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Westchester County approved about $10.4 million in bonds for The Sheffield, a 154-unit affordable building next to Kittrell Park in White Plains. The county buys the land, then sells it to the developer for $1. We explain the subsidy, the $114.7 million financing stack, and the state SEQRA change that exempted the county's purchase from full environmental review.

In This Episode
(0:00) Cold Open
(0:20) Deep Dive: The Sheffield and the county's $1 land sale
(4:20) What's Happening in Westchester: MTA's Hudson Line flood-protection design contract
(4:45) Close

Sources:
Westfair Communications, county approves $10.4M for White Plains affordable housing: https://westfaironline.com/affordable-housing/westchester-legislators-approve-10-4m-for-affordable-housing-project-in-white-plains/
NYS Focus, SEQRA housing exemption in the state budget: https://nysfocus.com/2026/05/27/new-york-budget-seqra-housing-environment
Governor's office, Hudson Line resilience design award: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/during-climate-week-governor-hochul-announces-design-award-major-resilience-project-protect

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