December 15, 2020, 10:00 AM
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Since its founding in 1981, Buffalo-based Ciminelli has grown its real estate portfolio to include more than 680 properties and 18 million square feet across New York and six other states. Its current leasing assignments in downtown Buffalo include the 430,000-square-foot Fountain Plaza; the 350,000-square-foot Conventus clinical/medical research/office building; the 1.2 million-square-foot Seneca One complex; as well as the Colvin Woods Business Park and Centerpointe Corporate Park in the city鈥檚 inner-ring suburbs.
Ciminelli is also an accomplished developer in and around Western New York, having completed projects such as the Conventus complex; 201 Ellicott, a 201-unit housing and retail development currently under construction in downtown Buffalo; Seneca Place, a 175,000-square-foot Class A office/hotel/retail complex in Ithaca, NY; and the 132,000-square-foot Niagara Falls Municipal Complex in Niagara Falls, NY.
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The agreement comes at a time of brisk growth across the Western New York commercial real estate market. According to , the Buffalo Niagara MSA and Rochester MSA office markets have experienced more than 703,349 square feet of positive absorption year to date, up from 349,449 square feet at year end 2019. Meanwhile, asking rents are now at $15.98/SF, up 8.2% over the last five years. The region is also seeing strong activity throughout its industrial and retail markets, which have vacancy rates of 6.3 percent and 5.6 percent, respectively.
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