NEW YORK CITY—Con Edison has proposed a major project that could bring sufficient natural gas to sections of Westchester County impacted by the utility’s moratorium imposed last month. The only problem is the remedy won’t be online for four-and-a-half years at the earliest. Utility Con Edison reported on April 24 that it reached an agreement…
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 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 MoreTale of Two Markets WHITE PLAINS—Home sales activity in the Hudson Valley in the first quarter of 2019 was mixed, with Rockland County leading the way with a 7.1% increase in overall sales, while Westchester, Putnam and Sullivan counties posted sales volume declines of 3.5%, 13% and 14.5% respectively. Orange County also posted a sales…
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 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 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 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…
Read MoreALBANY—Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature reached an agreement over the weekend on a $175.5-billion FY 2020 state budget that makes the 2% property tax cap permanent and enacts a number of revenue raisers, including congestion pricing for sections of Manhattan, for the beleaguered Metropolitan Transportation Authority to fund capital upgrades to New York…
Read MoreYONKERS—The Yonkers Industrial Development Agency reported on March 25 it had approved four projects for incentives that will create 100 new housing units and finance the purchase and rehabilitation of a 301-unit apartment building in the city. The four developments amount to approximately $108.3 million in private investment and will create 156 construction jobs and…
Read MoreYONKERS—Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announced on March 15 that new legislation had passed the Yonkers City Council, which requires residential properties with 25 to 50 housing units to install dog waste disposal stations outside the building. Additionally, every building or structure that allows dogs with 51 or more units shall provide two or more dog…
Read MoreMONSEY—Metrex Realty in Monsey recently held a client appreciation party where more than 230 people attended. Metrex Realty officials held the event to give thanks for the community’s support of the company. The firm also invited agents from other firms, thanking them for their support and assistance with transactions. “Our colleagues never seem to get…
Read MoreGREENWICH, CT—Five Corners Properties/Real Living broker/owner Jonathan Lerner confirmed recently that Danielle Scialpi-Malloy has successfully sold the largest residential home in Greenwich, CT this year. The sale property, 35 Close Road in Greenwich, CT sold for $11,180,000. The grand estate nestled on 5.29 lush acres enjoys 300 square feet of private water frontage and vistas…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—The day business, political and real estate leaders have dreaded has arrived—on March 15 most of Westchester County was included in a new natural gas connection moratorium imposed by utility Con Edison. Amid charges by many that the moratorium will delay and perhaps kill billions of dollars in new development projects and thousands of…
Read MoreALBANY—New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report earlier this month that showed foreclosures in New York State are on the decline and court filings are in nearly 50% below near peak levels posted six years ago. Mortgage foreclosure filings across New York dropped 46% between 2013 and 2018, from 46,696 to 25,334, according…
Read MoreNEWBURGH—New York Senator James Skoufis (D-39), chairman of the New York State Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations, announced on March 8 at a press conference in the City of Newburgh the launch of an investigation into housing conditions and code enforcement outside of New York City. His investigations unit is specifically examining the…
Read MoreMOUNT KISCO—New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was joined earlier this month by leaders from the Mid-Hudson Valley for a rally at the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westchester in support of his Tax Fairness for the Middle-Class Campaign to make the property tax cap permanent and cut middle class taxes. In 2011, Gov.…
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