Catherine White Speaking at Building & Realty Institute (BRI) of Westchester & the Mid-Hudson Region Membership Meeting

Catherine White is a Panel Speaker at the May General Membership Meeting of the BRI, Thursday, May 16 beginning at 6:00 pm at the Sonesta White Plains, 66 Hale Avenue, White Plains, NY. 

 “New Housing and Local Business: The View from Main Street”
We’ll begin with informal networking and discussion at 5:00 PM.
The main program will begin at 6:00 PM.
 
Study after study has shown that building new housing in downtown areas — particularly in an area experiencing a major housing shortage like Westchester — brings with it positive benefits for property taxes, for economic activities, and for local businesses. But there is also the potential for impacts like traffic or parking. We’ll hear from officers at local chambers of commerce where there’s been a recent increase in housing, particularly those that are consistent with “smart growth” principles, including downtown revitalization, infill or adaptive reuse, transit-oriented development in the like. 

Speakers: 
Sylvia Dundon, Executive Director, Port Chester-Rye Brook Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
Catherine White, Executive Director, New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce
Danielle Centofanti-Davidson, President, Rivertowns Chamber of Commerce and Owner, Main St. Business Strategies