AvalonBay breaks ground on 143-unit Harrison project

A trio of mixed-use buildings will rise next to the Metro-North train station in Harrison as part of a $76.8 million project that hopes to revitalize the village’s downtown area, LoHud reported. AvalonBay Communities, a real estate investment trust and one of the nation’s largest apartment landlords, broke ground on the Halstead Avenue site on June 7. The project is a partnership between AvalonBay, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Harrison, which this week unveiled a new PATH station. The 143-unit development will have a trio of four-story buildings with ground-floor retail spaces, as well as a new 598-space parking garage and two pedestrian plazas. The Daily Voice Plus reported that the first two residential towers are expected to be finished by 2021. Among its various amenities will be a fitness center, community room, game room and a lounge. “After years of hard work and persistence by everyone involved — we couldn’t be happier to be part of the groundbreaking of Harrison’s Halstead Avenue project,” Harrison Supervisor Ron Belmont wrote in a Facebook post, according to LoHud. While construction takes place, Metro-North plans to provide alternate parking. [LoHud]