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Syracuse mayor seeks developer for City Hall Commons building
SYRACUSE — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced in August that he has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the acquisition and redevelopment of the City Hall Commons building. It’s a Hanover Square landmark, located at 201 E. Washington St., at the corner of Warren Street and East Genesee Street. The triangular, “flatiron” style building […]
Firm to redevelop former M&T Bank building on S. Salina St.
SYRACUSE — A Washington, D.C.–based development firm plans to convert the building at 101 South Salina St. to a residential facility and will build about 120 apartments. M&T Bank, which owned and operated a branch inside the building, sold the structure to Douglas Development for $7,155,000 and the transaction closed earlier this year. The bank
State funding to help pave 14 more miles of Syracuse roads
SYRACUSE — The City of Syracuse will more than double the miles of roads it will repave this construction season. The increase in road work results from an “infusion” of $7.25 million in New York State Touring Routes funding to the city, the office of Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh said in an Aug. 17 news
People news: Lyskawa joins Christopher Community as CFO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Christopher Community, Inc. — a nonprofit development and management company providing affordable housing for low- and moderate-income people — recently announced it
Onondaga County announces plans for $25 million Hopkins Sports Complex in town of Salina
SALINA, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Tuesday announced plans for the $25 million Hopkins Sports Complex, a multi-sports athletic venue focused on
Live It Downtown complex in Utica to formally open Friday
UTICA, N.Y. — The Live It Downtown fitness and retail complex in Utica will formally open on Friday. The Fitness Mill gym occupies almost two-thirds
Utica College announces school’s largest ever endowed scholarship as it dedicates Wilcox Center
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College has its largest-ever endowed scholarship with a donation of $2 million from the estate of Francis A. Wilcox. Utica College
Memorial at State Fairgrounds honors highway workers killed on duty
GEDDES, N.Y. — Highway workers who were killed on the job are now honored with a new memorial at the New York State Fairgrounds in Geddes. It’s located near the midway entrance and west of the Horticulture Building on the State Fairgrounds, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul said. Hochul unveiled the memorial during a
Benefit Design Services leases nearly 2,800 square feet in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Benefit Design Services (BDS) Corp. recently leased 2,777 square feet of office space at 5010 Campuswood Drive in the town of DeWitt. Cory LaDuke & Brian Balash of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company represented the tenant in the transaction. No lease terms were disclosed. The office is located in a two-story, 71,269-square-foot
New state laws tackle subcontractor wages, shared-work benefits
New state laws that Gov. Kathy Hochul signed on Labor Day make construction contractors liable for the wages owed to their subcontractors and extend shared-work benefits. They also establish a demonstration program to implement speed-violation monitoring systems in work zones to help keep workers safe and require the payment of prevailing wage to building service employees at
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