Commercial

Westchester LDC, IDA Boards Approve Financing Deals For New York Blood Center, Senior Housing Projects
The former Avon Headquarters will be redeveloped into a new $108 million facility for the New York Blood Center and Crescent Manor Ossining, a new $44.5 million affordable housing project.

New York City Unveils $42-Billion Kips Bay Health Care Hub Project Master Plan
First-of-its-kind life sciences career and education hub revealed as part of the SPARC Kips Bay Master Plan, with a new economic impact analysis with the potential to create 15,000 jobs.

BBVA to Relocate New York City Headquarters to 74,000 SF at Two Manhattan West
BBVA plans to move to Two Manhattan West, the trophy office skyscraper in the Manhattan West development by the end of 2024.

Bronx Community College Wins $1-Million NYPA Grant to Create Greener Campus
Bronx Community College won $1 million in the inaugural Bronx Green Action Challenge to improve campus sustainability and reduce the BCC's environmental footprint.

Keller Williams Realty Partners Taps Minichino to Lead Commercial Division in Hudson Valley
Keller Williams Realty Partners names Don Minichino, a veteran with more than $55 million in sales and leasing volume, as its Commercial Real Estate Director.

Affordable Housing Stood Out as Recurring Theme of 2023 ‘Putnam County Day’
CARMEL—More than 100 people filled the banquet room at the Putnam County Golf Course recently for HGAR’s annual

$100-Million Mediapro Studios Project in Yonkers Breaks Ground
YONKERS—Mediapro North America, a leader in the world of media and entertainment held a groundbreaking ceremony on Nov. 6

Report: New York State IDAs Generated $141 Billion in Wages; Created, Retained 1.3-Million Jobs in 2021
ALBANY—In light of some criticism being leveled against Industrial Development Agencies in New York State, particularly the need and

Lawmakers Say FTA to Provide $3.4 Billion in Grant Funding for Second Avenue Subway Project
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced on Oct. 24 that

$350-Million Film and TV Studio Campus at Pier 94 Breaks Ground
NEW YORK—New York City officials, Vornado Realty Trust, developers Hudson Pacific Properties and Blackstone were joined by community leaders

HGAR/OneKey MLS Seminar Delves Into the Convergence of Politics and Policy in New York Real Estate
NEW YORK—Real estate is a driving economic force in New York State, and politics and policy can have a

Westchester LDC Grants Preliminary Approval of $52 Million in Tax-Exempt Bond Financing for NY Blood Center Project
WHITE PLAINS—The Westchester County’s Local Development Corporation announced on Oct. 24 it had voted preliminary approval of $52