White Plains repositions to draw new residents
The city has built bike paths; promoted a car-sharing programme; plans to redevelop area around train station for mixed use, including retailing, residential and park space
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White Plains, New York
AS rents in Brooklyn and Manhattan continue a relentless ascent, New Yorkers are searching farther afield for reasonably priced housing. A flurry of construction in White Plains suggests that the city is hoping to draw new residents into its suburban confines.
In three to five years, an anticipated US$2 billion in new construction, the most in White Plains since the housing market collapsed in 2008, could reshape the city's downtown, adding about 2,000 units of housing.
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