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offers the small-town feel of a friendly, charming historic city—over 300 years old—while meeting the demands of 21st Century business and lifestyles. Architecturally significant buildings and small businesses, many of them family-owned, coexist with modern office buildings, exciting entertainment facilities, luxury housing and urban amenities. Attractive plantings, shade trees, and inviting parks and plazas lend a beautiful and welcoming ambiance to the downtown. This appealing mix is further enhanced by its convenient location and excellent transportation. Downtown New Rochelle is within walking distance of Long Island Sound and only 30 minutes from Midtown Manhattan. Downtown redevelopment has been a major goal of city officials. The seeds of economic development sown over the last decade have flourished. Future development promises to be equally successful. In his 2006 State-of-the-City address, Mayor Noam Bramson predicted a total of 2.9 million square feet of new construction worth more than a billion dollars overall--including hotel, office, retail and luxury residential space and urban parkland. Mayor Bramson said, "Our goal is to build a more livable city with a physical infrastructure and quality services and amenities that complement our growth."* For more information on the City of New Rochelle: www.newrochelleny.com. For New Rochelle Facts click here. * The Journal News Economic Development Supplement, 3/24/06
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