YONKERS—Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announced on May 6 plans to propose legislation to the Yonkers City Council expanding the responsibilities and accountability of local landlords in an effort to better protect the safety and well-being of their tenants. The local law would amend the “Housing and Building Maintenance Code” and would apply to residential buildings…
Read MoreNEW YORK—A 28-unit multifamily building on Bainbridge Avenue in the Norwood section of the Bronx has changed hands for the first time in nearly 35 years. Cushman & Wakefield announced on May 8 that the firm had arranged the sale of 144 East 208th St., a 36,800-square-foot multifamily building in the Bronx. The final closing…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The White Plains Common Council recently passed significant changes to the city’s Affordable Rental Housing Program at its May 6th session. The changes had originally been proposed in February by Mayor Tom Roach and represent a focused effort and commitment by the mayor and Common Council to increase the overall number of affordable housing…
Read MoreBRIARCLIFF MANOR—A group of state legislators and an advocacy group staged a rally outside of Trump National Golf Club Westchester here on April 28 in support of legislation to change how golf courses in New York State are assessed and taxed. State Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester), Assemblywoman Sandy Galef (D-Ossining) and other state and county…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—Existing-home sales retreated in March, following February’s surge of sales, according to the National Association of Realtors. Each of the four major U.S. regions saw a drop-off in sales, with the Midwest enduring the largest decline last month. Sales in the Northeast dropped nearly 3% in March, according to the NAR report. Total existing-home completed…
Read MoreEAST FISHKILL, NY—In a blockbuster deal that will save about 1,000 jobs in Dutchess County, GlobalFoundries of Santa Clara, CA has reached an agreement to sell its 300mm chip fab plant in East Fishkill to Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor for $430 million. The two firms announced on April 22 they had reached a definitive agreement on…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—White Plains Hospital officials and other county and local dignitaries were on hand on April 22 to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new 252,000-square-foot outpatient center being built at the corner of Maple and Longview avenues here. The $272-million project is being built on the site of a former vacant apartment building, a hospital…
Read MoreLARCHMONT—Rye-based developer Elk Homes has unveiled plans this week for “Centro Larchmont,” a new luxury condominium residence to be developed in the heart of the village. The new building will replace several aging commercial buildings that will be demolished. Located at 112 Chatsworth Ave. and 65 Wendt Ave., the 26-unit building will include 23 market…
Read MoreNEW CITY—Christie’s International Real Estate – Westchester & Hudson Valley, reported on April 17 it had launched its Rockland Regional Sales Gallery in New City at 340 South Main St. The opening of the office comes on the heels of a mid-February announcement by Christie’s International Real Estate that it was expanding its reach into…
Read MoreNANUET—State officials announced on April 16 that construction had begun on a new $42-million senior affordable and supportive housing development here. The 93-unit Vincent’s Village community will be developed by the Sisters of Charity Housing Development Corp. of Staten Island and Rockabill Development, LLC of New York City. The development site is located adjacent to…
Read MoreBUCHANAN—Entergy Corp. reported on April 16 it had reached an agreement to sell its Indian Point 1, 2 and 3 nuclear power plants here after the power plants are shut down in late 2021. The New Orleans-based energy company reported that it will sell Indian Point 1, 2 and 3 nuclear units to Holtec International…
Read MoreRYE—Westchester County Executive George Latimer recently announced the launch of the Westchester incubator program called Element 46 a program designed to inspire and support entrepreneurial talent and the development of new businesses in Westchester. Element 46 will help turn promising ideas into thriving businesses, and promote entrepreneurship and economic development in Westchester County by providing…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The mayors of White Plains and New Rochelle agree that the impacts thus far from the natural gas connection moratorium imposed by utility Con Edison on March 15 has not been severe. White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach and New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson agreed that real estate developers are attempting to adapt to the…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: The following is the full text version of the 2019 First Quarter Residential Real Estate Sales Report Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, And Sullivan Counties, New York released by the Hudson Gateway Multiple Listing Service, Inc. on April 8. WHITE PLAINS—Residential sales in the region serviced by the Hudson Gateway Multiple Listing Service, Inc.…
Read MoreGOSHEN—The Goshen Planning Board on March 26 voted unanimously to give Greenwich, CT-based development firm Fareri Associates, LP, conditional site plan approval to move forward with its proposal for the new Goshen Plaza. “We’d like to thank the Village of Goshen Planning Board for its confidence in, and enthusiasm for, this project, as well as…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—Brian Levine, Esq., of Stamford, CT has recently been appointed In-House Counsel/Director of Legal Services & Professional Standards Administrator for the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors. Levine comes to HGAR with nearly two decades of legal experience, including real estate, contracts, refinancing, litigation/mediation/arbitration, insurance, regulatory agency compliance, commercial contracts/development, and tortuous interference of business…
Read MoreNEW YORK CITY—Real estate brokerage and technology firm Compass has expanded its presence here with the purchase of the Stribling luxury residential brokerage firm, adding more than 300 agents and 50 employees to its New York City operations. Stribling, which was founded in 1980 by chairman and founder Elizabeth F. Stribling, operates three locations in…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency recently granted preliminary approvals for incentives for three major projects in Downtown White Plains that combined will involve more than $1.2 billion in new development. The three projects would create an estimated more than 3,000 construction jobs and more than 500 full- and part-time jobs in the City…
Read MoreVALHALLA—After securing key approvals from the County of Westchester in January, Fareri Associate’s planned $1.2-billion mixed-use bioscience park to be developed on 60 acres of the Grasslands Campus here has now progressed to the municipal approval stage. The concept of building a bioscience, technology and lifestyle campus on mostly county-owned property in Valhalla has been…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—One in six Gen Xers purchased a multi-generational home, overtaking younger boomers as the generation most likely to do so; with 52% of those Gen X buyers indicating that they did so because their adult children have either moved back or never left home. These and other interesting buying trends were part of the National…
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