Woodcrest Heights Home for Rent

Between downtown White Plains and West Harrison, Woodcrest Heights is known for being a short drive from major shops, restaurants and tons of entertainment. It’s also a short drive from commuter trains for the 27-mile trip to Manhattan. Despite all this, the neighborhood’s hilly, tree-lined residential streets are suburban through and through, giving residents room to breathe and just as easy access to nearby parks. Lorraine Galluzzo, a Realtor at Coldwell Banker Signature Properties who has been selling homes in the area for 25 years, says it allows residents to participate in the excitement of White Plains’ growing downtown, “but then they go back up this big hill and they’re kind of tucked away.” She also says the neighborhood has a tight-knit community. Residents know one another, and some form friendships that survive moves away, linking members of the community long-term. Trees often line Woodcrest Heights’ gently hilly streets. Beyond the trees are the neighborhood’s houses, which are far from cookie-cutter. The most common styles are Tudors, Dutch Colonials and Colonial Revivals, but plenty of others make appearances, including Cape Cods, American Foursquares, hi-ranches