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Simone Development & Argent Ventures to be honored at BOMA Westchester’s annual Hall of Honor dinner

White Plains, NY The Building Owners and Managers Association of Westchester (BOMA) will honor Simone Development Companies and Argent Ventures at BOMA’s 30th Annual Hall of Honor Awards Dinner. The honorees will be recognized for their contributions to Westchester’s economy.

Simone Development Companies (Simone) is a fully integrated private real estate investment and development company that acquires and develops healthcare, mixed-use, office, industrial, retail and residential properties. Headquartered at the Hutchinson Metro Center,the have a portfolio of over 7 million s/f throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Long Island, Westchester, Orange and Fairfield Counties and New Jersey. Services include acquisition, development, construction, finance, asset management, accounting, leasing and property management. Simone owns and manages over 2 million s/f of commercial real estate in Westchester County. The company’s Westchester properties include Boyce Thompson Center in Yonkers, Purchase Professional Park in Purchase, 80 Nardozzi Pl. in New Rochelle, 104 Corporate Park Dr. in Harrison, One Zeiss Dr. in Thornwood and 250 E. Sandford Blvd. in Mount Vernon.

Argent Ventures is a vertically-integrated, diversified real estate investment and development firm specializing in opportunistic, and value-add transactions throughout the United States. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in New York City, Argent Ventures pursues debt- and equity-related investments in any asset class. Since its inception, Argent has purchased over $3 billion in real estate assets and debt instruments in major markets in the United States and Europe.

Additionally, the Distinguished Service Award will be presented to All First Responders of Westchester County. Richard Wishnie, commissioner of emergency services of Westchester County, will be accepting the award on their behalf.

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