Some recent notable real estate deals in the Buffalo Niagara region:
1) Location: 2850-2890 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst
Price: $3,100,223
Buyer: Republic Financial Corp. of Greenwood Village, Colo., through US Acquisition Property XXXI LLC
Seller: Benderson Development Co., through BNY ECP Associates LLC, in foreclosure
Planned Use: Reposition, releasing, or resale. Property is the single-story Ellicott Creek Plaza neighborhood shoppping center, with 28,952 square feet of leasable commercial or retail space on 2.62 acres south of North French Road. Built in 1988. Has four existing tenants with long-term leases – a salon and day spa, an ice cream store, a dental office and an Edward Jones brokerage office – and several vacant areas, according to brochure from CBRE brokers Michael Clark and Robert Starzynski.
2) Location: 4271 Lake Ave., Hamburg
Price: $1 million
Buyer: Gordon Reger/Reger Holdings LLC of West Seneca, through RH LAP LLC
Seller: Lawrence Weinberg of Atlanta, through Fairview Holdings Inc. of Sandy Springs, Ga.
Planned Use: Reposition and release property through “extensive capital improvement program,” Reger said, citing “strong interest from a few retail tenants we’ve shown it to.” Property is the single-story, 109,619-square-foot Lake Avenue Plaza retail strip center, built in 1979 on more than 18.4 acres between South Park Avenue and the Thruway. Anchored by Grossman’s Bargain Outlet, Rite Aid Pharmacy and Family Dollar, with significant other vacancies, according to brochure from CBRE broker Robert Roller. Fairview stopped operating in New York as of July 27, 2011, so this property was its last asset in the state.
3) Location: 804 Wehrle Drive, Amherst
Price: $665,000
Buyer: Primax Properties LLC of Charlotte, N.C.
Seller: John and Crocifissa Balconi of Amherst
Planned Use: New 9,100-square-foot Dollar General store, with parking for 31 vehicles and two privacy fences. Property has housed an 8,104-square-foot retail building, constructed in 1947 on 0.74 acres at Wehrle Drive and Union Road. Formerly Italian Village Restaurant.
4) Location: 3734 Delaware Ave.
Price: $300,000
Buyer: 3734 Delaware Ave LLC of Amherst
Seller: Lawrence R. Birzon of East Amherst
Planned Use: Uncertain. Property is a medical office building. Birzon is a chiropractor and owner of Sheridan Orthopedic Therapy.
5) Location: 1243 Military Road, Tonawanda
Price: $275,000
Buyer: Roger Pasquarella of Hamburg and John Kanutsu, through 2055 NF Blvd Inc. of Buffalo
Seller: John Kanutsu, through Jim’s Electric & General Contracting Inc. of Buffalo
Planned Use: Uncertain. Buyers each have a half-interest in the property. Founded in 1968 by James Kanutsu, Jim’s Electric is a commercial and residential electrical contractor and a general contractor for commercial renovations and new construction.
6) Location: 86 and 116 Clarence Ave., Buffalo
Price: $180,000
Buyer: Christopher Romanowski of Buffalo
Seller: Andrew Pellitieri/Pellitieri family, through Pellitieri Realty LLC of Buffalo
Planned Use: Uncertain. Property is an industrial manufacturing facility on the East Side of Buffalo. Pellitieri is president of Buffalo Engine Components, a famiy-owned provider of new and used auto parts for the remanufacturing industry.
7) Location: 1205 Ridge Road, Lackawanna
Price: $154,500
Buyer: Joseph L. Bennett Jr. of Hamburg and LaMoyne B. Singvongsay of Buffalo
Seller: Patrick T. and Madonna Kane of Buffalo, through Hatricks LLC
Planned Use: Uncertain. Property is a 1,500-square-foot red-and-gray retail auto service facility, with two service bays. At one time, it was a Grease Monkeys and later Avis Lube location. The Kanes, of the Kane-Doyle dealership family, are also the parents of Chicago Blackhawks hockey star Patrick Kane Jr.
8) Location: 990 George Urban Blvd., Cheektowaga
Price: $145,000
Buyer: Tommy R. Sweeney
Seller: Irene A. and Tillio F. Lavanche
Planned Use: Investment. Property is a two-story, 3,100-square-foot multifamily apartment building, constructed in 1950 on 0.24 acres.
SOURCE: Erie and Niagara county clerks’ offices, buyers, sellers and other records.