Upstate New York

Brown and Phelps of SWBR earn Code Enforcement Certification

Rochester, NY According to SWBR, architects Michael Brown, AIA, and David Phelps, AIA, are now certified code enforcement officers. 

Jacobson Properties and Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage collaborate for $18.9 million sale

Syracuse, NY Lisa Menin of Jacobson Properties and Leo Jones of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Co. (C&W/Pyramid), Binghamton, have completed the sale of Hill Medical Center. The sale price was $18.9 million.

Destiny USA concludes 2018 with increased tourism results

Syracuse, NY Destiny USA, one of the states’s largest shopping, dining, and entertainment destinations, visited by 26 million guests a...

Uniland Dev. and MDC select Gensler for Eastern Hills Mall redevelopment

Clarence, NY Uniland Development Co. and Mountain Development Corp. (MDC) have selected Gensler, a real estate planning and design firm, to provide master planning services for the redevelopment of the Eastern Hills Mall property on Transit Rd. 

Tirado of Largo Hospitality Finance Group secures financing for six hotels

Batavia, NY Lori Tirado, managing director of Largo Hospitality Finance Group, secured $17.4 million in hotel financing for six hotels in four states. 

CBRE|Syracuse leases 107,603 s/f and brokers two sales totaling $1.5 million

Syracuse, NY According to Michael Finn, managing partner of CBRE|Syracuse, the firm has completed the following transactions:

Company of the Month: New York State Industrial Coatings, Inc. are the problem solvers for the Upstate region

Rochester, NY Mitigating risk is at an all-time high in all genres of business. NY State Industrial Coatings (NICI) understands this and has the ability to ease client’s concerns by mitigating these risks by providing innovative solutions other companies in the industry cannot. The team at NICI takes great pride in embracing the projects that no one else can accomplish. Tight deadlines, complex coating systems, installation under adverse conditions with high degree of risk, are just a few of the challenges that NICI overcomes on a daily basis. This is where NICI has found it’s niche. 

Creative Structures Services, People, Inc. and Sinatra & Co. begin $31 million development – Jefferson Ave. Apts.

Buffalo, NY Construction on a $31 million affordable and supportive housing development on the city’s East Side has begun. Jefferson Ave. Apartments will include 89 affordable apartments in two buildings with 16 units set aside for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Redburn Development to invest $78 million for renovation and rehab of seven Albany buildings

Albany, NY Redburn Development Partners will invest $78 million to transform seven properties in the downtown area. The transformative project involves the renovation and rehabilitation of seven outdated and neglected properties, representing more than 450,000 s/f.

Byrne Dairy breaks ground on Ultra Dairy plant expansion

Dewitt, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo celebrated the groundbreaking of Byrne Dairy’s Ultra Dairy plant $24 million expansion—the first phase of the company’s $125 million plan to expand and create nearly 250 jobs in Onondaga County. The initial phase will create 30 new jobs and includes a 42,000 s/f expansion that will allow the plant to increase its packaging capability as well as add additional processing capacity and storage space.