Several properties undergoing transformation in Katonah

By Jeff Morris

When sewers came to Katonah in 2021, they were expected to bring change to the hamlet, clearing the way for apartments and restaurants. The Recorder took a quick look around and saw some transformations that are in progress, though not all are attributable to sewers.

140 Bedford Road

Starting at the south end on Bedford Road, the former Arroway Tractor, originally a car dealership, has been outfitted with a new facade, which architect Steven Helmes said will make it more inviting to potential tenants. It is located right next door to the property at 150 Bedford Road that was recently granted preliminary site plan approval for 15 apartments, and was designed by Helmes as well. During the approval process for that building, he noted his client, Jamie Provenzano, also had interests in the adjoining Arroway property, and was looking at developing it within its current footprint, “just trying to enhance that tired looking building.” Plans call for uniform sidewalks along the streetscape connecting the two buildings.

DeCicco’s

Just up the road is the supermarket still operating as DeCicco Family Markets, though this location was removed from the company website in June. That’s when reports indicated the store had been sold. Details of that sale were not forthcoming at the time, and that is still the case. A store manager now says the deal seems to have hit a snag, but he hasn’t been told anything—so it’s still business as usual.

Community Center of Northern Westchester

CCNW

After a year-long reconstruction, the Community Center of Northern Westchester moved back into its enlarged and renovated home at 84 Bedford Road on Aug. 11.

This coming Monday, Sept. 14, CCNW is welcoming everyone to an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

107-109 Katonah Ave.

Further north, the storefronts at 107-109 Katonah Ave. sit vacant, with windows papered over, and notices indicating the former tenant has moved.

109 Katonah Ave.

Last November, Dan Ginnel appeared before the Planning Board with a proposal to turn the narrow sliver of a building on the right side of that address, which had been used for merchandise storage by the adjacent HIM and Indigo by Catherine H. clothing stores, into a takeout ice cream shop. It was an idea to which the board responded positively, but this summer came and went without ice cream.

Ginnel told The Recorder they ended up selling the property last winter, though they were hoping the new owner would go ahead and open the ice cream shop. However, according to town planning director Jesica Youngblood, the plan had never actually received Planning Board approval, because the building was sold before any application was made to the zoning board for a required parking space variance. In April, the Catherine H. stores relocated around the corner on Valley Road.

The Recorder has learned that a flexible space mixed-use concept called “Twig,” which will include retail, is expected to occupy the building within a year. There is no mention of ice cream.

48 Parkway

3-5 Edgemont R0ad

48 Parkway

Also a former Catherine H. location, the building next door to Kelloggs & Lawrence, at 48 Parkway, has been undergoing extensive renovations. All indications are it is to become an exhibition space, though the specifics of that plan are not yet publicly available. Rumors that spread online earlier this year saying Kelloggs & Lawrence had been sold as part of the deal for this building proved to be unfounded.

3-5 Edgemont Road

Coming full circle, this building at the northern end of Katonah Avenue, where it turns into Edgemont Road, is also owned by Provenzano, and its transformation into apartments was overseen by Helmes. It was the former location of Katonah Publishing, and at one time was the home of the original Recorder newspaper, published from 1874 to 1882. 

The plan to turn the building into five apartments, one of which would be affordable, was approved in 2023, after Provenzano withdrew an earlier plan to have apartments on the second and third floors and a restaurant on the ground floor.

In October 2025, after construction was complete, Provenzano requested an exemption to the requirement that one of the apartments be affordable, but the Planning Board rejected that request. 

Currently, the building shows no outward evidence of being inhabited. Helmes said as far as he knew, the apartments were rented, but attempts to get confirmation from Provenzano were unsuccessful.