Upstate New York

Rochester’s Cornerstone Group and Community Preservation Partners upgrade Cedarwood Towers

Rochester, NY Cedarwood Towers, located at 2052 East Main St., is undergoing a $41.2 million rehabilitation program to upgrade the 50-year-old buildings. The work of the twin 11-story towers, 206-unit facility, is two-thirds complete. The scope of work includes

C2 Architecture completes $20 million Electric City; joint project between Prime Cos. & Highbridge Development

Schenectady, NY C2 Architecture celebrated the completion of the $20 million Electric City mixed-use project at a ribbon cutting attended by state and local officials and members of the business community

Marshall of O,R&L Commercial and Anninos of CBRE Syracuse broker $5.575 million sale

Syracuse, NY O,R&L Commercial, LLC sold a 134,444 s/f former Sam’s Club for $5.575 million.  The retail building on 14.2 acres is located at 2649 Erie Blvd. Phil Marshall of

Hardesty of Bouck Real Estate completes 6,000 s/f lease in Auburn

Auburn, NY According to Bouck Real Estate, Sharpshooters Laser Tag has a new home at 44 Washington St. Mike Hardesty, licensed salesperson with Bouck Real Estate, worked with

Arc Building Partners and Claremont Cos. to merge

Buffalo, NY Arc Building Partners and Claremont Cos. have entered into a strategic partnership agreement that will bolster Claremont’s construction capabilities and enable Arc Building Partners to expand

Chain Store Age magazine names Destiny USA a top retail experience

Syracuse, NY Destiny USA, one of the largest shopping, dining and entertainment destinations in the state, has been selected as one of the “Top 10 Retail Experiences of 2019” by

Empire Commercial Construction renovating and expanding Unicell Body office with ALA Architects

Henrietta, NY Empire Commercial Construction, a retail-specific/small-projects sister company of regional general contractor Taylor, The Builders, is renovating/expanding the Unicell Body office.

12 projects in Albany part of $10m Downtown Revitalization Initiative

Albany, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo announced 12 transformational projects for the city’s Clinton Sq. neighborhood as part of the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) award.

DiGennaro, Wolfe and Shtulman of STREAM Capital Partners execute $5.5 million sale

Rochester, NY STREAM Capital Partners, LLC, a national net lease and sale-leaseback advisory group, represented the seller in the $5.5 million sale of an industrial property leased to Cintas Corp.

August message from the president of NYSCAR’s Upstate chapter - by Guy Blake

NYSCAR will be soliciting committee members for 2020. If you are interested in serving on one or more of NYSCAR’s committees, please consider requesting service. If you have an interest in education, the legislative area, membership, RPAC, Technology, etc. We want to hear from