Construction in Scarsdale: Going Up and Coming Down

The landscape changes almost daily in Scarsdale with demolitions, renovations and new construction in full swing.

Here are a few projects we noted this week:

When the new owner of the former home of Earl Graves at 8 Heathcote Road applied to demolish the home, the Committee for Historic Preservation denied the application and the BAR ordered them to maintain the façade. It looks like they have done just that. Take a look at the hollow shell of the house under construction.

Just across the way, the new house at 1 Duck Pond Road appears to be almost completed but it does not look like anyone has moved in. Deliberations about razing the original home on the property date back to 2010 –- and now almost four years later the new 12,805 square foot home on 3.67 acres has been assessed at $11,215,900. That would mean that real estate taxes on the home would be an estimated $255,000, up from $113,000 in 2013. Is this sustainable?

Last we noticed this deep trench at a home that is being renovated on Paddington Road. The trench appears to be at least six feet deep. What is this for? Trench warfare? Provide your best guess in the comments section below.