YONKERS—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 MoreWHITE PLAINS—The New York State Association of Realtors has issued a “Call to Action” to Realtors to send a message to Westchester County legislators and Westchester County Executive George Latimer urging their support for the Westchester County Legislature to pass a new law requiring co-op boards to provide a reason in writing for application denials.…
Read MoreYONKERS—Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and other city officials joined with executives of Regency Apartment Ventures LLC on Feb. 25 to celebrate the groundbreaking of Regency on the Hudson, a seven-story 126-unit residential building at 56 Prospect St. here. The development will feature 13 units that will be designated as affordable under the city’s Affordable Housing…
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 MoreWASHINGTON —Existing-home sales rose in January, marking two consecutive months of growth, according to the National Association of Realtors. From a month-over-month perspective, buying activity varied in the major regions. Year-over-year, all four areas recorded double-digit gains in January. Existing-home sales in the Northeast in January declined 2.2%, recording an annual rate of 870,000, a…
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 MoreWHITE PLAINS—In the 104 years the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors and its predecessor organizations have been in operation, one of the highlights each year has been the pomp and circumstance of the installation of the association’s officers and directors. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, while this year’s event was the first being staged on…
Read MoreYONKERS—The Yonkers Industrial Development Agency Board reports it recently granted final approval of financial incentives for 56 Prospect St., a $32.6 million, 126-unit apartment building. The project, which received final approval at the IDA’s Feb. 5 meeting, will be comprised of 90 studios, 18 one-bedroom units and 18 two-bedroom units with a rooftop terrace overlooking…
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 MoreNEW ROCHELLE— RXR Realty, master developer of Downtown New Rochelle, announced on Feb. 10 the topping out of One Clinton Park, a 28-story mixed-use tower under construction here. The project created 250 on-site construction jobs, employing a diversity of contractors, including MWBE firms and local New Rochelle companies. One Clinton Park features 352 state-of-the-art, highly…
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 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 MoreNEWBURGH—Resorts World Catskills Casino is poised to present plans for a Video Gaming Machine (VGM) facility at the Newburgh Mall here. The Genting Group, parent company of Resorts World Catskills Casino in Monticello, confirmed that it will soon present plans to the Town of Newburgh to develop the VGM facility in an attempt to capture…
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 MoreNEW YORK—New York City-based residential brokerage firm Triplemint reported on Feb. 3 it had expanded its operations to Westchester County with the defection of a number of Douglas Elliman agents. Triplemint reported that the Berkowitz Marrone Team led by Owen Berkowitz and Carol Marrone, who were the founding members of Douglas Elliman Westchester, have joined…
Read MoreNEW YORK—Monroe College has introduced its newest degree: BS in Professional Studies, a perfect fit for the adult learner: The BS in Professional Studies program offers a career/college-completer sequence of courses that focuses on the skills that employers require across a broad range of vocations. Courses include those in the chosen concentration, augmented by courses…
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