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YONKERS-Joining the list of developers looking to build projects here is AvalonBay Communities. Mark Forlenza, VP of AvalonBay Communities, says the firm has filed a preliminary site plan for a rental apartment community totaling approximately 450 units.

The project is located on approximately 20 acres of land owned by the County of Westchester Industrial Development Agency. Forlenza says that Avalon is subleasing the property from Morris Cos. of Rutherford, NJ, which developed the Stew Leonard's and Costco stores nearby.

Forlenza says Avalon has filed a zone change application with the city. The site is currently zoned for industrial. "We have a long way to go," he says, noting the property will have to be rezoned and then the plan will have to undergo environmental and site plan review before construction could begin.

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John Jordan

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