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Development at Astor estate could be quite limited

A rear view of Holly Hill, the stone manor house in Briarcliff Manor that was built in 1927 and was last owned by Brooke Astor. The home is on the market for $12.9 million. Sotheby's International Realty

Most of the great landed estates of the Hudson Valley are long gone, sold off in pieces over the years and carved into smaller and smaller parcels by developers. More

Astor estate on the market for $12.9M

Holly Hill, the Briarcliff Manor home of the late Brooke Astor, sits on 64.5 acres of prime Lower Hudson Valley real estate. More

Rockland luxury-home developer files bankruptcy

The Chapter 11 filing is yet another blow to the troubled Highgate Estates development on Cheesecote Mountain, which is at the center of a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by the village of Pomona. More

Old World meets New World in Dobbs Ferry home

Custom homebuilder Kristen Sokich, left, and his wife, Kristin, stand on the steps of their 4,000-square-foot home in Dobbs Ferry. The European-flavored home, below, is nestled into the hillside. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

When custom homebuilder Kristen Sokich set out to build the four-story European-styled home, guided by his father (his building mentor and next-door neighbor), not only was it a yearlong labor of love and a family affair, it turned out to be a reflection of his Croatian roots. More

Spring Valley passes affordable housing law

SPRING VALLEY -The Village Board has passed a local law requiring developers of multi-family dwellings of at least 10 units to set aside 10 percent of those units for affordable housing. More

Developer's Mamaroneck parking plan revised

MAMARONECK - A developer who has yet to build planned apartments on Madison Avenue has reached an agreement with the town for a change in the parking it will be required to provide. More



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Members of Mount Kisco Hebrew Congregation packaging food items to be handed out to the local Hispanic community on Thanksgiving Day. An effort that was put to gether by 13 year old Jack Foster and Mount Kisco Hebrew Congregation.  Photo courtesy of <a href="http://jukebox.lohud.com/photos/index.php?photog=Ashley+Jacob&source=citj">Ashley Jacob</a>.<br /> David Leibowitz and his son Aaron in the packaging food and home goods on Thanksgiving morning as part of a food drive rub by Mount Kisco Hebrew Congregation.  Photo courtesy of <a href="http://jukebox.lohud.com/photos/index.php?photog=Ashley+Jacob&source=citj">Ashley Jacob</a>.<br /> Jack Foster and his family outside the tent in the Neighbors Link parking lot that was the base of operations for the packaging and distribution of food to the local Hispanic community run by Mount Kisco Hebrew Congregation.   Photo courtesy of <a href="http://jukebox.lohud.com/photos/index.php?photog=Ashley+Jacob&source=citj">Ashley Jacob</a>.<br /> The word is out - Thanksgiving is over!  21 wild turkeys visit the backyard of Mike and Kim Pelino in Chappaqua, New York Photo courtesy of <a href="http://jukebox.lohud.com/photos/index.php?photog=Kim+Pelino&source=citj">Kim Pelino</a>.<br /> Daisy Troop 2925 of Mount Kisco collects food for the local food pantry for Thanksgiving outside Shoprite of Bedford Hills.  All girls are in Kindergarten and weathered the freezing weather to collect over 25 bags worth of food for the needy. Photo courtesy of <a href="http://jukebox.lohud.com/photos/index.php?photog=Christine+Tarallo&source=citj">Christine Tarallo</a>.<br />

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