We don’t cover Harrison in our papers, but this is an important event and will draw many of your county officials, so we thought we’d let you know what’s going on:
An Official Review Ceremony outlining the dramatic redevelopment of the historic Harrison Waterfront will be held this Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at 11:30 am. The event will be held on site at the new 1,400 space parking deck being built adjacent to the Harrison PATH Station at South Second Street, Harrison, NJ.
Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise, Harrison Mayor Raymond McDonough, Port Authority Deputy Executive Director Susan Bass Levin, partners from the developer, The Pegasus Group, and Norman Guerra, Executive Director of the Hudson County Improvement Authority (HCIA), will be on hand to review aspects of this 275-acre brownfields redevelopment project.
The HCIA partners with Hudson’s municipalities by providing the financial assistance needed for capital improvement projects that assist with redevelopment, enhance services, improve safety and upgrade facilities throughout the county. The HCIA and the Harrison Redevelopment Agency provided for the land acquisition and construction of the new 1,400-space parking deck that will provide PATH commuters with safer parking options.
One of the most notable projects that the HCIA has recently helped finance is the land acquisition and its remediation for the new 20,000 seat stadium and entertainment complex that will serve as the home of Major League Soccer’s Red Bulls, as well as hosting concerts and other major events.
The HCIA helped the Town of Harrison acquire the necessary land to construct the proposed stadium. The Red Bulls will provide full funding for the construction of the stadium, including environmental remediation and operating costs.
In addition, The Pegasus Group has been designated developer for a 37-acre transit based urban redevelopment site called Harrison Commons. Current development designs include 3,000 residential units, structured parking, retail along Frank E. Rogers Boulevard, and adaptive reuse of existing architecturally significant structures for commercial lofts.