…public officials, developers and other real estate specialists say about half a dozen companies are seeking the development rights for the first phase of the project.Among them are the Related Companies, the developer of the Gateway Center at Bronx Terminal Market, a shopping center in the South Bronx; Silverstein Properties, the developer of the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan; and Macerich, the owner of the Queens Center mall in nearby Flushing, which teamed up with AvalonBay Communities, the developer of Avalon Riverview North, a luxury residential complex in Long Island City.
via Willets Point Redevelopment Takes a Step Forward – NYTimes.com.