streetscape features. Consideration should be given to…

…Close to Open Space/Riverfront (90%); Attractive Area (85%); Convenient to Work (50%) Of the 47 residents who answered that they do not like their part of the Village, the majority (18 residents) came from Harmon; this breakdown reflects the…

…Many homes in the Harmon area were also constructed around this time. After World War II, the Village became more of a commuter suburb, with many residents commuting to workplaces in New York City and other employment centers outside of…

…Many homes in the Harmon area were also constructed around this time. After World War II, the Village became more of a commuter suburb, with many residents commuting to workplaces in New York City and other employment centers outside of…

…The Harmon/South Riverside/Harmon shopping area is located at the approach to the train station from Croton Point Avenue, with access to the nearby Harmon residential area. The customer base for each of these commercial centers is local, drawing…

…There were previously three C1 districts in the Village: the Upper Village, the Municipal Place area, and South Riverside/Harmon. Since two of these C1 districts adjoined extensive C2 districts (at the Municipal Place area, and South Riverside/Harmon), these…

…By 1898 incorporation, the population had reached 1,000. Clifford Harmon, a realtor, purchased 550 acres in 1903 and donated land for a railroad station on the condition it bear his name. The Croton-Harmon station expanded dramatically in 1906…

…A portion of Harmon is known as the “flats” due to the regular street grid and the flat topography, in contrast with the more winding street layout and varying topography of other parts of the Village. Harmon was largely built…

…The Harmon/South Riverside/Harmon shopping area is located at the approach to the train station from Croton Point Avenue, with access to the nearby Harmon residential area. The customer base for each of these commercial centers is local, drawing…

…capacity information and other information regarding theorized growth restraints. Finally, the pandemic may have pushed forward trends towards working from home and away from traditional commuting with parking in the lots at Croton-Harmon Train Station. The recent improvements to…

…However, any study of this rezoning possibility should take into account the commercial interactions between the various commercial sections of the Village and the effects of this rezoning on other areas of the Village. If rezoning to commercial is done…

…such as the use of clapboard and selection of streetscape furniture and other features that would give this area a distinctive character reflecting its close relationship to the river. e. South Riverside/Harmon The South Riverside/Harmon area acts as…

…Industrial and rail transportation uses are entirely located along the Hudson River waterfront. The Croton Harmon railroad station, located just west of Route 9 and adjacent to Croton Point Park, is one of the key regional stations on the Metro…

…The communities that use the Croton-Harmon Metro-North station, including Croton-on-Hudson and adjacent towns, should recommend that the commuting needs of residents from these municipalities be reviewed. The residential origins of the commuters using the Croton-Harmon…

…Many of the neighborhoods which best define the unique beauty and character of our Village, including the residential neighborhoods of Harmon and the mixed-use developments of the Upper Village highlight a way forward

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…Dobbs Park, situated between Grand and Maple Street east of Old Post Road, hosts recreational and other local events. These public uses, combined with the mix of residential and commercial Municipal Building, Upper Village PAGE 63 ST A T E…

data as it becomes available via the decennial census or other data collection events. The overarching goals around which our last Comprehensive Plan (2003) was built were preserving traditional qualities, strengthening assets, and protecting resources. It is the belief of…

…The Open Space Inventory, prepared in 1996, identifies links needed to expand the Village trailway system. Croton-on-Hudson has two distinct areas with sidewalks: the Upper Village and Harmon. To continue the tradition of a “walkable community,” the Plan…

…Testing at this location in 1986 indicated the presence of heavy metals and other contaminants in soils, presumably due to the former asphalt plant at that site, and the nearby railroad tracks. The contaminant levels were not high enough to…

…In Harmon, the compact, smaller scale of the homes and green quality of the streets contribute to the charm of the neighborhood. This Plan also recommends that any further large-scale residential developments, other than the approved extension of Half…

…Planning for the Future Croton-on-Hudson contains a diverse collection of housing stock with a heavy emphasis on single family development. What most gives Croton-on-Hudson its character though are the walkable, closely built areas in Harmon, Morningside…

…The other area, known as the “Ballfield Landfill,” is an immediately adjacent lined landfill operated from 1982 until 1986, as reported in the Operation Manual for the Croton Point Landfill, dated July 1996, which was the last landfill cell of…