List of New Rochelle neighborhoods
This is a list of zip-code areas, and neighborhoods of New Rochelle, New York. Within the greater city borders are many established residential areas and subsections.
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- Anchorage: waterfront enclave on Davenports Neck along Titus Mill-Pond
- Bayberry: an upper middle-class neighborhood geographically located in the northern end of the city created in 1954. The community originally attracted attention as the only new home colony in Westchester with its own recreation facilities including swimming pools, tennis courts, a playground and day camp, and a clubhouse.[1][2] [3]
- Beechmont/ Beechmont Woods: planned in 1902 by Eugene Lambden and his brother John for the City Realty Company.[4] The neighborhood is centered on Beechmont Lake, created in 1902[5] by damming Pine Brook. Beechmont lies on the eastern side of New Rochelle, bordering the town of Mamaroneck. Rochelle Heights is immediately to the south of Beechmont, while Forest Heights, Forest Knolls, and Paine Heights are to the north and Larchmont Woods and Forest Knolls are to the northeast. North Avenue forms the extreme western boundary.[6]
- Bon Air Park: east of Wykagyl between North Avenue and the Nature Study-Twin Lakes preserve
- Bonnie Crest: located to the north of Wykagyl's business district.[7]; Buell Drive, Decatur Terrace, Evans Road, Fairman Drive, Farragut Road, Fenimore Road, Graham Road, Mildred Parkway, Lowell Road
- Chatsworth: adjacent to City Park athletic fields. This area originated in nothe the Town of Mamaroneck and the City of New Rochelle. It later transitioned into the eatern area of Beechmont in New Rochelle as well as the southern part of Larchmont Woods in New Rochelle, and the 'Rockingstone' area of the Town of Mamaroneck.
- Chauncey Estates: older community north of the Downtown district between North Avenue and Webster Avenue. This area consists of older homes zoned from the early 1900's.
- Cherry Lawn: newest community to the City, planned around a central greenspace remeniscent of the classic 'town square' concept. The area was developed on the last remaining farmland in the city.
- Congress Park
- Cooper's Corner: the earliest community to in Upper Rochelle, Cooper's Corner provided a church, school, general store and, eventually, fire and police services for the farming families of the remote nothern end of the city (Boundary: Mill Road and North Avenue)
- Daisy Farms: family farmland and equestrian estate turned suburban development of single family ranch homes (1950's)
- Davenport Neck: historic waterfront peninsula originally inhabited by Siwanoy Indian tribes in the 15 and 1600's. Over time the area became the summer vacation destination for wealthy New York families looking to retreat to impressive waterfront estates along Long Island Sound. Today the peninsula is home to a number of upscale residential communities and shore and yacht clubs.
- Dillon Park (Boundary: Boston Post Road at Larchmont town line)
- East End
- Echo Manor
- Edgewood Park: Originally called “St. Luke Place”
- Feeney Park
- Fifth Avenue Park
- Franklin Avenue
- French Ridge: up for review as a National Historic District
- Forest Heights: (Boundary: North Avenue between Beechmont Road and Broad View Avenue). The area consists of estate homes in the Colonial and Tudor styles on large plots of land.
- Glenwood Lake: bordered to the east by the Town of Pelham. The area was developed in the early to mid 20th Century with homes built in the Colonial, Tudor and Mediterranian styles.
- Halcyon Park: (Boundary: North Avenue, Fifth Avenue)
- Hazelhurst Park
- Highland Park: (Boundary: Webster Avenue and North Avenue)
- Hillandale
- Home Park: (Boundary: Main Street, Harrison and Echo Avenue)
- Homestead Park [8] [9]
- Huguenot Park: (Boundary: Clinton Avenue and Pelham Line, Eastchester Road south to Lincoln Avenue) [10] [11]
- Hutchinson: small community located at the city's northern tip along the Eastchester line. The area consists of homes built primarily during the late 1950's through the 1970's. The homes reflect the mid-20th century ranch style.
- Kensington Woods: gated community in north-western section of the city adjacent to Bonnie Crest, Lake Isle and Eastchester. The area consists of modern colonial homes which range from 1 - 1.8 million dollars (as per 2012).
- Interlaken: a minor area which straddles the western edge of New Rochelle and neighboring Eastchester.
- Kress Park: (Boundary: Webster Avenue from Lincoln Avenue to Kress Avenue inclusive)
- Lake Isle: located along the eastern side of former reservoir 'Lake Isle', the community spans into neighboring Eastchester as well
- Lake Forest Park: (Boundary: Webster Avenue north of Eastchester Road)
- Lyncroft: community of tudor, mediterranean and colonial estate homes adjacent to Paine Heights and Wykagyl Park.
- Maplewood [12] [13]
- Nautilus Park: Nautilus Place
- Neptune Park: Neptune Avenue
- North Ridge: adjacent to Wykagyl Crossways.
- Paine Heights: historic residential development of large homes and wide boulevards. The former home of American Revolutionary Tom Paine is located here.
- Pelhamwood: located long the Pelham border, this community has both a New Rochelle and Pelham section.
• Petersville: an early community which included City Park recreational area and neighboring industrial Zones.
- Pineridge: neighborhood located in northern end of the city adjacent to Ward Acres and Wykagyl
- Pinebrook [14] [15]
- Pinebrook Heights [16] [17]
- Premium Point: upscale, gated community in the southeastern end of the city on Long Island Sound.[7] [18] [19]. This area spans the border with the neighboring Village of Larchmont. The homes here range from 2 - 20 million dollars.
- Premium Point Park: waterfront community on Echo Bay (Boundary: From Premium Point Road and Main Street)
- Pryer Manor: located on Preyer Marshes and Wetlands, the community includes a portion of Larchmont Village as well [20]
- Residence Park: historic residential park planned in the late 1880's [21] which also includes the main campus of the College of New Rochelle. (Boundary: Leland Avenue, Drake Avenue, Pelham Road, Main Street) [22]
- Rochelle Heights: established starting in 1905 on the former estate of George G. Sickles, a Wall Street financier. Plans were developed by New York City architects Mann, MacNellie and Lindeberg, including lots and homes in a wide range of sizes.[23]. (Boundary: Fifth Avenue, Rochelle Park, North Avenue)
- Rochelle Park: (Boundary: North Avenue, Stephenson estate, Carpenter estate, Haskin estate (and others) and Sickles estate {3rd Ward})
- Rochelle Park-Rochelle Heights Historic District: spanning two neighborhoods, this district was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[24]
- Rockland Park
- Rose Hill: residential park south of Wykagyl Crossways that dates back to the 1930's.
- Rosedale: located in northern posrtion of the city, bordered by the Hutchinson River Parkway to the north and Bonnie Crest to the south
- Sans Souci: named for the former Davenport family estate on which it was built, this waterfront community overlooks New Rochelle Harbor and Long Island Sound [25] [26]
- Scarsdale Downs: situated at the northernmost end of the city along the Scarsdale Town border.
- Scarsdale Park: situated at the northernmost end of the city along the Scarsdale Town border.
- Spencer Park: bordering Sun Haven to the south and Larchmont Village to the north
- Stephenson Park: (Adjoins Homestead Park)
- Stonlea Park
- Stratton Hills: 1950's development found in the city's northern end
- Sun Haven: bordered by Boston Post Road and Palmer avenue [27] [28]
- Sunset View Park: (Boundary: North of 5th Avenue, above Dewey)
- Sutton Manor: unique enclave of homes dating back to the early 1900's; currently qualified for designation as a Historic District (Boundary: Echo Road and Echo Avenue) [29]
- Sycamore Park: (Boston Post Road near Pelham)
- Victory Park: [30] [31]
- Ward Acres: adjacent to Ward Acres natural preservation area
- White Birches [32] [33]
- West End: A small neighborhood loosely defined on the southern border by Metro North's New Haven Line, on the west by the border with Pelham, on the north by Sickles Ave. and on the east by Memorial Highway. Most of the neighborhood sits on a hill, which in the early days of New Rochelle was known as Dutch Hill, leading to the terminology of saying someone is "from up the West End". The neighborhood is and has traditionally been home to one of the area's larger immigrant populations, with the Italian immigrants coming from 1900 through the 1950's and more recently the Hispanic immigrants coming from about 1985 through the present.
- Wilmot Woods [34] [35]
- Wykagyl: [36]
- Wykagyl Crossways
- Wykagyl Estates: newer residential development located just north of Wykagyl Country Club. The area consists of late 20th century ranch homes as well as contemporary 1990's structures.
- Wykagyl Park: early to mid 20th century residential park characterized by large tudor, mediterranean and colonial homes on large plots of land.
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