Up to $10 Million From Mid-Hudson Momentum Fund Will Help Enable 957 New Housing Units, Including 105 Affordable Homes
$65 Million Redevelopment of Former United Hospital Site Advances Governor’s Housing Agenda
Project Awarded in Pro-Housing Certified Village of Port Chester
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the groundbreaking of Westchester Crossing in Port Chester, a major infrastructure investment that will prepare the former United Hospital site for a mixed-use redevelopment expected to deliver 957 new housing units, including 105 affordable homes. Supported by up to $10 million from the Mid-Hudson Momentum Fund, the approximately $65 million effort will upgrade essential utilities, improve roadway access, and ready the long-underutilized property for new residential and community development. The project advances Governor Hochul’s strategy to increase housing supply, strengthen communities and drive economic growth across the Mid-Hudson Region. Under Governor Hochul’s leadership, New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) has created or preserved more than 4,000 affordable homes in Westchester County.
“This groundbreaking marks an important step forward in transforming an underutilized site into a vibrant mixed-use community that will deliver hundreds of new homes and strengthen the surrounding neighborhood,” Governor Hochul said. “By investing in the critical groundwork needed to support nearly 1,000 residences, New York State is helping Port Chester create new housing opportunities, support local economic activity and move our housing agenda forward.”
The Westchester Crossing improvements include new water, sewer and stormwater systems, new internal roadways and walkways and significant traffic and pedestrian improvements in the surrounding area. Planned off-site work includes upgrading the sanitary sewer, a new High Street bypass, widening the I-287 Exit 11 off-ramp, widening Boston Post Road, and traffic and pedestrian enhancements to Boston Post Road improving circulation, safety and access to the surrounding corridor. These upgrades will prepare the property for phased vertical development and future mixed-use uses.
Funding for the project is being provided through the Mid-Hudson Momentum Fund, which supports infrastructure investments that enable housing and mixed-use development across the region. The Westchester Crossing redevelopment will transform the former hospital property into a new residential community while improving connectivity and supporting long-term regional growth.
To date, more than 400 communities across New York have been certified as Pro-Housing Communities including the Village of Port Chester. Localities must be certified under Governor Hochul's Pro-Housing Communities Program, which recognizes and rewards municipalities actively working to unlock their housing potential and encourages others to follow suit. After becoming certified, localities have exclusive access to up to $750 million in discretionary State funding. Since the launch of the Pro-Housing Communities Program, funds awarded to Pro-Housing Communities throughout the state have supported the creation of up to 20,000 homes.
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