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US Home Sales Increased Year-Over-Year Despite March Sales Decline Due to COVID-19 Impacts

April 22, 2020

WASHINGTON—Existing-home sales fell in March following a February that saw significant nationwide gains, according to the National Association of Realtors. Each of the four major regions reported a dip in sales, with the West suffering the largest decrease. Sales in the Northeast dipped more than 7%, NAR reported. Total existing-home sales, (https://www.nar.realtor/existing-home-sales), completed transactions that…

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Multifamily Market Conditions Weakened in First Quarter Due to COVID-19

April 22, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC—The National Multifamily Housing Council reported today that apartment market conditions weakened in the National Multifamily Housing Council’s (NMHC) Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions for April 2020, as the industry confronts the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Market Tightness (12), Sales Volume (6), Equity Financing (13), and Debt Financing (20) indexes all came in…

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NYS Department of Labor Launches New COVID-19 Unemployment Application

April 22, 2020

ALBANY—The New York State Department of Labor reported the launch of a new application on April 20 for New Yorkers to apply for traditional Unemployment Insurance or the new COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. This one-stop-shop for unemployment benefits will connect New Yorkers with the benefits they deserve faster, without requiring them to call the Department…

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COVID-19 Update 4/21/2020: Gov. Cuomo Says NY Biz Reopening to Be Done by Region

April 21, 2020

BUFFALO—New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in this morning’s COVID-19 update briefing here said that the reopening of the state’s economy will be performed by region. He announced that Lt. Gov. Kathleen Hochul will be in charge of studying the Western New York region, including determining how and when the economy will reopen there, while former…

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COVID-19 Update for Monday, April 20, 2020

April 20, 2020

Governors Make Appointments to Council Charged with Restoring Northeast Economy NEW YORK—Perhaps the beginning of the end or at the very least the end of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and the restoration of the regional economy are at hand. On Sunday, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, Connecticut…

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Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic to Relocate to Lockwood Medical Campus

April 16, 2020

NEW ROCHELLE—Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Inc. has signed a lease to occupy the entire ground level of the Lockwood Medical Campus here. Rand Commercial, the exclusive leasing agent for the 100,000-square-foot Lockwood Medical Campus at 150 Lockwood Ave., reported that Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic has signed a long-term lease for more than 5,600 square feet…

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Zeta Charter School Signs 65,000 SF Lease in the Bronx

April 16, 2020

NEW YORK—Zeta Charter Schools has signed a 65,000-square-foot lease deal for a new elementary school at 1910 Arthur Ave. in the Bronx. Called Zeta Bronx Tremont Park Elementary, the school is scheduled to open in August 2021 for the 2021-2022 academic year and will ultimately serve students in pre-K through fifth grade, according to Transwestern…

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Longtime State Assemblyman Richard Brodsky Dies at 73

April 15, 2020

ALBANY—Richard Brodsky, one of the most powerful state legislators for nearly three decades, passed away on April 8 at the age of 73. Initial published reports stated that Brodsky died from complications of the Coronavirus, but a family member told the New York Times that the longtime lawmaker passed away from a heart attack and…

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International Tech. Firm to Relocate North American HQ to Rye Brook

April 8, 2020

RYE BROOK— SCHOTT Corporation has signed a lease for more than 14,000 square feet of space at Kingsbrook, a recently renovated six building complex located at 1100 King St. in Rye Brook owned by New York City-based George Comfort & Sons, Inc. The international technology company that specializes in the areas of specialty glass and…

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DeCicco & Sons to Open at Edge on Hudson Development in 2022

April 8, 2020

SLEEPY HOLLOW—Construction is expected to begin next year on a new DeCicco & Sons market at the Edge on Hudson project being developed at the former General Motors Assembly plant here. The deal marks the first retail property to sign on at the Edge on Hudson development and marks the first grocer to operate in…

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Anthos Properties Secures Financing for Port Chester Multifamily Buy

April 7, 2020

PORT CHESTER—Anthos Properties of Nanuet has acquired The Castle luxury multifamily development here from institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management for $38.6 million. In connection with the purchase, Anthos Properties secured a $28-million loan with Fannie Mae. The financing was arranged by JLL Capital Markets. Built in 2015, The Castle is a luxury,…

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GDC Acquires Stratus on Hudson in Yonkers for Nearly $40M

April 7, 2020

YONKERS—Ginsburg Development Companies has added to its portfolio of multifamily properties in the Greystone section of Yonkers with the recent purchase of the Stratus on Hudson, a 74-unit luxury rental building located at 1077 Warburton Ave. GDC purchased the property in Northwest Yonkers from Stamford, CT developer Randy Salvatore’s RMS Companies who completed the building…

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HGAR Leadership Expands Role of its 2020 Regional Directors

April 7, 2020

WHITE PLAINS—In an ongoing effort to create stronger member engagement, awareness and communication in a continually growing association, the HGAR leadership is expanding the role of its five regional directors covering Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange counties, as well as Manhattan. “As our membership and our territory increases in size, we think it’s very important…

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State Clarifies Position on Property Showings—Can Only be Performed Online

April 3, 2020

ALBANY—Less than 24 hours after the real estate industry was led to believe that in-person real estate showings were permitted by New York State comes a statement from Empire State Development that only virtual/online showings are permissible. On the evening of April 2, an official with Empire State Development Corp. in a clarification of the…

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Gov. Orders All Non-Essential Construction Shut Down

April 1, 2020

NEW YORK—Most private construction in New York State, including major development projects in New Rochelle, Yonkers and White Plains, have been temporarily shut down as a means to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus Pandemic. At a press briefing at the Javits Center in New York City on March 27, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo…

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