News and Updates
September 21, 2024
Major Potential Apartment Development
Our lot on the corner of Fayette and Almond Street is under contract with a developer proposing to build a 7 story, 291 unit apartment building. The total cost for…
June 30, 2024
Tech Garden Expansion Continues
Construction has begun on the Tech Garden at 235 Harrison across the street from our building at 224 Harrison Street. This 32 million project will add two floors, 46,000 square…
March 29, 2024
A Peruvian-fusion restaurant, with a menu built by a celebrity chef, coming to downtown Syracuse
It will be mostly Peruvian, and a bit Japanese, with maybe some Mexican thrown in, too. The new restaurant, called Inka’s, will take over a prominent space in downtown Syracuse…
February 15, 2024
Building Sold in Widewaters Parkway
Pinnacle Employee services has completed the purchase of 5428 Widewaters Parkway for $1.5 million. This move follows Pinnacles’ earlier lease commitment for over 16,000 square feet down the road at…
December 6, 2023
All Things Downtown
The Downtown Committee is a private, not-for-profit, professional Downtown management organization that represents all property owners and tenants within the central business district. They put together the following great reports…
October 26, 2023
Tech Garden Expansion Underway
The Tech Garden expansion is underway! The planned $32 Million project will add 46,000 square feet to the facility, including 2 more floors. The revitalization of downtown is a top…
July 23, 2023
88 apartments proposed for first new building in Syracuse’s Armory Square in a decade
JF Real Estate, PPI, and Larew Doyle & Associates recently announced plans to develop an 88 unit apartment building in downtown Syracuse. Highlights from the syracuse.com article are below!  …
June 13, 2023
JF Real Estate lists Syracuse Landmark
5404 South Bay Road is now listed for sale by JF Real Estate for $4.95 million. Before being purchased by William G. Pomeroy in 1996, the building was home to…
February 15, 2023
Understanding Existing Office Space Conditions
For business owners seeking office space to lease, understanding to what degree a block or floor of space has been constructed is important for meeting budgets and timetables. The existing…
December 14, 2022
‘Medtail:’ A Remedy for Retail Real Estate Vacancies, an Rx for Better Branding and a Cure for Inconvenience
So, you have a sore knee and you’re already dreading the anticipated drive to Megalithic Medical Maze Hospital for a potential operation later this year. Imagine instead that you could…
September 13, 2022
7 Reasons to Own a Home
Tax benefits. The U.S. Tax Code lets you deduct the interest you pay on your mortgage, your property taxes, and some of the costs involved in buying a home. Appreciation. Historically, real…
August 8, 2022
Electric Car Charging Installation
JF Real Estate completed an installation of 14 electric car charging stations in 2021. Two of them are located at the apartment complex at One Franklin Square, located at 460…
April 5, 2022
Reinventing the office space post COVID-19
COVID-19 created a paradigm shift in the way many organizations view office space usage. Across the globe, companies have adopted hybrid-workplace models, while some have closed their physical offices altogether.…
October 12, 2021
City Center Renovation
As seen on syracuse.com, the former Sibley’s building is getting closer to the facade renovation we have been getting excited for! Two our agents, Len Brown and Martin McDermott, are…
February 11, 2021
DGX in Downtown Syracuse
It’s official!  DGX is Dollar General’s exciting new store concept, coming to downtown Syracuse. Their search for a 6,000 SF space in a densely populated city center landed them at…