In an exclusive interview with GlobeSt.com, Mayor Zegarelli says that 33 development firms have either contacted the village or General Motors directly concerning the Lighthouse Landing project that will redevelop the former General Motors assembly plant on the Hudson River shoreline into what is projected to be about a $1-billion mixed-use project. Late last year General Motors reported that its development partner Roseland Property Co. of Short Hills, NJ had withdrawn from the project, as GlobeSt.com previously reported.

"Probably 10 to 12 of the 33 firms are what you would call movers and shakers," the mayor says. He later adds, "I am flabbergasted at the response." The Lighthouse Landing project is in the final stages of what has become a somewhat contentious approval process. Zegarelli says that with village elections set for next week with three of the six trustee seats up for grabs, he expect the Board of Trustees to perhaps approve the special permit for Lighthouse Landing within the next six weeks. At that time, he believes GM will have whittled down the 33 interested developers down to six or seven candidates.

"They want to have it done by early April; we all do," Zegarelli says concerning GM's and the village's wishes to finalize the special permit for the project.

Janine Fruehan, with GM, says, the company and the Village of Sleepy Hollow are currently working to try and resolve issues relating to the special permit and the scope of the project. "We want to get that off the table," she adds.

Fruehan confirms that there has been significant interest from the development community in the Lighthouse Landing project. "We have gotten many calls from developers who want an opportunity to bid on this work," she tells GlobeSt.com.

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Mayor: More Than 30 Developers Talking to GM

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