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Originally Posted by Antares41
I look at Yonkers having the same kind of resurgence as New Rochelle. A few new high-risers here and there adjacent to the rail stations, remaining mostly residential, which is fine. Yonkers is the third largest city in NYS and these type of projects should solidify that ranking.
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The secret is that New Rochelle is between NYC and Stamford, so as a result of being along the Northeast Regional and I-95, is the reason for a lot of high rise projects in NR. Yonkers is basically along the NYS Thruway, and the next major city north is Albany, and further north are the Andirondacks and three more hours, you hit Montreal, Canada, and there's just no economic activity in Albany the way that Stamford has economic activity, so what you see is what you get. If there was an Acela-style HSR line between NYC and Montreal, then I could see Yonkers explode with economic activity, but there's no such line to support such an economic capacity in Yonkers, unfortunately.