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Story of Charter closes two leases totaling 25,000 s/f and an $825,000 sale

Barbara Story, of Charter Real Estate Brokerage, closed two commercial leases comprising over 25,000 s/f and an 11,000 s/f sale with combined values in excess of $3 million. In the first transaction, Story represented the landlord in securing a long-term lease for 14,400 s/f of office space at 190 Linden Oaks to Genesee Regional Bank (GRB) for their new and expanded corporate offices. The tenant was represented by Bob Lucchesi with Ardent Commercial Real Estate Advisors. Story then teamed up with GlenStar Properties out of Chicago to represent Leading Edge Recovery Solutions to expand their national operations into the Buffalo market with an 11,000 s/f long-term lease for a call center to open at 33 Dodge St., Amherst. This expansion is anticipated to create up to 100 new jobs for the area. In the third deal, Story teamed up with Charter's Ryan Gage in the exclusive listing of the 11,000 s/f retail/office building at 2745 West Ridge Rd., Greece. The property was purchased by The Exigence Group of Buffalo for $825,000. Exigence plans significant renovations to open an urgent care center at this location. The buyer was represented by Gregg Bryant with The Cabot Group.
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