Developer eyes The Heartland Town Square
Jerry Wolkoff hopes to develop the Heartland Town Square in this open area of Brentwood.
The vision of the Heartland Town Square
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THE VISION
As developer Jerry Wolkoff gazes at the expanse of the former Pilgrim Psychiatric Center, his eyes don't focus on the few medical buildings still standing, or the grassy fields delineated by piles of demolition rubble.
What Wolkoff sees on the 476 acres in Brentwood is his proposed $4-billion Heartland Town Square, a dense and vibrant downtown. Pointing to a tree-lined access...
