Upstate New York

Axiom Capital structures and arranges $25.35 million loan for 76,393 s/f medical office in Utica

Utica, NY Axiom Capital Corp. has structured and arranged a $25,356,396 (10-year, 2 years I/0) construction to permanent loan for a class A, multi-tenant medical office building. The project entails the construction of a 3-story, 76,393 rentable s/f building situated on 1.46 acres

Duncan of Leadership Alliance awarded 2023 Above & Beyond Award

Binghamton, NY Leadership Alliance CEO, Stacey Duncan, has been named a recipient of City & State New York’s 2023 Above & Beyond Award. City & State is a media organization dedicated to covering New York’s local and state politics and policy providing in-depth,

CBRE completes $137 million sale of 16-property national hotel portfolio

Fishkill, NY CBRE brokerd the sale of a 16-property, 2,155-key hotel portfolio located across nine states. A joint venture between Dallas-based NewcrestImage and Phoenix-based Hospitality Capital Partners (HCP) acquired the portfolio for $137.3 million.

NYSCAR mourns the passing of chapter president Dana Crocker

Albany, NY NYSCAR is very sad to share the news that president Dana Crocker passed away on March 29, 2023 after a short illness. Crocker served on the NYSCAR Board for many years, serving as governor, vice president, secretary and treasurer before being elected president in 2022. He was proudly honored as NYSCAR’s Realtor of the Year in 2013.

Vanguard-Fine negotiates two sales and two leases

Queensbury, NY Christopher Farrell and Barry Feinman of Vanguard-Fine, LLC and Ann MacAffer of CBRE, Albany brokered the sale of 176 Quaker Rd. between the buyer Collection Center Property Company, LLC and seller Aldi, Inc. (New York). The purchase price was $1.55 million.

Uniland holds ribbon cutting for 150,000 s/f distribution/manufacturing facility at former Bethlehem Steel site

Lackawanna, NY Local community leaders gathered at 8 Dona St. for a ceremonial ribbon cutting for Uniland’s new distribution and advanced manufacturing facility. Built on “spec”, Uniland has fully leased the 150,000 s/f building and has begun construction on a second

Vachon and de la Garza of KeyBank CDLI secure $10.6 million for Cornerstone’s acquisition of 52-unit Silver Lake Meadows

Perry, NY KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provided $10.6 million to Rochester’s Cornerstone Group, Ltd. (Cornerstone) for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Silver Lake Meadows, a 52-unit, fully subsidized family project at 165 Lake St.

Muroff Hospitality sells 31 room inn for $1.94 million; rebranded Phoenix Inn Resort

North Creek, NY Muroff Hospitality Group sold The Phoenix Inn Resort (formerly known as the Copperfield Inn), at 307 Main St., for $1.94 million. Mitch Muroff represented the seller, Diana Espalza, and secured the buyer, Buhai and Zihan Ren, in this exclusive offering.

Larkin to instruct March 21st course

Verona, NY On March 21st, NYSCAR will feature Joseph Larkin, CCIM, MCR, SIOR teaching Real Estate Investment Measurements Using Excel. Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm via Zoom

Kelly of Hanna Commercial Real Estate named NYSCAR Realtor of the Year

Albany, NY James Kelly, CCIM, Hanna Commercial Real Estate, Syracuse, was named NYSCAR’s Realtor of the Year for 2022 during the February 7 NYSCAR board meeting. The NYSCAR Realtor of the Year award is given each year to recognize an outstanding active member of the New York State Commercial