ALBANY—Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on March 9 signed the COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act of 2021 that establishes eviction and foreclosure protections for small businesses until at least May 1m 2021. The new protections build-off of the governor's Executive Order and commercial eviction and foreclosure moratorium that has protected businesses in New York…
Read MoreNEW YORK—U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced on March 7 at a briefing at his New York City offices, that the “American Rescue Plan that passed the U.S. Senate would have an impact on New York State that approaches $100 billion. As part of the deal, more than $23.8 billion flows directly to New York State…
Read MoreGOSHEN—The Orange County Legislature, frustrated over attempts to secure financial documents from the Orange County Industrial Development Agency, voted to remove the entire seven-member IDA Board of Directors on Thursday evening after a two-hour-long executive session. Orange County legislators cited what they termed had been the lack of transparency by the Orange County Industrial Development…
Read MoreYONKERS—A group led by business and labor organizations in Westchester and the Bronx have formed an alliance called “A Sure Bet for New York’s Future” in support of a full gaming license and access to mobile sports betting for Empire City Casino in Yonkers by MGM Resorts. A full-scale casino license, complete with retail and…
Read MoreYONKERS—State and city officials gathered on March 4 to officially turn the first dirt on the development of a new 130,000-square-foot Target store at the Cross County Center in Yonkers. Target recently signed a 40-year retail lease at the storied shopping center. It will occupy space at what was once home to a four-story Sears…
Read MoreFamed American Bandstand host Dick Clark once clarified his multi-decade influence over the music industry. “I don’t set trends,” he offered, “I just find out what they are and exploit them.” Much the same can be said of Westchester County, where the area’s changing real estate landscape is more a reflection of emerging national and…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency’s Board of Directors earlier today (Feb. 25) unanimously approved a new local hire labor policy that will require incentivized project developers hire 85% of its construction workers from the local area; require its workers complete OSHA safety training; subcontractors be enrolled in a pre-apprenticeship program and that all…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The White Plains Central Business District will soon have a major artwork that will measure nearly 18-feet in height as a new public attraction. 50 Main St. will soon be home to a large sculpture to be installed under the arches of the 15-story office tower owned and managed by Ginsburg Development Companies. Titled…
Read MoreNEWBURGH—Representatives of Genting Americas, the parent company of Resorts World Catskills casino in Monticello, officially presented plans to the Newburgh Town Board on Feb. 22 to locate a Video Gaming Machine facility at the Newburgh Mall here. The $32-million “Resorts World Hudson Valley” project would convert 90,000-square-foot of space, including the now vacant Bon Ton…
Read MoreCARMEL—J. Philip Commercial Group announced recently the launch of a new service arm—J. Philip Commercial Group (JPCG) Business Brokerage that will be based here. The brokerage firm reported that the new entity will be the first Putnam County-based business broker and will seek to fill a gap for entrepreneurs and business owners who have been…
Read MoreELMSFORD—As part of an announcement on its leasing activity at its commercial properties in Westchester and Fairfield (CT) counties, Robert Martin Co. announced that Lasership, a last mile delivery firm currently based in Port Chester, will be shifting operations across the border to Stamford, CT. Lasership has leased 40,000 square feet of flex/industrial space at…
Read MoreNEW YORK—The New York State Public Service Commission on Thursday, Feb. 11 approved two transmission line projects, one in the Capital District-Hudson Valley region and another in Western New York that will cost more than $700 million to complete. The PSC approved the New York Energy Solution Project—a 54.5-mile, 345-kilovolt transmission line valued at an…
Read MoreYORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY—The Yorktown Planning Board approved on Monday (Feb. 8) a solar canopy for IBM’s Watson facility that the town estimates will eliminate 6.8 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions annually. IBM will build a solar panel canopy over a large parking lot at 1101 Kitchawan Road in Yorktown Heights. The construction project will…
Read MoreYONKERS—Human services organization Rising Ground announced plans today to offer for sale its Leake & Watts campus in Yonkers, a property the organization has owned for more than 130 years. Matt Del Percio, president of the Rising Ground Board of Directors, said the 32-acre property at 463 Hawthorne Ave., overlooking the Hudson River, was recently…
Read MoreENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ - Rand Commercial announced on Feb. 8 that locally-based Plawker Commercial has officially joined the Rockland-County headquartered commercial brokerage firm. The firm is now operating as Rand Commercial Plawker Group and is located out of offices at 601 Palisades Ave. in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. In December 2020, residential brokerage firm Plawker Real…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—Simone Development Companies reported on Feb. 3 it had completed two new lease deals totaling more than 17,000 square feet at the firm’s 55 Lafayette Avenue in White Plains. Westchester County Government has leased nearly 10,000 square feet and Sila Services, LLC, an HVAC and plumbing service company, leased 7,250 square feet at the…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—GHP Office Realty, LLC, an affiliate of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors, LLC, announced recently it had leased 102,212 square feet in transactions worth more than $26.6 million in rental income. Ampacet Corp. renewed its lease of 35,000 square feet on the third floor of 660 White Plains Road in Tarrytown for seven years. The space serves…
Read MoreNEW WINDSOR—John J. Lease Realtors reported recently that it had sold the former Toyota Auto Sales facility, located at 2934 U.S. Route 9W in New Windsor. The sale price was $925.000. The property consists of two buildings with 18,000 square feet total on 3.6 acres. The purchaser was Mid Hudson Films, LLC. John J. Lease…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency has proposed a set of new local hire labor policy directives for certain development projects securing incentives from the agency. The policy is geared to ensuring projects that are approved for bond financing or other incentives from the IDA hire 85% of its construction workers from the local…
Read MoreBRONXVILLE—Concordia College, which was founded 140 years ago, announced today that it will close beginning with the fall semester of 2021 and plans to sell the 28-acre campus to Iona College of New Rochelle. The Concordia Board of Trustees has agreed to proceed on a formal agreement with Iona College to provide continued education for…
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