RYE BROOK—In a move to bolster its planning and economic development expertise, the Business Council of Westchester has named Wilson Kimball, Commissioner of Planning and Development for the City of Yonkers; and Luiz Aragon, Commissioner for Development for the City of New Rochelle, to its Board of Directors. “We are truly honored to have these…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The Westchester County Office of Economic Development is urging businesses, organizations and municipalities to attend informational workshops being held this month to learn more about funding opportunities in the next round of the Mid-Hudson Consolidated Funding Application (CFA). The Westchester County Office of Economic Development will hold a series of informational sessions throughout Westchester…
Read MoreNEW YORK—Wells Fargo & Co. announced on June 11 it had reached an agreement to sell Eastdil Secured, its private real estate investment banking division, in a management buyout transaction. The sales agreement follows Eastdil’s management-led recapitalization, in partnership with Guggenheim Investments, on behalf of certain institutional clients, and Temasek, a global investment company headquartered…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals officially launched its Westchester County Chapter recently with a kick-off party at an office rooftop in White Plains. The event drew more than 150 people and included special guest Chef Barret Bayer of the “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Million Dollar Listing” TV shows. NAHREP currently has more…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The City of White Plains announced on June 6 that it had released the long-awaited Request for Proposals for interested development firms to redevelop three city-owned properties and one Urban Renewal Agency parcel in the city’s Transit District. The four parcels total approximately 4.5 acres and are located along the easterly side of the…
Read MoreDiversity, challenges and a new perspective for the future were the prevailing themes at the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtor’s first-ever “Women in Commercial Real Estate” panel discussion held on June 6 at HGAR’s White Plains headquarters. Describing the panel as “the forefront of the commercial real estate community,” Patricia Valenti, moderator and executive managing…
Read MoreNEW CITY— In a move that shakes up economic development efforts in Rockland County, County Executive Ed Day announced on May 31st he had hired Jeremy Schulman as the county’s new Director of Economic Development and Tourism. Schulman, who began his new county post on June 4, served as CEO and president of the Rockland…
Read MoreALBANY—New York’s Industrial Development Agencies provided a total of $751 million in net tax exemptions for local economic development projects in 2017, an increase of more than 5% from the previous year, according to a report issued on May 29 by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The Mid-Hudson ($175 million) and Long Island…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—Westchester County Executive George Latimer has seemed to move away from a $1.1-billion public-private partnership negotiated by the former administration of Robert Astorino at Westchester County Airport and issued a new Request for Proposals to study economic and environmental issues in connection with the airport’s master plan. County Executive Latimer in announcing the release…
Read MoreVALHALLA—Officials with the Westchester Medical Center unveiled its $230-million new Ambulatory Care Pavilion on May 16th in advance of its opening later this month. The new, 280,000 square-foot, eight-story Ambulatory Care Pavilion, Westchester Medical Center’s new focal point for ambulatory care services will host its first patients later this month. The hospital, the flagship of…
Read MoreALBANY—New York State has begun what transportation, business and construction industry leaders describe as a critical step in an ongoing effort to improve mobility on the much traveled and highly congested Route 17 in Orange and Sullivan counties, including studying the addition of a third lane on the heavily traveled corridor. The New York State…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors’ Commercial Investment Division will hold a “Women in Commercial Real Estate” panel discussion on June 6 at the HGAR offices in White Plains.The program, which will begin at 9 a.m. will feature panelists Patricia Valenti, Executive Managing Director, Newmark Knight Frank (Moderator); Joanna Simone, Vice President of Leasing…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The development community in Westchester County is being forced to adapt to a new norm—a moratorium on new natural gas connection hookups imposed by utility Con Edison on March 15. Thus far, there have been no reports of developers walking away from their projects in the county due to the imposition of the moratorium.…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—In coming weeks, the Westchester Office of Economic Development will be putting the finishing touches on its groundbreaking new Element 46 incubator initiative. Westchester County Executive George Latimer recently announced the launch of the Westchester Element 46 incubator program designed to inspire and support entrepreneurial talent and the development of new businesses in Westchester.…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency recently granted preliminary approvals for incentives for four major projects in Downtown White Plains and along the I-287 corridor that combined will involve more than $1.3 billion in new development. The four projects approved at IDA sessions in March and April will create an estimated more than 3,100…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency announced earlier this year that projects it supported in 2018 will result in $881.4 million in private investment in the county’s economy. The projects will create 2,680 construction jobs, 222 permanent jobs and 1,756 units of new rental apartments of which 97 will be affordable at 60% of…
Read MoreCENTRAL VALLEY—On May 9, Woodbury Common Premium Outlets outlined new details of its proposed expansion that will bolster tourism and job creation for the region. The center’s plans were unveiled at the Orange County Chamber of Commerce monthly breakfast held at Woodbury Common’s Market Hall. Woodbury Common has proposed plans that include: approximately 165,000 square…
Read MoreALBANY—Approximately 60 members of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors traveled to Albany on Tuesday, May 7 to join hundreds of Realtors from across the state and present the real estate association’s 2019 legislative priorities to state lawmakers that represent Assembly and Senate districts in the Hudson Valley and New York City. Tops on the…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—Westchester County notified Standard Amusements, LLC, which was scheduled to take over operation of the storied Rye Playland amusement park in November, that it was terminating the 30-year lease agreement reached in mid-2016. Late last month, Westchester County Executive George Latimer reported he had reached the decision to terminate the Rye Playland 30-year lease…
Read MoreNEW YORK CITY—Con Edison has proposed a major project that could bring sufficient natural gas to sections of Westchester County impacted by the utility’s moratorium imposed last month. The only problem is the remedy won’t be online for four-and-a-half years at the earliest. Utility Con Edison reported on April 24 that it reached an agreement…
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