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Developers propose converting 540 White Plains Road office tower into 1,053‑unit self‑storage facility
Summary
Developers told the Greenburgh Town Board they plan to convert the vacant six‑story office at 540 White Plains Road into a self‑storage facility with about 1,053 units; a deed covenant currently bars residential use and the team said it will pursue a special‑permit and related zoning approvals.
Developers presented a pre‑application July 28 to convert the vacant six‑story office building at 540 White Plains Road into a self‑storage facility, telling the Greenburgh Town Board the structure would remain but be repurposed for storage use.
"It's 540 White Plains Road. . . the building is essentially vacant," said Neil Alexander, a partner at the law firm Cuddy and Feder, introducing the project team and noting the property is in an office/business zoning district and subject to a deed covenant that prevents residential conversion. Project engineers and architects described a south‑side loading area that would provide primary customer access to an upper floor and a secured system of keyed elevators and keycode access to limit movement between floors.
Architect William McGeever said the team expects the conversion to yield a large number of storage units. "Total proposed including the drive ups, 1,053," he told the board. The applicants estimated roughly 110,000–116,000 square feet of rentable storage above the first floor and said drive‑up units would be located in a rear parking area. They said most existing storefront and facade elements would remain, with tinted glazing and limited transparent display doors for maintenance access.
Board members asked about market demand, traffic and landscaping. The applicants said they performed a market analysis and believe demand is sustained by nearby dense housing and hotel/residential development, and they noted that parking is governed by an existing reciprocal agreement across the corporate center. The team also told the board they may seek a lot‑line adjustment under a reciprocal easement to resolve historical nonconformities and that formal applications (special permit/site plan and potential variances) will be required before approvals.
Next steps: the project team will submit formal application materials and renderings (a board member asked that those be filed with the town clerk). The board did not take action on the pre‑application; applicants were invited to return with formal plans and any requested supplemental information.
