Allstate Ventures opens Allerie in New Rochelle, adding 315 residences to arts-focused Westchester Place

Allstate Ventures and New Rochelle officials marked the opening of the Allerie at 33 Westchester Place, a 28‑story building with 315 residences that completes the developer’s Westchester Place arts-focused project, company and city officials said.

The project, presented as the third and final building in the Westchester Place development, includes residential units, an art gallery, and amenities such as a rooftop pool and sky lounge. Laura Ainge, representing Allstate Ventures, said the Allerie and its gallery are intended to support a downtown arts district and that the first residents moved in in August.

Ainge, representing Allstate Ventures, said the site “was a tired alleyway” before redevelopment and praised the project team. “When we first walked this site, Westchester Place was a tired alleyway that lacked energy and purpose,” she said. Ainge credited Michael and Abraham Jeremias for the project vision and thanked city leaders and partners, including financing partner Enhanced Capital and representatives such as Max Edelman.

City Manager Will Melendez said the project exemplifies New Rochelle’s approach to housing and arts-oriented development and cited the city’s form-based code as a tool that facilitated quick review and approval. “First of all, I wanna thank Allstate Ventures for their partnership in all of this,” Melendez said. He later noted the city’s permitting process and form-based code helped move the project from site-plan approval to construction rapidly.

Councilman Shane Ochinloye, identified in remarks as the council member for District 4, praised the development as part of a broader downtown turnaround and credited Allstate Ventures with bringing housing and arts amenities to the city. “This project has transformed this corner to be really extraordinary,” Ochinloye said, and told attendees that Allstate has delivered more than 500 homes in New Rochelle in recent years, a figure he cited while describing the city’s broader housing approvals.

Project leaders and contractors named during the ceremony included David Gross, Moishee Gutman (general contractor), Israel Maysles (lead construction manager), Rachel Spader (assistant project manager), and Ari Hock (construction manager). Denisha Delanois was recognized as part of the community management team responsible for resident services and operations.

Organizers described the Allerie as a mixed-use building intended to tie residential units to gallery and retail space and to complement two earlier Westchester Place buildings, the Arc and the Atelier, which the developers said introduced artist-focused housing and creative space to downtown New Rochelle. Financing partner Enhanced Capital was acknowledged for supporting the project.

No formal city approvals or votes were reported at the opening ceremony. Speakers framed the event as a celebration of a completed development and of public-private collaboration; speakers pointed to the building as an example of the city’s broader housing and downtown redevelopment strategy.

The ceremony highlighted the project’s features and partnerships; Allstate Ventures and city officials said the building is occupied in part and will continue to integrate gallery and retail offerings with residential units as the development operates into the future.