The project already has had an economic ripple effect, she added, pointing to it as proof renewed developer interest on nearby vacant parcels.

Acquisitions of nearby parcels expanded the park to 258 acres.

Apple has purchased nearby parcels of land (one mile east) on which to build a second campus.

And on a nearby parcel, B.J.'s Warehouse, another discount membership club, plans to build a 115,000-square-foot store.

The church also bought a nearby parcel of land where it hopes to build housing for the elderly.

The next year the church bought another nearby parcel to enlarge its cemetery, in preparation for the construction of a new building.

The city and state then chose Prudential to redevelop this and other nearby parcels.

If the city is amenable, he said, he would also like to build a restaurant-and-retail complex on a nearby parcel.

It had been a weekend cabin, built in the 1920's, and was moved from a nearby parcel to make way for a water tower.

Some nearby parcels are already protected from development, and the Goodwins said they planned to leave their 50-acre farm to the conservancy.