LORDSTOWN, Ohio - Despite saying they will pull request to build, TJX HomeGoods distribution center is buying property near to the site in Lordstown where they initially planned to build. 

According to the Trumbull County Auditor's website, TJX HomeGoods purchased a home on Hallock-Young Road for $225,000 on Wednesday. 

The purchase comes about a week after Lordstown Village leaders met with three officials from TJX behind closed doors. At that point, it was disclosed that TJX never canceled a request to rezone a portion of land in order to accommodate the distribution center. 

Lordstown Mayor Arno Hill says they can't read too much into the sale, saying that TJX already had purchase agreements with owners. Hill says the company promised that no matter what happened with the site they would not leave the property owners in limbo. 

Mayor Hill called the move "honorable", but said that there are no updates at this time as to the status of if the distribution center will be built in Youngstown, or in another community.  

On April 20th, a statement from TJX announced that they would withdraw their zoning request after complaints from neighbors.

That full statement from the company can be read here: 

"We have appreciated hearing from the Lordstown community over the past month and understand that a group of neighboring residents continue to have concerns about our HomeGoods distribution center project. At HomeGoods, having a strong relationship with our communities is important to us and a core part of who we are and how we do business. Given this, we are respectfully withdrawing our zoning application from the Lordstown Planning Board and are reconsidering our options for this distribution center project. We want to offer our most sincere thanks to the entire Lordstown community, especially those who provided their support for our project."

In a meeting earlier that same week, community members attempted to present to the company alternative locations within the Village to build after complaints about potential noise, truck traffic, and more. 

At issue were concerns voiced by several community members who live near the property site along Bailey Road south of the Ohio Turnpike. 

That's where the TJX companies and it's HomeGoods brand want to invest $160 million in a distribution center. 

The company has purchase and sale agreements for 290 acres, pending appropriate approvals and zoning changes. 

The site also borders Hallock-Young Road, and neighbors to the west of the site are not pleased. 

Neighbors previously told 21 News that they were concerned about the number of trucks, lights, and noise at the distribution center. 

Earlier this month the company responded to those concerns, saying it had changed its building and site plans in order to accommodate concerns. 

The 1.2 million-square-foot distribution center, with an estimated completion date of 2020, was expected to create about 1,000 jobs in the first five years of operation and commit approximately $160 million to land, facilities, and equipment. 

Since the announcement that the company was pulling its request other Valley communities have made a push to sway the center to their center.