WHITE PLAINS, NY (December 6, 2025) — Westchester County has finalized its purchase of the fire-damaged former Union Baptist Church property at 438 Main Street, paving the way for a 114-unit affordable senior housing development led by 438 Main Street LLC, a partnership between the St. Katherine Group and Kings Capital Group.
Kings Capital Group 438 Main Street
The Board of Legislators approved the deal Nov. 18, authorizing the county to contribute up to $4.5 million toward the $5.3 million acquisition cost. The developer, 438 Main Street LLC, covered the remaining $795,000. The county then transferred the property — Section 1, Block 211, Lot 43 — to the LLC for $1 to expedite construction.
The transit-oriented project will deliver 114 one- to three-bedroom apartments plus one superintendent’s unit for residents aged 62 and older earning roughly half the area median income. Affordability restrictions will remain in place for at least 50 years. The building will also include two commercial spaces, 80 total parking spaces (45 designated for residents) and a refurbished church sanctuary on the first floor.
Legislator Shanae Williams, D-Yonkers and chair of the county Board’s Housing and Planning Committee, said the project honors the site that has been vacant since the church burned in 2011.
“Westchester County senior citizens built this community, and they deserve to age here with dignity,” Williams said. “This site — once a cornerstone of faith and community — will now be rebuilt on those same principles, transforming a property that sat vacant for nearly 15 years into a place of peace, comfort, independence, and affordability.”
The New Rochelle Industrial Development Agency held a public hearing on the project Sept. 24, 2025, at City Hall to consider sales-tax exemptions and a real-property-tax abatement for the developer. The restored church sanctuary is excluded from any agency financial assistance.
Massive 4 Alarm Fire Rips Through Union Baptist Church in Downtown New Rochelle
A early morning four-alarm fire destroyed the Union Baptist Church on the corner of Locust and Main street in downtown New Rochelle. The church fire started at 1:24 AM. Fire departments from Larchmont, Mamaroneck, White Plains, Mount Vernon and Yonkers were on the scene as the fire went to 4 alarms. Three firefighters were injured. The church dated back to 1910 and has a rich history in the downtown. The 99-year old church was undergoing renovations in anticipation of the Church’s 100th anniversary.
This article was drafted with the aid of Grok, an AI tool by xAI, under the direction and editing of Robert Cox to ensure accuracy and adherence to journalistic standards.
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