the cornell/technion bid was ultimately chosen because of its detail and scope of benefits, as well as the viability of the partnership between the two bidders. according to "crain's new york", the cornell/technion bid promised to create 28,000 jobs, of which 20,000 would be in construction and 8,000 would be those of academics at the campus. the bid would also be able to incubate 600 companies, create $23 billion of economic benefits, and garner $1.4 billion in taxes for the first 30 years of operation. the plan also provided for 200 professors and 2,000 students inhabiting some of campus space. the project was estimated to cost $2 billion to build. cornell declined to build on potential sites in brooklyn navy yard and governors island due to the lack of transit access to either location.