A true tale of two press releases, separated by more than five years.
A June 26, 2009 press release from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced a request for proposals for a transit oriented development partnership to be build adjacent to the Metro-North Station in Harrison, New York.
A September 22, 2014 press release announced that the MTA Board of Directors would consider a project proposal by AvalonBay Communities, Inc., which "would result in the construction of 143 apartments, 27,000 square feet of retail space and two pedestrian plazas at the Metro-North Railroad station in downtown Harrison, N.Y., and would increase commuter parking by at least 218 spaces." If approved by the Board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the project "would be the first Metro-North-initiated transit-oriented development in its system."
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