Upstate New York

Downtown Albany BID board appoints Steffens as new the executive director

The board of directors of the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) has appointed Georgette Steffens as the new executive dire...

Savino and Tylenda of CBRE/Albany negotiate 3,295 s/f lease

CB Richard Ellis/Albany has assisted with the negotiation of a new lease for Measurement Incorporate at 41 State St. in the downtown area. ...

Youmans of Platform Realty achieves LEED AP designation

According to Platform Realty Group, operations manager, Richard Youmans, is now a LEED accredited professional (AP). Youmans' recent achiev...

Medeiros of TEI brokers 7,500 s/f lease renewal

Time Equities, Inc. (TEI) brokered a five-year, 7,500 s/f lease renewal at 80 Curtwright Dr. for the Visiting Nursing Association of Western...

Conley Associates arranges two Albany area leases totaling 7,665 s/f

Conley Associates has completed two leases totaling 7,665 s/f. The deals include the following: * Richard Curri of Conley Associates represe...

Phillips of Largo places $9 million for refinancing of 107,440 s/f retail ctr.

Jack Phillips, managing director of the Largo Group of Companies arranged $9 million to refinance the existing debt on a 107,440 s/f shoppin...

Royal Properties secures seven transactions totaling 17,756 s/f

Royal Properties, Inc. has brokered the following leases totaling 17,756 s/f: Yes Beauty Supply signed a ten-year lease with two five-year o...

Upstate New York real estate market is stable for now: Values are holding their own

Upstate New York real estate values are holding their own in the recession. Properties below the threshold of $5-$10 million have been more ...

Where were you in '92? Upstate market has not had the peaks or valleys of more trendier markets

I'm a bit heavier, a bit grayer, and my joints creak when I get out of bed. Those things remind me, when I read the morning paper, that it i...

What will 2010 bring for the commercial real estate financing marketplace?

It has been a year since the U.S. treasury took control of the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. At that...