The Trump administration and Amtrak announced on Wednesday that they have chosen a so-called “master developer” to lead rebuilding Penn Station — a firm whose plan does not involve moving Madison Square Garden.
They chose Penn Transformation Partners, a group that includes developers Halmar and Skanska as well as the real estate firm Vornado, which owns much of the land surrounding Penn Station. The former firm, the American arm of the Italian company ASTM, is also leading construction on the Second Avenue Subway’s East Harlem extension.
