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Ferro of Berkshire Hathaway and Bauer of Bauer Appraisal Group handle $2.15 million sale

Latham, NY Richard Ferro, CCIM of Berkshire Hathaway Blake, Realtors represented 630 Columbia Street Ext. LLC, sellers, in the sale of property that consisted of two buildings totaling 53,950 s/f on 3.6 acres.

Bruce Bauer of Bauer Appraisal Group, Inc. represented the buyer, CPCC Holdings LLC, which is an affiliated entity of Camelot Print and Copy which will relocate its business to the multi-tenanted site.

Bauer Appraisal Group is a full-service appraisal firm specializing in industrial and commercial real estate appraisals. Our appraisers offer real estate appraisals for tax assessment review, litigation, and financing, as well as purchase and sale decisions.

Blake Realty was founded in 1922 by Samuel E. Blake and in 1954 was incorporated as Blake Realty, Inc. In 1968 the first branch was opened in Amsterdam, NY and in 1970 divisions were developed to serve various segments of our business including residential, commercial, relocation, investment and development. Since the 1970's Blake Realty has actively engaged in an extensive merger and acquisition campaign, creating affiliations with 20+ leading real estate companies serving various areas of Northeastern New York (most recently, CA North Realty of Malta and Tinkham Real Estate of Hoosick Falls in 2012). Through these efforts Blake Realty has attracted many of the top professionals in our industry and expanded our marketplace to cover an area of more than 6,500 square miles. The most dramatic change in our organization took place on February 17th, 2015, when Blake Realty, Inc. became part of the fastest growing real estate company in the world, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. This change was implemented to position our company and our agents to best meet the needs of the future. We are prepared to face the challenges of the Real Estate Industry by providing our sales associates, clients and customers with the most innovative marketing and sales concepts available. In our goal to help our sales agents become the most successful in the industry, our training program and marketing tools are second to none. Training programs are available for both the new and experienced associate on both a local and national level. For over 93 years (1922 -2015) and four generations of local family direction, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Blake, Realtors are dedicated to continued growth, leadership and service throughout upstate New York.
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