A long-vacant stretch of Main Street in downtown Yonkers now holds a 10-story, $60 million apartment building with 76 affordable units, retail space and a restaurant on the ground floor. Governor Kathy Hochul announced the completion of the project, known as The St. Clair, according to Daily Voice.
The building sits at 36-38 Main St. and was developed by MacQuesten Development, Daily Voice reports. MacQuesten CEO Rella Fogliano represented the company when the project broke ground, according to lohud.com. The site had sat vacant since a former hotel and later a dry-cleaning business were demolished in 2017, per Daily Voice.
The project was first announced in 2023, with construction expected to wrap in 2025, according to lohud.com, though the exact completion date announced by Hochul was not independently verified beyond the governor's statement cited by Daily Voice. A subsequent lottery notice listed first occupancy as expected in April 2026 and described the building as having 75 affordable units set aside, according to Patch — a figure that differs from the 76-unit count cited elsewhere, including by lohud.com and the New York State Homes and Community Renewal agency.
A Mix of Apartments for Households at 80% of Area Median Income
The building's apartments include studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom units, all reserved for households earning up to 80% of the area median income, Daily Voice reports. Lohud.com's reporting at groundbreaking detailed the planned mix further: 12 studios, 36 one-bedroom units, 23 two-bedroom units and five three-bedroom units, occupied entirely by tenants earning at or below that same 80% threshold.
Accessibility was part of the design from the start. Daily Voice describes six apartments built for residents with disabilities, including four adapted for mobility impairments and two for sensory impairments. Patch's lottery notice described a similar but not identical breakdown, citing six units adapted for mobility impairments, two of which were also adapted for hearing and vision impairments. Rents listed in that lottery notice ranged from $1,414 for a studio to $3,399 for a three-bedroom unit, per Patch.
All-Electric Building With Rooftop and Co-Working Space
The St. Clair is an all-electric building, with energy-efficient features intended to cut utility costs and water consumption, according to Daily Voice. Lohud.com's earlier reporting specified all-electric appliances, heat pumps for heating and cooling, and low-flow plumbing fixtures as part of that design. Resident amenities include a fitness room, co-working space, an indoor recreation room and an outdoor courtyard, Daily Voice reports, while lohud.com's groundbreaking coverage described a fitness room, community room and outdoor roof deck.
Ground-floor commercial space includes more than 2,000 square feet, with a restaurant occupying part of that space, according to Daily Voice. A separate account from Westfair Online put the commercial footprint at 3,260 square feet. The building sits within walking distance of the Yonkers Metro-North station, Westchester County Bee-Line bus stops, the waterfront boardwalk, parks, restaurants and downtown businesses, per Daily Voice — a description that echoes lohud.com's own account of the site's proximity to the train station, bus lines, downtown businesses and waterfront parks.
Brownfield Cleanup and a Patchwork of Public Funding
The St. Clair participates in New York's Brownfield Cleanup Program, which helps return former commercial and industrial sites to productive use, according to Daily Voice. The project may qualify for $9 million in state brownfield tax credits, Daily Voice reports, on top of equity generated through federal and state affordable housing tax credits exceeding $25 million and state housing subsidies topping $10 million.
Local funding came from multiple sources. Westchester County contributed $1.9 million through its New Homes Land Acquisition Program, according to Daily Voice. The City of Yonkers contributed $1.1 million through its HOME program, and the project received $418,000 through a state clean-energy initiative, per Daily Voice.
Part of a Broader Push for Affordable Housing
The St. Clair's completion is being framed as part of a larger affordable-housing push under Hochul's administration, which has created or preserved more than 4,600 affordable homes in Westchester County, according to the governor's office as cited by Daily Voice. Lohud.com's earlier reporting noted that New York State Homes and Community Renewal had created or preserved 1,266 affordable homes in Yonkers over the preceding five years, and tied the St. Clair project to Hochul's $25 billion housing plan aimed at creating or preserving 100,000 affordable homes statewide.
