Questions & Answers

Yes. The Village of Larchmont Board of Trustees formally adopted a resolution granting Locals Larchmont LLC a Special Use Permit on November 20, 2023 for the property at 2128 Boston Post Road (Block 613, Lot 35). This permit specifically authorized the operation of a food, beverage, and entertainment venue at that location.

The permit was the result of a year-long process begun in June 2022 in which Peter Sherman worked with village officials, including then-Mayor Lorraine Walsh, to ensure the Locals concept would be permitted under the applicable RC (Retail Commercial) zoning district rules.

The special use permit was revoked following noise complaints made by the neighbor at 2126 Boston Post Road — the operator of Visions of Tomorrow, who lives in the second-floor residential unit above her business. The neighbor began contacting police with noise complaints as early as March 8–9, 2024, within the first week of Locals' opening.

The specific findings and legal basis on which the Board of Trustees decided to revoke the permit — and the precise date of revocation — are referenced in the Locals Timeline and supporting documents but the full details of the revocation proceedings were not accessible from the document previews available for this site.

This is a significant and fair question. The Special Use Permit was issued by the Board of Trustees on November 20, 2023 — after a year-long review process that involved the village's planning process and public proceedings. The proximity of 2128 and 2126 Boston Post Road is a physical fact that would have been apparent throughout the application and review process.

Whether the presence of the second-floor residential unit at 2126 was specifically discussed, evaluated, or addressed as a condition of the Special Permit during that process is not fully clear from the document excerpts available for this website.

Locals 10538 retained independent acoustic engineering firm SoundSense (engineers Nick Roselli and Kristof Hefty) to conduct formal acoustic analysis. SoundSense produced two reports:

• A first report dated February 17, 2026
• A second report dated May 8, 2026

Both reports analyzed sound separation between Locals 10538 and the second-floor residence at 2126 Boston Post Road, comparing measured levels to the Village of Larchmont Noise Code (Chapter 195, §195-3), which sets a maximum of 70 decibels (A-scale) between 8:00 AM and 10:00 PM.

The issuance of two reports over three months suggests that acoustic work and potentially additional soundproofing was installed between the two measurement periods, and the second report reflects updated conditions.

The Village of Larchmont Noise Code is found in Chapter 195, §195-3 (Maximum Sound-Pressure Levels; Measurement Standards). It establishes the following permissible noise limits for sources not specifically exempted (such as motor vehicles, power tools, construction equipment, etc.):

• 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM: Maximum 70 decibels (A-scale reading of a standard calibrated sound meter, instrument calibration frequency of 100 cycles per second/hertz)
• 10:00 PM to 8:00 AM: A stricter limit applies. The exact nighttime limit was referenced in the document but the full text was cut off in the preview provided. Verify Nighttime Limit

The limits apply whether the noise is intermittent, impulsive, sporadic, or continuous.

According to the Locals Timeline document, the initial noise complaints made by the neighbor to the Larchmont Police Department on March 8 and 9, 2024 — within the first week of Locals' opening — were investigated and found to be unsubstantiated. The document states that Locals "was found innocent against" these early complaints.

The timeline also notes a police visit in approximately June 2025. The full details and outcome of that visit are referenced in the timeline but were not fully available in the document preview provided.

As of May 2026, the special use permit for Locals 10538 has not been reissued. The matter remains pending before the Village of Larchmont Board of Trustees. Public hearings have been held and the dispute has been ongoing for over a year.

According to information provided by Locals, proposals put forward through the Village process have included operating conditions that Locals has characterized as not commercially viable or sustainable for a functioning events and music venue.

Locals did attempt direct dispute resolution. According to the Locals Timeline document, between April and June 2025, Locals offered the neighbor at 2126 Boston Post Road a proposal: two months' worth of performances during which the neighbor, police, and Locals would meet together to evaluate the actual noise conditions firsthand and discuss steps toward a resolution.

The document states that the neighbor rejected this offer.

Both sides subsequently engaged legal counsel — Locals through Cuddy & Feder LLP (Maximillian R. Mahalek, attorney) and the neighbor through Mintzer Mauch PLLC (Helen Mauch, Esq.) — indicating the dispute had moved to a formal legal posture.

The specific proposed conditions put forward by the Village or through the permit reissuance process are referenced in the source materials but the full details were not accessible from the document previews provided for this website.

Based on the information provided by the site owner, these conditions relate to how events and music can be held at the venue — potentially addressing hours of operation, maximum sound levels, frequency of events, or other operational constraints — in ways that Locals has characterized as making the operation of an events and music venue commercially unsustainable.

The neighbor is the operator of Visions of Tomorrow, a business located at 2126 Boston Post Road, Larchmont, NY — immediately adjacent to Locals 10538 at 2128 Boston Post Road. She lives in the second-floor residential unit above her business.

Her legal representative is Helen Mauch, Esq. of Mintzer Mauch PLLC (290 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10017).

The nature of Visions of Tomorrow's business and the specific identity of its owner have not been included in this answer, in keeping with this website's commitment to factual accuracy. We do not identify private individuals beyond what has appeared in formal legal documents.

This question touches on a legally and factually complex area. A few relevant documented facts:

• Locals 10538 began operations in early 2024 after receiving its Special Use Permit in November 2023.
• The neighbor's commercial space and residential unit at 2126 Boston Post Road pre-existed Locals' operation at 2128.
• The 2128 Boston Post Road location was previously an art gallery (the Post Art Gallery) — not a music or events venue — before Locals converted it.
• The timeline of when the neighbor moved into her second-floor residence relative to Locals' conversion of 2128 is not clear from the available documents.

Whether the neighbor had notice of the planned Locals concept before moving into her residence is a legally relevant question that cannot be definitively answered from the documents provided. The Special Use Permit process is a public proceeding, and notices of Village hearings are typically provided to adjacent property owners — but we cannot confirm whether such notice was provided in this case without reviewing the public hearing records.