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Hudson Yards Deal Postponed

NEW YORK CITY-Citing a sour economy, the MTA and Related have agreed to put off closing on the massive West Side project until 2010.

By Paul Bubny | Updated on February 03, 2009

NEW YORK CITY-Related Cos., which successfully bid last May on development rights for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Hudson Yards, has reached an agreement with the MTA to postpone closing on the massive project, according to published reports. The agreement, which must be approved by the boards of both Related and the MTA, reportedly would delay the closing for one year. MTA and Related did not respond to GlobeSt.com inquiries by deadline.

The New York Times quoted Related chairman Stephen Ross as saying the new agreement was necessary due to the recession and lack of credit. “I’m excited about the future of New York,” Ross told the Times. “I believe it’ll come back even stronger than before. But right now we’re going through a financial crisis.”

After the deadline for closing on the deal was extended by 90 days last November, Related and the MTA continued negotiating through a Jan. 31 deadline, according to published reports. The postponement reportedly agreed to by the two sides comes as MTA seeks to close a budget gap of more than $1 billion and avoid what MTA executive Elliot Sander has called “draconian” fare hikes and service cuts.

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