Summary
The city is buying an interest in the major portion of the parking garage at 237 Martine Avenue, borrowing up to $11.1 million to do it. This shifts a piece of downtown parking infrastructure into public hands — a move that could affect parking rates and downtown development decisions for years.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
Up to $11.1 million in borrowed money that taxpayers will ultimately repay through debt service.
The city gains control over a key downtown parking asset, potentially stabilizing parking for workers, residents and shoppers.
Taxpayers carry the debt service obligation, and the long-term operating costs of the garage will fall on the city budget.
Mentions & discussions (6)
Agenda (Special) - Sep 28, 2026
The city recently bought the City Center Garage and its aging electrical system is a real risk — if the main switchgear fails, the garage loses power, including the elevators. The $275,000 upgrade is a proactive fix; the long-broken escalators and elevators remain bigger, costlier projects still to come.
Agenda - Apr 6, 2026
The city is buying an interest in the major portion of the parking garage at 237 Martine Avenue, borrowing up to $11.1 million to do it. This shifts a piece of downtown parking infrastructure into public hands — a move that could affect parking rates and downtown development decisions for years.
White Plains Urban Renewal Agency (Special) - Mar 31, 2026
The Agency formally authorized transferring the downtown City Center Garage to the City of White Plains. Ownership of the garage affects downtown parking and any future redevelopment plans around City Center.
White Plains Urban Renewal Agency (Special) - Feb 24, 2026
The City Center garage is owned by the Urban Renewal Agency under a complicated financing structure, and the bonds that funded it are struggling — debt payments keep rising while garage revenue falls short. The agreement just approved starts the process that could let the city buy the garage outright.
Agenda - Feb 2, 2026
The council took two steps toward possibly buying the City Center garage: an agreement that pays the city $1 million and clears lease encumbrances, plus a lead-agency declaration for environmental review.
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