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IDA Delays Vote Again on Major Project Based on Complaints Over Labor Policy

April 27, 2016

NEW WINDSOR—The developer of a major warehouse distribution project in the Town of Newburgh will have to wait until next month to possibly secure millions of dollars in incentives for its $40-million facility that will include anchor tenant AmerisourceBergen. The Orange County Industrial Development Agency delayed two votes on granting incentives to the major distribution…

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Hudson Valley Home Sales Market Continues Feverish Sales Pace

April 18, 2016

WHITE PLAINS—The Hudson Valley home sales market in the first quarter continued its upward trajectory, with increased sales throughout the four county region. However, the market has yet to truly become a seller’s market since sale prices were flat or even decreased in the four county HGAR region. A majority of all housing categories (single…

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2016 FIRST QUARTER REAL ESTATE SALES REPORT

April 11, 2016

Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange Counties, New York Editor’s Note: The following is the full text version of the 2016 First Quarter Residential Real Estate Sales Report for Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange Counties, New York released today by the Hudson Gateway Multiple Listing Service, Inc. WHITE PLAINS - Realtors operating in the four-county lower…

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Governor, Legislature Agree on $147B Budget

April 1, 2016

ALBANY—New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders announced on March 31 that they had agreed on a $147-billion budget for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 that includes a phased in $15-minimum wage in portions of the state, paid family leave and a middle-class tax cut. The budget holds growth in state spending to 2% for…

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Developer Says Westchester Will Benefit From Pricey NYC Office Market

March 21, 2016

WHITE PLAINS—Veteran real estate investor and developer Robert Weisz says Westchester County should benefit from the heady New York City office market in 2016. Weisz, principal of the RPW Group of Rye Brook, hosted approximately 40 commercial brokers at a meeting of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors’ Commercial Investment Division at his 1133 Westchester…

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$250 Million Retail Project in Newburgh On Hold - UPDATE

March 21, 2016

NEWBURGH—Here’s a head scratcher, considering the robust commercial real estate market in the US and specifically in the Hudson Valley. A long-delayed, but much anticipated retail project here is on hold, a victim of the changing retail investments market, the ownership tells Real Estate In-Depth exclusively. The $250-million Loop-Hudson Valley project, which had leased more…

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11-Year Saga Finally Ends for Chappaqua Crossing - UPDATE

March 21, 2016

CHAPPAQUA—A storyline that included a bankruptcy that changed everything, false hopes, staunch opposition, failed votes, litigation and in the end finally compromise ended with the groundbreaking of the controversial Chappaqua Crossing mixed-use project here. The approval process took 11 years to finish to get to the point where shovels went in the ground earlier this…

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$230M Expansion at Westchester Medical Center to Begin in Spring - UPDATE

March 21, 2016

Health Care is the Rx for Hudson Valley Economy   WHITE PLAINS—The healthcare sector continues to drive economic growth in Westchester County. Recent projects announced or under construction in the Hudson Valley put the healthcare and bioscience sector well in excess of $1 billion in new projects. On Wednesday, March 2, a plan to build…

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$250 Million Retail Project in Newburgh On Hold

March 13, 2016

NEWBURGH—A long-delayed, but much anticipated retail project here is on hold, a victim of the changing retail investments market, the ownership tells Real Estate In-Depth exclusively. The $250-million Loop-Hudson Valley project, which had leased more than 80% of the planned 650,000-square-foot to 700,000-square-foot project to be built on a 120-acre parcel at the junction of…

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$230M Expansion at Westchester Medical Center to Begin in Spring

March 4, 2016

WHITE PLAINS—The healthcare sector continues to drive economic growth in Westchester County. On Wednesday, March 2, a plan to build a $230-million Ambulatory Care Pavilion adjacent to the existing Westchester Medical Center was approved by the Westchester County Local Development Corp. It is the LDC’s largest deal since its official formation in April 2013. The…

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Major Retail Properties Change Hands; More Deals to Come

February 23, 2016

HGAR to Move HQ Offices in April WHITE PLAINS—While the talk of the real estate industry in the Hudson Valley has been the emergence of the multifamily sector as an economic engine driving growth in the Hudson Valley economy, in early 2016 it has been the retail sector that has grabbed the major headlines with…

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Westchester Cities Prime for Private Development Growth

February 23, 2016

TARRYTOWN—The multi-family construction boom, which has been going on in earnest in many U.S. gateway cities, such as New York City, Boston, Washington, DC, and San Francisco to name a few, is finally hitting the suburbs and major cities in Westchester County are now beginning to take advantage of the investment community’s attraction to rental…

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Commercial Brokers Bullish on Market Prospects for 2016

February 23, 2016

WHITE PLAINS—In what can only be described as “saving the best for last,” Hudson Valley commercial real estate brokers predicted the commercial markets will fare very well this year, fueled by increased tenant demand and surging health care and biotech sectors. The roundtable discussion presented by the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors’ Commercial Investment Division…

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New Rochelle Mayor Hints at Major Development Project in Works

February 23, 2016

NEW ROCHELLE—It appears that a major development proposal—the first project to come before the city since a far-reaching rezoning of the downtown district was approved by the City Council in December—will come before the city in the near future. While details are sketchy, a mixed-use high-rise development project is in the works in Downtown New…

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Rockland County Exec. Day Outlines Progress Made in Last Two Years

February 21, 2016

NEW CITY—In his 2016 State of the County address delivered on Feb. 16, Rockland County Executive Ed Day drove home the progress that has been made since his administration took office when the county was on the brink of financial default. "Because of our ability to make difficult choices, we have overcome complicated problems with…

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7 Renaissance Square White Plains Office Building Under Contract

February 18, 2016

WHITE PLAINS—The ownership of 7 Renaissance Square, a 65,600-square-foot building that is part of the Ritz-Carlton, Westchester complex in Downtown White Plains is under contract to be sold. The building ownership—a joint venture partnership of SL Green Realty and Renaissance Partners, LLC— has agreed to sell the property for a gross sale price of $20.7…

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Water Park Project Surfaces in Town of Wallkill

February 18, 2016

WALLKILL—While Orange County officials are still awaiting word on whether it will be selected for a $250-million Legoland amusement park, an Orange County company has purchased property down the street from the Orange Regional Medical Center here for a possible waterpark project. Published reports indicate the Devitt Management of Montgomery has purchased the 43-acre former…

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Hudson Valley Homes Sales Soar in Fourth Quarter

January 25, 2016

Prices Continue to Stabilize WHITE PLAINS—During the recession, Realtors in the Hudson Valley had to deal with the bad market that featured little sales activity and prices in free-fall. Today, conditions are much different, but Realtors now face dealing with both the good and the bad. The good is a robust sales market, the bad…

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Veteran Real Estate Broker Marcene Hedayati Installed as 2016 President of HGAR

January 25, 2016

Renee Zurlo Takes Reins of HGMLS WHITE PLAINS—In a celebration befitting the organization’s 100th anniversary, the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors held a gala event at the Ritz-Carlton Westchester hotel on Thursday, Jan. 21 to install its chief officers and directors for 2016. The highlight of the evening that drew more than 320 attendees was…

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