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COUNCIL OK ON W. SIDE YARDS
By TOM TOPOUSIS
April 3, 2009
Plans to build a $15 billion district of housing, parks and office towers over the West Side rail yards won a key approval from the City Council yesterday, even though construction of the project has been delayed by the economic downturn.
The council, by a 48-0 vote, approved several zoning changes for the eastern half of the site, which officials at The Related Companies said is a sign that the project is moving forward, even though construction is years off.
Related officials say they expect to begin work on rezoning the western half of the 26-acre site later this year.