WAWAYANDA, NY—The controversial 680-megawatt CPV Valley Energy Center, owned by Competitive Power Ventures, is now operational. Competitive Power Ventures announced on Oct. 1 that the $900-million natural gas plant achieved commercial operation and was supplying enough electricity to power more than 600,000 average homes. The power plant, built by a joint venture of Skanska USA…
Read MoreNEW ROCHELLE—YoungCraft, a locally-based real estate development company, held a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 3 at the future site of The Rockwell, a more than 160,000-square-foot mixed-use development at 583 North Ave. here. Robert Young and Phil Craft, principals of YoungCraft, were joined at the project site by New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson, City Manager…
Read MoreGOSHEN—The Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. and Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress announced on Sept. 25 they had formed a strategic partnership. Goshen-based HVEDC is the Hudson Valley’s leading economic development agency and Pattern for Progress, based in Newburgh, is the Hudson Valley’s primary public policy and think tank organization. Pattern for Progress is a…
Read MoreNEWBURGH—New York State Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas announced Sept. 25 the opening of a $15-million scattered-site project that renovated 15 abandoned properties to create 45 new affordable apartments in a four-block area of Newburgh’s East End. Called East End Apartments, state and city officials say the development is helping to revitalize the…
Read MoreBRONX—Two commercial real estate firms in The Bronx have announced a new affiliation agreement that they say will bring unprecedented expertise and client service benefits to property and business owners. Commercial real estate brokerage firms KZA Realty Group and RM Friedland will join forces on select assignments to add value for clients. The alliance combines…
Read MoreALBANY—Westchester County was among four counties statewide to be characterized as under “significant fiscal stress” according to a report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Tuesday. The State Comptroller’s Annual Fiscal Stress Monitoring System report designated 25 municipalities statewide as being fiscally stressed. Also making the significant fiscal stress list were Nassau…
Read MoreGOSHEN—More than 100 people attended a major preview event on Aug. 16 hosted by Merlin Entertainments of the eight themed “lands” that will make up its LEGOLAND New York Resort in Goshen. Thousands of Lego bricks cascaded down resembling a waterfall revealing a 10-foot LEGO model of the entire theme park. The model is made…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—Existing-home sales remained steady in August after four straight months of decline, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales gains in the Northeast and Midwest canceled out downturns in the South and West. A bright spot for the residential markets was in the Northeast, which saw its August existing-home sales rise 7.6% to an…
Read MoreRYE BROOK—Concerned that the future of Westchester County Airport is in jeopardy, the Business Council of Westchester has launched the Coalition for Westchester Airport, consisting of a broad range of businesses, labor organizations, educators, non-profits and residents in support of what they term as one of the county’s most valuable assets. The coalition has come…
Read MoreGOSHEN—The lifeline of Orange County and points further north has for some time been Route 17 as tourists and shoppers flock to such popular destinations as West Point and Woodbury Common Premium Outlets to name just a few. With construction of the $500-million Legoland New York project in Goshen now underway with an opening planned…
Read MorePine Bush is a quiet, little hamlet located in the Town of Crawford in Orange County. It’s adjacent to the Town of Shawangunk in Ulster County, with the Shawangunk Kill, a small river, marking the boundary. New York State Routes 52 and 302 intersect the hamlet. Area: 2.11 Square Miles Population: 1,701 Median Home Price:…
Read MoreGOSHEN—The amount of new hotel construction of late in Orange County has been staggering with new projects either opened or in the development pipeline mainly at two key corridors—Route 17 and I-84 adjacent to the recently renamed New York Stewart International Airport in New Windsor. According to statistics recently provided by the Orange County Partnership,…
Read MoreGOSHEN—As any real estate investor knows, speculative development has its inherent risks that a buyer/lessee be secured relatively quickly and at a price that will yield acceptable returns on investment. The significant economic development activity that has taken place in Orange County recently has led to vacancy rates in the low single-digits for prime industrial…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors and the Long Island Board of Realtors have announced that their efforts to create a consolidated new regional Multiple Listing Service that would benefit approximately 40,000 subscribers had cleared a significant milestone. The two largest Realtor associations in New York State reported that their respective Boards of Directors…
Read MoreAs the summer of 2018 comes to an end, the real estate market in Orange County is not showing any signs of slowing down. After the highs Orange County experienced in 2008, when the median sales price (half above and half below) for all homes was $300,000, we saw prices decrease for about eight years,…
Read MorePOUGHKEEPSIE—Marist College and healthcare services provider Health Quest plan to build a $75-milllion medical school in in Dutchess County. A site for the new Marist Health Quest School of Medicine has not been finalized, but Marist and Health Quest state in their joint announcement on Sept. 12 that plans call for a building of approximately…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors extends well wishes to Karen Maloney, Membership Coordinator at its White Plains office, who has retired after spending 15 years with the association. Maloney worked with HGAR in White Plains for the past seven years, and with the former Putnam County Association of Realtors in Brewster for eight…
Read MoreALBANY—Tarrytown-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. is at it again, but this time in the Capital District. The state’s largest biotechnology company is planning to spend $800 million to expand its research and lab facilities upstate outside of Albany. The company’s capital plans were announced on Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who reported that the state’s Empire…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The Westchester County Association reported on Sept. 10 that it completed a years-long transition from a business membership organization to what it termed as Westchester’s most “powerful economic development entity.” To better reflect its policy and action-oriented identity, the Westchester County Association unveiled its first major brand realignment since it was founded in 1950.…
Read MoreNEW ROCHELLE—Westchester Residential Opportunities will honor HGAR’s 2017 President Dorothy Botsoe at its gala set for Wednesday, Oct. 10 from 6 pm. to 9:30 p.m. at the VIP Country Club in New Rochelle. Botsoe is the principal broker of Dorothy Jensen Realty, Inc. in White Plains. Last year, Botsoe became the first black president in…
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