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January 11, 2006

Home Depot and Costco Set for a Mall in East Harlem

The NY Times
By Terry Pristin

After years on the drawing board, with lapsing lease agreements and permits, Harlem's East River Plaza project, featuring anchor tenants Home Depot and Costco, is moving forward, this time with a little more flair.

In May 2004, Blumenfeld Development Group, the Syosset, N.Y., developer that came up with the idea of bringing suburban-style retail to Manhattan, acquired a new partner, the Forest City Ratner Companies, which is also a development partner for the new Midtown office tower being built for The New York Times.

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Posted by lumi at January 11, 2006 8:21 AM