Regions Northeast
New Bidder for New York's West Side Yards?
May 19, 2008

According to The New York Times, quoting unnamed sources, the mega-deal for West Side railyards on the West Side of Manhattan may have a new developer. Former bidder for the $1 billion project, Related Cos., may have just signed to replace Tishman Speyer properties, which recently dropped out after negotiations with the Metropolitan Transit Authority collapsed last week.

 
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