A development area aimed to be built near a train staiton in Westchester County, known as Avalon Harrison, has been completed, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday.
The development at the Harrison Metro-North Station in the town of Harrison was built with support from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and is intended to promote downtown revitalization and provide residents with easier access to businesses within walking distance, Hochul said.
The area includes:
- 143 apartments in three residential buildings, including seven affordable apartments subsidized by Westchester County
- Approximately 5,000 square feet of interior amenities for the residential community
- Approximately 27,000 square feet of vibrant, street-level retail/commercial space
- Two landscaped public plazas with connections to the Metro-North Harrison Station platform
- 758 total project parking spaces
- 475 Metro-North Customer Parking spaces (an increase of 218 or 85 percent)
- 96 Retail Parking Spaces
- 187 Residential Parking Spaces
“My administration is continuing to do everything in our power to build new housing in every corner of this state,” Hochul said in a statement. “With more than 140 units of affordable housing, the Avalon Harrison project does not only fit seamlessly into the community — it promises to make Harrison more dynamic and walkable and serve as a model for transit-oriented development everywhere.”
According to the governor's office, Harrison currently has 98 trains per weekday and 75 on Saturdays and Sundays, generally offering service every 30 minutes toward Manhattan and Stamford during off-peak hours and every 20 minutes during peak hours.
The MTA is continuing to advance transit-oriented developments. Another similar project is underway in Westbury.
Hochul said she is prioritizing private-sector partnerships to both build new housing and maintain existing or dilapidated structures dilapidated buildings to reignite life into suffering downtowns.
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