Loudon Hills East Final Plan

The planned subdivision just east of ours along Spring Street Rd. is in the final stage of approval before the Town of Colonie planning board.  The new subdivision, called Loudon Hills East, will directly impact many East Hills residents' sight lines and reduce their backyard privacy, potentially affecting their (and your) property value.

 The final plan calls for Loudon Hills East to have 35 homes in a horseshoe-shaped street intersecting Spring Street Rd.  While the developer had previously mentioned 34 homes, a set of restrictive covenants (like ours) and unspecified preservation of buffer space (just a "row of trees") between the new subdivision and ours, the most recent plans specifically exclude an HOA. This means there will be limited tree coverage, and no HOA to oversee what we might view from East Hills.

If you are concerned about the potential effect this new subdivision will have on our privacy, views and property values, please write to the Town planning board and/or attend the meeting:

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 7 p.m.
Town Public Operations Center
347 Old Niskayuna Rd.
Latham, NY 12110
 (518) 783-2741 

If you're unfamiliar with the project proposal, here is a map of the general area, including the most affected parts of East Hills. Note that the vertical line east of East Hills Blvd. is one boundary of our subdivision.

Thanks to Wendy Horn for continuing to keep us informed on this concern.

Also, here are links to planning board minutes that include reference to Loudon Hills East:

Feb. 20, 2008 - application received for 34-lot residential subdivision
March 5, 2008 - same as above
April 22, 2008 - TOC planning board minutes, including project introduction
Sept. 23, 2008 - TOC planning board minutes, proposal accepted