By Staff
Nov. 18, 2015: Cindy Landis, Bronxville's brokerage office manager for Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate, is searching for two black cast-iron urns taken from the parking lot at 4 Valley Road sometime between Friday night, October 30, and Monday morning, November 2. The urns were in the parking lot to be stripped and repainted. The bases for the urns were left.
For more years than anyone can remember, two black urns, or planters (similar to those pictured above), have greeted prospective homeowners and real estate brokers as they entered the Houlihan Lawrence office. "It's a hallmark of the office," said Landis, "and we would really like to have them back. I had to file a police report for insurance purposes, but we're hoping they will reappear before we have to replace them."
Please call the Houlihan Lawrence office at 914-337-0400 if you know of their whereabouts. Complete privacy guaranteed.
Pictured here: Two black urns outside the Armonk Houlihan Lawrence office like those that were outside the Bronxville office.
Photo courtesy Cindy Landis, Brokerage Office Manager, Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate
Bronxville is a quaint village (one square mile) located just 16 miles north of midtown Manhattan (roughly 30 minutes on the train) and has a population of approximately 6,500. It is known as a premier community with an excellent public school (K-12) and easy access to Manhattan. Bronxville offers many amenities including an attractive business district, a hospital (Lawrence Hospital), public paddle and tennis courts, fine dining at local restaurants, two private country clubs and a community library.
While the earliest settlers of Bronxville date back to the first half of the 18th century, the history of the modern suburb of Bronxville began in 1890 when William Van Duzer Lawrence purchased a farm and commissioned the architect, William A. Bates, to design a planned community of houses for well-known artists and professionals that became a thriving art colony. This community, now called Lawrence Park, is listed on the National register of Historic Places and many of the homes still have artists’ studios. A neighborhood association within Lawrence Park called “The Hilltop Association” keeps this heritage alive with art shows and other events for neighbors.
Bronxville offers many charming neighborhoods as well as a variety of living options for residents including single family homes, town houses, cooperatives and condominiums. One of the chief benefits of living in “the village” is that your children can attend the Bronxville School.
The Bronxville postal zone (10708, known as “Bronxville PO”) includes the village of Bronxville as well as the Chester Heights section of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe and the Lawrence Park West, Cedar Knolls, Armour Villa and Longvale sections of Yonkers. Many of these areas have their own distinct character. For instance, the Armour Villa section has many historic homes and even has its own newsletter called “The Villa Voice” which reports on neighborhood news.
Village of Bronxville Administrative Offices
337-6500
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Bronxville Police Department
337-0500
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Bronxville Parking Violations
337-2024
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Bronxville Fire Deparment
793-6400