Hush Street is tracking what’s being built on Staten Island’s western North Shore and West Shore: Port Richmond, Mariners Harbor, Arlington, Graniteville, Bloomfield and Travis.
This is Staten Island’s working waterfront, home to the Howland Hook container terminal and the Matrix logistics park, and most of the change here is infrastructure, industry and planning rather than housing. Hush Street’s review of DOB filings found the largest multifamily filing in the area is about 25 apartments.
The biggest active project is public: a $185 million modernization of the Port Richmond wastewater plant broke ground in October 2026. The North Shore busway has finished its environmental review but is not funded to be built, and City Planning’s Richmond Terrace Corridor plan is still at the community-meeting stage. In May 2024 the Port Authority took full ownership of the Howland Hook terminal to support its operator’s $200 million expansion.
Where DOB records and press reports disagree, both are given. A permit is not treated as proof that construction has started.
| Project | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1North Shore Bus Rapid Transit | St. George to Arlington | Unfunded |
| 2Richmond Terrace Corridor Plan | Jersey St. to the Bayonne Bridge | In Planning |
| 3Mariners Marsh & Arlington Marsh | Richmond Terrace & Western Ave. | In Planning |
| 4Port Richmond Wastewater Plant Upgrade | Richmond Terrace, Port Richmond | Under Construction |
| 5Port Liberty New York (Howland Hook) | Western Ave., Port Ivory | Approved |
| 6Matrix Global Logistics Park West Campus | Gulf Ave., Bloomfield | No Recent Activity |
| 760-82 Davidson Street Truck Yard | Davidson St., Mariners Harbor | Permitted |
| 8400 Lake Avenue | Lake Ave. at Forest Ave. | Stop-Work Order Record |
| 9534 South Avenue Retail | South Ave. at Forest Ave. | Stalled |
| 1063 Church Street | Church St. at Port Richmond Ave. | Filed (Plan Review) |
| 1125 Greenleaf Avenue School | Greenleaf Ave., Port Richmond | Permitted |
| 12Staten Island Rise Academy (P.S. 121) | Victory Blvd., Travis | Completed |
Transit, Planning & the Waterfront
A busway still waiting for money, a rezoning study, a closed park and the area’s largest construction job.
1
North Shore Bus Rapid Transit
Environmental Review Done, No Money to Build
The MTA still lists the project as in planning.
Sources: MTA; Staten Island Advance / SILive (Mar. 2026)
2
Richmond Terrace Corridor Plan
A Rezoning Still Being Shaped
The last dated public meeting on City Planning’s page is from December 2023. The plan is separate from the North Shore plans for St. George and Stapleton.
Sources: NYC Department of City Planning (accessed Oct. 2026)
3
Mariners Marsh & Arlington Marsh
A Park Closed Since 2006
The park has been closed for environmental investigation for years.
Sources: NYC Parks; Staten Island Advance / SILive (Dec. 2022)
4
Port Richmond Wastewater Plant Upgrade
Flood-Proofing a Treatment Plant
Infraday reported the plant serves about 200,000 residents.
Sources: NYC Mayor's Office (Oct. 2026); Infraday (Oct. 2026); NYC DOB NOW job S01227316-I1 (2025)
Port & Industry
A container terminal set to grow, a warehouse plan with no recent public steps and a truck yard on the waterfront.
5
Port Liberty New York (Howland Hook)
A Port Built for Growth
As Port Authority property, the terminal’s work does not appear in city building records.
Sources: Port Authority of NY & NJ (May 2024); Office of the Governor
6
Matrix Global Logistics Park West Campus
A Warehouse Plan Gone Quiet
IKEA left its 975,000-square-foot warehouse in the existing Matrix park in the third quarter of 2025, Crain’s reported.
Sources: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation draft scope (2022); Crain's New York Business (Oct. 2025)
7
60-82 Davidson Street Truck Yard
Outdoor Storage on the Waterfront
Industrial outdoor storage yards like this one are a growing use on the West Shore.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW jobs S01369876-I1, S01363556-I1 and S01288993-I1 (Oct. 2026); IOS List (June 2024)
Port Richmond, Mariners Harbor & Graniteville
A troubled hotel conversion, a retail plan on wetlands, the area’s biggest apartment filing and two schools.
8
400 Lake Avenue
Work Against a Stop-Work Order
The records do not show whether the order has since been lifted. The building is across from P.S. 22.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW job S00574589-I1 and ECB records (Sept. 2026); Staten Island Advance / SILive (Oct. 2022)
9
534 South Avenue Retail
Approved Again, Still Empty
An earlier version of the plan described about 223,000 square feet.
Sources: NYC Planning ZAP 2025R0102; Staten Island Advance / SILive (May 2025); NYC DOB NOW job S08025814-I1 (accessed Oct. 2026)
10
63 Church Street
The Area's Largest Apartment Filing
It is one of very few multifamily filings in Port Richmond’s center.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW job S01324750-I1 (Mar. 2026); NYC DOB BIS job 520350833 (2021)
11
25 Greenleaf Avenue School
A School Without a Name Yet
The school’s name, seat count and opening year have not been made public.
Sources: NYC DOB NOW job S01075004-I1 (Sept. 2026)
12
Staten Island Rise Academy (P.S. 121)
A New Special-Education School
DOB records list the building as P.S. 121.
Sources: NYC Public Schools; Staten Island Advance / SILive (May 2025); NYC DOB NOW job S00688101-I1
What We're Watching Next
Funding for the North Shore busway in the next MTA capital plan, the zoning recommendations from the Richmond Terrace Corridor plan, the start of wharf work at Howland Hook, any movement on the Matrix West Campus and the 534 South Avenue site, and the status of the stop-work order at 400 Lake Avenue are next.
Hush Street is also tracking St. George and the eastern North Shore and Staten Island’s Mid-Island and South Shore.
Header photo: the Howland Hook container terminal on the Arthur Kill, 2014, by qwesy qwesy, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
By Hush Street Editorial Updated Built from city filings and published reporting. About Hush Street
