STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Along the 8.5-mile span that is Staten Island’s Arthur Kill Road, you’ll find strips of bustling businesses, clusters of homes, and acres of unbothered natural land. It’s a hub of restaurants and strip-malls, a two-lane thoroughfare that slices through 12 towns and winds past landmarked burial grounds, an historic mansion, a storied German eatery and an ice-skating rink before eventually passing underneath a small span of the Outerbridge Crossing.
The road is bordered by bridle paths and a 265-acre nature preserve, where butterfly habitats and bird colonies thrive. But Arthur Kill’s character is far from pristine: The remote wilderness has often been disturbed by illegal dumping, and most recently it has been scarred by excessive amounts of car storage and burgeoning battery energy storage sites.
And now, a large portion of the undeveloped land is marked as an area for industrial development.
The Advance/SILive.com has identified and recently reported on four massive projects along the strip, each within miles of each other and in different phases of completion. If development progresses according to plan, Arthur Kill Road will soon be home to two major warehouses, a Department of Transportation construction management site and a 16-acre truck freight facility.
“Arthur Kill Road is becoming a poster child for overdevelopment,” Councilmember Frank Morano, a Republican who represents the South Shore, previously told the Advance/SILive.com. “There is no real thought on infrastructure and a total lack of planning.”
Here’s a closer look at each of these projects:
A massive warehouse is under construction at 1 Nassau Place in Richmond Valley on Friday, October. 10, 2025. (Advance/SILive.com | Jason Paderon)
1 Nassau Place, Richmond Valley
A massive industrial warehouse project is rising at the corner of Arthur Kill Road and Nassau Place in Richmond Valley, and developers said the facility — which will be a home base for the storage of manufactured goods — is slated to open before year’s end.
The project broke ground in June 2024 and offers 331,700 square feet of divisible warehouse space with 60 loading docks and two drive-in doors.
According to New York City Planning documents, the project was disapproved by Community Board 3 in October 2022, but approved by the City Planning Commission later that same year.
“Arthur Kill Road is becoming a poster child for overdevelopment. There is no real thought on infrastructure and a total lack of planning.”
— Councilmember Frank Morano
“The warehouse is being designed to accommodate up to three tenants…,” noted the zoning application. “The Proposed Development, a high-cube warehouse, would be used for the storage and/or consolidation of manufactured goods prior to their distribution to retail locations or other warehouses.”
In other words, the goods received and distributed from the facility would move in bulk from business to business, rather than as individually packaged products from businesses to individual consumers, the document noted.
Cushman & Wakefield, a real estate services firm that has started to market leases for the still under-construction space, is marketing the property as such:
“Within [a] 50-mile drive, you can reach many of New Jersey and New York’s core regional submarkets, airports, and freight ports. Also, convenient access to the northeast corridor, stretching from Boston to Virginia.”
An aerial view of the storage warehouse with 29 loading docks at 2807 Arthur Kill Rd. in Rossville. Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Advance/SILive.com | Jason Paderon)
2807 Arthur Kill Rd., Rossville
Another large industrial warehouse has been erected at 2807 Arthur Kill Rd. in Rossville, located just 2.7 miles away from 1 Nassau Place. The new facility adds approximately 136,346 square feet of storage space and 29 loading docks to the busy thoroughfare.
The property, located across the street from Lowe’s Home Improvement store, is owned and operated by John Russo, who said the first floor has already been leased and will serve as storage space for DJ equipment. The ground level is still available and being marketed as a prime location near bridges, airports, ports and container terminals.
A drone image shows the lot of the former Pathmark in Rossville where the Department of Transportation plans to build a construction maintenance operation site. Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Advance/SILive.com | Jason Paderon)
2730 Arthur Kill Rd., Rossville
The NYC Department of Transportation is seeking to acquire approximately five acres of land along Arthur Kill Road in Rossville to support its Sidewalk Inspections Management, or SIM, construction crews.
A land use application filed with NYC Department of Planning stated that the agency is proposing 81,000 square feet for the storage space, which will house vehicles, trucks, equipment and materials. The proposed development, located in the former Pathmark shopping plaza at 2730 Arthur Kill Rd., would also include a 64,117-square-foot designated meeting space for staff, according to the application.
Agency vehicles proposed for storage on site include: 26 pick-up trucks; nine sedans; 15 rack trucks; six cement trucks; 35 haul trucks; 17 dump trucks; a silo truck; five backhoes; and four Bobcat utility vehicles, the document noted. Other parking would be used for trailers of varying sizes and specialty equipment storage. Additionally, close to 5,000 square feet of space would be used for material — including stone, sand, and compost — and debris storage.
“NYC DOT’s SIM Citywide Concrete unit is a vital NYC DOT operation, crucial for the safe movement of pedestrians throughout New York City,” the agency noted in a project description that was submitted within the land use application. “This unit is responsible for sidewalk repairs and pedestrian ramp, traffic median, and pedestrian safety island installations throughout the five boroughs.”
This proposed site is located just across the street from the warehouse detailed above at 2807 Arthur Kill Rd.
Drone footage shows 4400 Arthur Kill Rd. in Charleston, where a truck stop is being proposed. According to a business plan submitted by the site’s developer, the site will provide “short-term and long-term parking for businesses with established trade and trucking routes” as well as “safe and legal parking for related vendors and independent truckers.” Oct. 10, 2025. (Advance/SILive.com | Jason Paderon)
4400 Arthur Kill Rd., Charleston
A 16-acre trucking terminal designed to accommodate 184 tractor-trailers is being proposed for a long, winding curve of Arthur Kill Road in Charleston.
According to a business plan submitted by the site’s developer, Arthur Englewood LLC, the site will provide “short-term and long-term parking for businesses with established trade and trucking routes” as well as “safe and legal parking for related vendors and independent truckers.”
A small-footprint building will also be constructed on site containing restrooms and vending machines.
Residents, business owners and elected officials recently packed a Community Board 3 meeting to voice concerns about the project’s traffic, safety, and environmental impact.
One of the main issues debated by those in attendance was the developer’s unauthorized removal of 500 trees. According to documents, the NYC Department of Buildings issued a stop-work order due to the violation.
But despite the widespread opposition and DOB violations, the project is still in motion. A truck terminal is permitted under the site’s M1-1 commercial zoning, and only one discretionary approval from the City Planning Commission is needed to move forward.
“The Project Area is currently a vacant, underutilized parcel, and its development will promote economic growth by introducing commercial uses compatible with the surrounding area,” according to the land use proposal filed with City Planning.
Community Board 3 voted against the project and submitted letters opposing the facility. However, CB3’s role is purely advisory; the City Planning Commission will hold a final vote during an upcoming public meeting, the date of which has yet to be determined.
This story is part of series investigating the rapid industrial development of Arthur Kill Road. Do you live, work or operate a business near one of these facilities? Contact Jessica Jones-Gorman at [email protected] to voice your concerns or discuss community impact.
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