275 Main Street Health Club and Mini-Storage
White Plains
Description
Special permits for a health club on the Main Street ground floor and below-grade mini-storage at the former Walmart, plus facade and site upgrades. The board recommended approval to the Common Council.
Impact summary
Roughly 90,000 square feet of the vacant former Walmart building's basement becomes self-storage, with a health club planned above — bringing a long-empty downtown landmark back to life with minimal traffic.
Applicant
- Name
- 275 Main Street Associates (represented by Janet Garris; principal Mona Miller)
- Address
- 275 Main StreetSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · Planning Commission
A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.
Last discussed Aug 18, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
Planning Board - Aug 18, 2026
Special permits for a health club on the Main Street ground floor and below-grade mini-storage at the former Walmart, plus facade and site upgrades. The board recommended approval to the Common Council.
Agenda - Aug 12, 2026
Amended site plan and special permit to renovate the existing building, add a health club on the first floor and a mini-storage facility entirely below grade. The board recommended approval of the site plan and building design.
Agenda - Aug 3, 2026
The zoning text amendment enabling a below-grade self-storage facility in the CB-3 district was adopted 7-0 after a public hearing; the actual site plan and special permit application goes to public hearing September 8.
Related issues (2)
275 Main Street redevelopment
Argent Ventures wants to fill the vacant former Sears/Walmart building with below-grade mini self-storage (about 800 units), a trampoline park, pickleball courts and a gym — reviving a long-empty downtown building. The zoning amendment must come back for formal council action.
Former Walmart building redevelopment at 275 Main Street
The empty former Walmart behind the transit center is slated for a health club, below-grade mini-storage, and recreation tenants like a trampoline park and pickleball venue, with a major facade upgrade. The board recommended approval to the Common Council.
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