A single-story building on White Plains Road in Williamsbridge is set to make way for a seven-story structure with 57 residences, 50 parking spaces, and a mix of commercial and community-facility space. The 74-foot-tall project would rise at 3301 White Plains Road, between Rosewood Street and Bartholdi Street, just steps from the Burke Avenue subway station.
The permit filings, first reported by New York YIMBY, list David Goldberger of Glowstone Group as the owner behind the applications. The Burke Avenue station sits on the 2 and 5 train lines, putting the site directly along one of the Bronx's established transit spines.
Breaking Down the Square Footage
According to the filings, the development will yield 37,000 square feet in total. Of that, 34,638 square feet is designated for residential space, 1,862 square feet for commercial use, and 500 square feet for a community facility. The building will have 57 residences with an average unit scope of 607 square feet, a size the outlet's report notes points to the units most likely being rentals rather than condos.
The concrete-based structure is planned to include 50 total parking spaces, split evenly between 25 open spots and 25 enclosed ones. Nikolai Katz Architect is listed as the architect of record for the project. Demolition permits for the existing single-story building on the site were filed in September, though the report does not say whether demolition has taken place, and no estimated completion date has been announced for the new building.
A Corridor Already Under the Microscope
The proposal lands amid a broader public conversation about what White Plains Road should look like in the years ahead. The NYC Department of City Planning hosted a Goals Workshop in Williamsbridge on August 18 to gather resident input on the corridor's future through 2035, as Norwood News reported. At that session, DCP officials said the city has been experiencing its lowest average vacancy rate since 1968, at 1.41%, with the Bronx rate even tighter at 0.82%.
DCP Commissioner Sideya Sherman spoke to attendees about housing and neighborhood character, per the same Norwood News account. The paper also pointed to a past precedent in the borough: the City Council approved rezoning a 92-block stretch of Jerome Avenue in 2018, three years after that process began.
Elsewhere on White Plains Road, a different model of housing has already taken shape. WellLife Network describes its White Plains Road Development in Williamsbridge as a 136-unit, fully affordable housing community, according to WellLife Network. That project sets aside 82 supportive units for individuals and families exiting homelessness or recovering from mental health challenges, with WellLife providing onsite services and property management. Nothing in the filings for 3301 White Plains Road indicates whether any of its 57 residences would carry similar affordability restrictions.
