NEW YORK—The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly halted tourism in New York City, one of the world’s top tourist and business traveler destinations, during parts of 2020, resulting in a dramatic falloff in the number of visitors and creating a steep drop in economic activity, according to a report released on April 28 by New York State…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—Nearly every metro area tracked by the National Association of Realtors —99%— recorded year-over-year price increases in the first quarter of 2021, according to the latest quarterly report released by NAR yesterday. The 11 metro areas with the highest single-family home price increases saw median sales prices ranging from the $100,000s to $600,000s. Those cities…
Read MoreALBANY—New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Tuesday the list of projects in Peekskill that the state will fund as part of its $10-million Downtown Revitalization Initiative award granted to the Northern Westchester County city two years ago. The 12 projects in Peekskill will provide funding that will facilitate mixed-used transit-oriented development, improve pedestrian…
Read MorePOUGHKEEPSIE—The Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. recently announced the addition of Hudson Valley Tourism, Inc. to its Board of Directors, represented by HVT President Amanda Dana. In 2018, Dana assumed the role of Orange County Tourism Director. In 2019 she and her tourism team acquired the Orange County Film office. In 2021, Dana was named…
Read MoreNEW ROCHELLE—Iona College of New Rochelle has finalized a deal announced earlier this year to acquire Concordia College’s 28-acre campus in Bronxville. Concordia will cease academic instruction before the start of the Fall 2021 semester and Iona College plans to pursue plans to develop a school of health sciences on the Concordia campus. Iona College…
Read MoreWhen it comes to small inns and bed and breakfast lodging in the lower Hudson Valley, Orange County leads the pack with 27 of them. Some range from just two cozy rooms to a 16-bed inn with suites, dotting the region from Newburgh to Port Jervis. The Village of Warwick boasts six bed and breakfasts,…
Read MoreGREENWICH, CT—In what the brokerage firm says is the highest waterfront residential sale so far in 2021 in Greenwich, Houlihan Lawrence reports that a more than five-acre complex at 23 Smith Road has sold for $27.75 million. Houlihan Lawrence’s Sally Maloney was the exclusive listing agent for the property on a private road in the…
Read MoreMOUNT PLEASANT—The Town of Mount Pleasant Industrial Development Agency has issued a Request for Expression of Interest for developers for a nearly half-acre longtime vacant site approximately 200 feet from the Hawthorne Metro North station. The IDA has set a deadline for May 17 and plans to review the submissions during May and June with…
Read MoreGOSHEN—On May 10, Garnet Health Doctors, formerly Orange Regional Medical Group and Catskill Regional Medical Group, is expected to open its newest facility in Goshen. This new practice at the redeveloped Goshen Plaza will be Garnet Health Doctors’ ninth location in Orange and Sullivan counties. The new facility, totaling more than 16,000 square feet, is…
Read MoreALBANY—A bill (A07280, S06481) sponsored by State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale) and Senator James Skoufis (D-Newburgh, Garnerville) recently passed the Assembly and Senate that if signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo will expand access to rental assistance funds for small landlords. The bill will allow property owners whose tenants cannot or will not submit a rental…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The Windward School, which recently relocated to a larger campus on Mamaroneck Avenue, announced plans to sell its former campus. The property is being marketed without an asking price. The 5.35-acre development site is located at 5 and13 Windward Ave.—a residential dead-end street that backs up to Saxon Woods Park. The campus is currently…
Read MoreALBANY—On May 4, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed an extension of the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 and the COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act. The legislation (S.6362-A/A.7175-A) extends moratoriums prohibiting residential and commercial evictions, foreclosure proceedings, as well as protections against credit discrimination and negative credit reporting…
Read MoreHARRISON—White Plains-based development firm Lighthouse Living has sold the 36-unit Wood Works multifamily property at 550 Halstead Ave. in Harrison for $15.6 million. The sale was reported by commercial brokerage firm CBRE on May 4. The identity of the buyer was not disclosed. The CBRE team of Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride, Eric Apfel, Jeremy Neuer,…
Read MoreNEW YORK—First quarter office leasing in Lower Manhattan was up from the previous quarter's record low but still more than 60% below the five-year quarterly average, according to the Alliance for Downtown New York's Lower Manhattan Real Estate Market Report, Q1 2021 released today. The report noted that while the commercial real estate market lags,…
Read MoreALBANY—In a joint announcement with the governors of New Jersey and Connecticut, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today that most industry capacity restrictions will be lifted as of May 19. One key caveat to the easing is that businesses will only be limited by the space available for patrons or parties of patrons to…
Read MoreYONKERS—Robert Martin Co., announced on April 29 it has sold 3 Executive Blvd., a 59,542-square-foot office building and 3 Odell Plaza, a 71,065-square-foot office building in Yonkers for $36.6 million. Robert Martin officials stated that the sale represents a new record price for suburban Westchester County office sales at $280-per-square foot. The buyer of the…
Read MoreNEW YORK—New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on an appearance this morning on the MSNBC Program Morning Joe that New York City will “fully reopen” by July 1. The mayor said that at that time there would be no restrictions on restaurants and other businesses. Please check back for further updates on this…
Read MoreNEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on April 27th the appointment of New York entrepreneur Danny Meyer as chairman of the Board of the New York Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). Meyer will be sworn in April 28, 2021. Meyer will lead the organization’s 27-member board, which helps to guide NYCEDC’s agenda as the city’s primary…
Read MoreALBANY—Hundreds of Realtors from across the state, including approximately 100 Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors members, met virtually with state lawmakers earlier today to discuss key issues facing the real estate industry and consumers. After NYSAR cancelled last year’s Lobby Day program due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the program was held virtually via Zoom. NYSAR’s…
Read MorePEARL RIVER—Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Economic Development Director Jeremy Schulman reported today that NY Critical Materials LLC, a manufacturer of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be leasing more than 50,000 square feet of space at the former Pfizer complex now known as the New York Center for Innovation. The firm, a subsidiary of…
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