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Parking garage, apartments and retail space planned for near Brewster Train Station

A multiphase Transit Oriented Development project designed to revitalize the Village of Brewster is being outlined.  Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell, the Brewster Mayor and others have announced details on the implementation of Phase 1. The initial construction phase is supported in part by a recently awarded $2 million Empire State Development Grant.

 

Odell says revitalizing downtown Brewster has been a priority economic growth initiative that will spur population growth and vitality in the community by attracting millennials, which will in turn attract businesses and jobs, ultimately bringing Brewster back to its 19th century distinction as the hub of the Harlem Valley.

 

The funding will offset the costs for acquisition, demolition and to begin construction in Phase 1 of reconstruction along Brewster's Main Street corridor.  The Transit Oriented Development area would be bounded by Main Street, Railroad Avenue, Marvin Avenue and the Southeast Museum. 

 

Construction, which is expected to begin in late 2018, would create a subsurface parking structure for up to 550 cars, with mixed-use buildings above and built around a central open space plaza. The buildings will provide approximately 290 apartments and 32,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. 

 

The development is currently funded through grants and or private sources, with no outlay of funds by the Village of Brewster.

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