SL Green Closes 2007 with over 1.7 mn sf of Leases
New York, NY – SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) closed 2007 having signed leases throughout the year covering a robust 1,743,888 square feet...
Senator Clinton Assails State Farm Decision to Terminate Homeowners’ Coverage for Long Island Customers
Washington, DC - February 22, 2008 - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today called on the State Farm Insurance Company to reconsider its decision to...
NYS Affordable Housing Corporation Seeks Applications for $25 Million in Affordable Housing Funding
Grants Will Finance New Development and Renovations of Affordable HousingNEW YORK - February 21, 2008 - The New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC)...
Banking Department Announces Request for Proposal for $1.5 Million in Foreclosure Prevention Counseling Services...
New York, N.Y., February 13, 2008 - The New York State Banking Department announced today a Request for Proposals (RFP) for $1.5 million available...
BROADWAY PARTNERS ANNOUNCES 120,000 SF LEASE
Strong Leasing Momentum Continues at Midtown Manhattan Office Tower
New York, NY, February 6, 2008 - Broadway Partners, a national private real estate investment and...
Governor Spitzer Announces Ground Breaking For Rochester Affordable Housing Project
Governor Eliot Spitzer today announced State investments for an affordable housing and commercial retail space in Rochester. Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR)...
SONYMA and NeighborWorks® America Agree to Promote Homeownership in New York’s Underserved Communities
NEW YORK - February 5, 2008 - The State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA), which offers low cost mortgages to first-time homebuyers, and...
New York housing market lands softly in 2007
Albany – January 29, 2008 – Sales of existing single-family homes in New York state in 2007 slowed as total sales continued to shrink...
Governor Spitzer Announces $1.76 Million In Grants For 78 Affordable Housing Units
January 24, 2008 - Governor Eliot Spitzer today announced $1.76 million in grants to create and preserve 78 units of affordable housing across New...
NYS Affordable Housing Corporation Approves $700,000 to Acquire and Rehab 35 Homes in Onondaga...
NEW YORK - January 24, 2008 - The New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) today approved a $700,000 grant to the Empire Housing and...
Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Spitzer Announce Selection of Battery Park City Authority to Develop...
New York City, January 22, 2008 - New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has chosen the Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority (BPCA)...
Tax-Exempt Bond Financing for New York City Multifamily Developments
NEW YORK - January 24, 2008 - The New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA) today issued its revised 2008 allocation criteria for developers...
Governor’s tax proposals may hurt homeownership in the Empire State
Albany – January 22, 2008 – Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s budget proposal sends mixed messages to thousands of New Yorkers who will be seeking to...
Budget Proposes Historic $400 million Housing Opportunity Fund
January 22, 2008 - Governor Spitzer today proposed a $400 million Housing Opportunity Fund to improve the availability of affordable and supportive housing statewide.
“To...
Justice Department Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit with Albany, New York, Developers
WASHINGTON - JANUARY 18, 2008 - The Justice Department today reached a Fair Housing Act settlement with New York developers Bruce Tanski, the Bruce...
Governor Spitzer Unveils $2.3 Million Restore NY Grant To Redevelop Site Of Former Ithaca...
Former Factory to Become Condominium Complex with Public Access to Scenic Overlook
Traveling the state in the days following his State of the State...
NYC Industrial Development Agency to Help One Not-for-Profit Organization and One Manufacturing Firm Expand...
New York City - January 8, 2008 - New York City Industrial Development Agency (NYCIDA) approved financing assistance to a Very Special Place, Inc. a not-for-profit...
Governor Spitzer Proposes Historic Investment In Affordable Housing
$400 Million Housing Opportunity Fund Draws Praise from Advocates, Business Community
January 13, 2008 - Governor Eliot Spitzer today visited the Rheingold Houses in Bushwick,...
Hampshire Partners Fund VII Acquires Medical/Retail Building in Bronx, N.Y.
Bronx, N.Y. - January 10, 2008 - The Hampshire Companies, a full service, private real estate investment fund manager with equity in assets valued at...
NYC Economic Development Corporation Selects Design Team for Steeplechase Plaza in Coney Island
New York City - January 3, 2008 - New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), in cooperation with the Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks), has...
NY Assembly Addresses Foreclosure Crisis
AARP commends the leadership of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for proposing a comprehensive solution to the foreclosure crisis in New York State. Many older...
Senate Majority Unveils Multibillion Dollar Property Tax Relief Plan As Top Priority For 2008
Plan doubles STAR rebates for most homeowners and triples rebates for seniors next year;
Includes long-term reforms to relieve property tax burden
The New York State Senate...
Attorney General Cuomo Sues Buffalo Heating Contractor For Defrauding Homeowners Out Of Thousands Of...
AG’s suit seeks $20,000 performance bond; Judge signs temporary restraining order barring contractor from taking any new jobs
BUFFALO, N.Y. (January 3, 2008) - Attorney...
Thompson: Nearly 2,350 Homeowners Call Comptroller’s Foreclosure Prevention Helpline
December 27, 2007 - As the subprime crisis continues to escalate across the nation, New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. today announced...
Governor Spitzer And Attorney General Cuomo Announce More Than 13,000 New Yorkers To Receive...
Payments Stem from Ameriquest Mortgage Co.’s Restitution Agreement
New York, NY - December 24, 2007 - Governor Eliot Spitzer and Attorney General Andrew M....
