House size, price for proposed development on ex-factory site gives Batavia aldermen pause

House size, price for proposed development on ex-factory site gives Batavia aldermen pause

A proposal to build 70 single-family houses on the site of the former Siemens-Furnas factory in Batavia got a lukewarm response Tuesday from aldermen and nearby residents, especially when they learned the size of the houses and that Pulte Home Co. expects them to sell for roughly $600,000.Pulte wants the site, at McKee Street and Van Nortwick Avenue, zoned for high-density single-family detached housing. It is currently designated for mixed uses…