AKRON

• 17 Kibler Ave., Jo Ann Betzold; Gary M. Betzold to Donald Frey; Candace Frey, $123,000.

• 11 Bloomingdale Ave., Carolyn Tooley to Adam Swendsen, $36,000.

• 48 John St., Sharon D. Garwol to Shannan Garwol, $7,505.

ALDEN

• Vacant Land/Crittenden Road, Samuel P. Guida Jr. to Christopher M. Snyder, $100,000.

• 1084 Exchange St., Dolores M. Hunt; Lawrence M. Schwegler to Fannie Mae, $68,000.

AMHERST Highest price: $875,000 Average price: $202,730 Median price: $145,500 Number of Sales: 36

• 835 Hopkins Road, Womens Wellness Center to RJK Buffalo Properties, $875,000.

• 155 Via Foresta Lane, Roderick D. Stewart; Debora A. Kowalski; Debora A. Stewart to Peter J. Frederick; Carla A. Frederick, $539,000.

• 124 Chapel Woods, Eagle Associates of Niagara Frontier Inc. to Jacquelyn E. Nuttle; Donald J. Nuttle, $350,000.

• 217 High Park Blvd., Joan Vita Miller Marotta; Gary Michael Marotta to Steven Parker; Katen L. Parker, $344,700.

• 114 Mapleton Drive, Andrew Coughlin; Kathleen Coughlin to Marilyn Sultz; Irving Sultz, $325,000.

• 70 Blacksmith Drive, Charles W. Pruet; Susan A. Pruet to Susan D. Rimlinger; John A. Rimlinger, $315,000.

• 96 Oakgrove Drive, Esther Curtin; John Q. Curtin to Ryan P. Carroll; Jessica K. Carroll, $300,000.

• 84 Baron Court, Justin M. Morcelle; Karissa M. Morcelle to Kristin Lynn Kowalski; Christopher A. Kowalski II, $277,000.

• 102 Southwedge Drive, Richard S. Warzala; Donna M. Warzala to Stephen R. Warzala, $256,000.

• 62 South Parrish Drive, Mary B. Digennaro; Louis V. Digennaro to National Residential Nominee Services Inc., $245,500.

• 2 Redspire Way, Ian S. Coleman; Linda L. Coleman to Christopher A. Steinmetz; Josephine C. Keisic, $242,500.

• 112 North Long St., Davina Porock; Aleksander Porock to Angela Vacanti; Thomas C. Vacanti, $240,000.

• 62 South Parrish Drive, National Residential Nominee Services Inc. to Jason L. Schmitt; Deanna M. Schmitt, $238,000.

• 31 Azure Pine Court, Baljinder Singh; Amrita K. Singh to Melissa M. Mendez; Melvin M. Jelks III, $228,000.

• 58 Halwill Drive, Irving Sultz; Marilyn K. Sultz to Katherine E. Jarvis; David M. Jarvis, $179,900.

• 76 Sunshine Drive, Carolyn R. Hillis; Paul G. Joyce to HUD, $161,367.

• 25 North Ellicott St., Dennis P. Murphy; Carol A. Murphy to Nia Bates, $154,000.

• 35 Union Common, Craig A. Miles to Chinmay K. Das, $148,000.

• 47 Union Common, Blair Graham to Erik J. Nelson, $143,000.

• 21 Klein Road, Womens Wellness Center to RJK Buffalo Properties, $135,000.

• 59 South Harvest St., Shirley J. Bork to Kerry A. Lauffer; John M. Lauffer, $127,700.

• 25 The Courtyards, Mark A. Krawczyk to Dennis A. Wisniewski; Pamela H. Wisniewski, $126,500.

• 292 Hedstrom Drive, Barbara L. Braun to William R. Foster; Pamela D. Foster, $121,600.

• 113 Joanie Lane, Mary F. Rizzo; Jacob S. Rizzo to Schiappa Enterprises, $121,000.

• 45 Coronation Drive, Anthony L. Moretta; Edith R. Moretta to Sonya Y. Cameron, $114,000.

• 112 Woodcrest Drive, Richard Dudak; Carol Carosa; Nancy Dudak; Florence R. Dudak to Christopher P. Pellicci; Khamsamone L. Poundavong, $108,000.

• 1388 Eggert Road, Randall L. Williams to James C. Lamacchia; Sandra A. Lamacchia, $105,000.

• 1780 North Forest Road, Leonard F.J. Froustet; Helen F. Froustet; Leonard F. Froustet Jr. to Pauline Kosmoski; Daniel Bartl, $104,000.

• 1782 North Forest Road, Leonard F.J. Froustet; Helen F. Froustet; Leonard F. Froustet Jr. to Pauline Kosmoski; Daniel Bartl, $104,000.

• 1230 Youngs Road, Roberta Guerra; Francine L. Loomis to Cheryl S. Strassburg, $100,500.

• 3896 Bailey, Joseph Burch; Myra T. Burch to Zhilin Liu, $100,000.

• 326 Washington Highway, David A. Griffiths; Veronica L. Griffiths to David Carlino, $88,500.

• 123 Woodcrest Drive, Jonathan R. Pritchard to Gregory P. Culliton, $87,500.

• 74 Noel Drive, Mary Therese Ketterer to Mariella Stravalaci-Mikienis; Christopher J. Mikienis, $82,000.

• 77 Monarch Drive, Anton F. Baarslag; Anne V. Baarslag to Chuck Mu Llc, $76,000.

• Vacant Land/165 North Union Road, Pasquale Attardo; Margaret F. Attardo to Minnie A. Lamb; David G. Lamb, $35,000.

AURORA/EAST AURORA Highest price: $269,000 Average price: $161,482 Median price: $155,180 Number of Sales: 8

• 2314 Lewis Road, Nicholas E. Carollo; Carol D. Carollo to Joseph Bertino; Conny Simonet-Bertino, $269,000.

• 975 & Vacant Land/Schopper Road, Paul J. Tarantino; Donna J. Tarantino to Anthony W. Giallella III, $242,500.

• 1567 Center St., Christine E. Szymczak to James R. Cordes; Jill C. Cordes, $220,000.

• Vacant Land/Willardshire Road, Waterhill Llc to Elizabeth A. Keller; Wayne N. Keller, $172,259.

• 1498 Davis Road, Joanne Wasiela; Leonard D. Mazurkiewicz Jr. to Dennis R. Wagner; Jennifer E. Duffy, $138,100.

• 168 North Willow St., Kristy E. Reed to Sara E. Vergien, $110,000.

• 270 Buffalo Road #86, Janet Reger to Albert Wayne Keller; Sandra Ann Keller, $80,000.

• Vacant Land/Mill Road, Geraldine H. Schaff to Marlene Jacobs; Jude Jacobs, $60,000.

BOSTON

• 7598 Zimmerman Road, Anthony Giallella to Gary J. Larson; Heather M. Larson, $167,000.

• 6465 Patchin Road, Jennifer A. Mule to Ashley Reimers, $108,350.

BRANT

• 1294 Brant-North Collins Road, Town of Brant to Carrie Mae Ortiz; Miguel E. Ortiz, $40,000.

BUFFALO Highest price: $769,000 Average price: $58,491 Median price: $29,000 Number of Sales: 76

• 24 Lincoln Parkway, Beverly M. Hughes; Frederick J. Hughes to Rania Elmarzouky; Ahmed Abdelhalim, $769,000.

• 268 Georgia, Buffalo Land Holding Company to Evergreen Foundation, $312,000.

• 840 Seneca St., 840 Seneca Street Llc to Flying Bison Brewing Company, $282,500.

• 198, 202 & 204 Columbus Ave., 743 & 755 Tift St., Jacqueline A. Gilson to RTDD Llc, $240,300.

• 353 Bryant St., Lahneen Black; Michael J. Brooks III; Michael J. Brooks to Marc A. Digiore Jr., $230,000.

• 18 Russell St., Robert C. Carbone to Benjamin Crews, $182,000.

• 41 Sterling Ave., Damian C. Arraiz to Timothy W. Madden; Maria C. Arraiz-Madden, $157,000.

• 620 Columbus Parkway, City of Buffalo to Nathan Binder, $136,000.

• 49 Columbus Ave. & 93 Crystal Ave., Joseph A. Gilson to RTDD Llc, $104,700.

• 822 Walden, Carol Nelson to City Minimax Inc., $100,000.

• 399 St. Lawrence Ave., Jason Milks; Paul A. Bender to M&T Bank, $97,750.

• 220 Waverly St., Belmont Housing Resources for Western New York Inc. to David J. Knoop, $88,000.

• 104 Duerstein, Randy Sell; Randall F. Sell to T. Alexander Miller, $85,000.

• 20 Commonwealth Ave., Anna Pritikin; Nathan Pritikin to Daniel J. Albrecht, $80,000.

• 47 Montrose, Richard H. Hood to Buffalo Real Estate 1 Llc, $70,000.

• 62 Garvey, Elizabeth Mobley; Elizabeth Mobely to Brian S. Brinkworth, $65,957.

• 324 Lafayette Ave., Violet M. Vankoughnett; Viola M. Vankoughnett to J Services Llc, $60,000.

• 289 Heath St., Julian Ferrer; Randy G. Stephenson to Jeffrey P. Kramer, $59,000.

• 112 Herkimer St., ABS Enterprise to Sokolov 94 Llc, $58,000.

• 89 West Woodside Ave., Timothy Lopez to Kathleen F. Castro, $55,000.

• 43 Griswold St., David J. Reszel to Frank A. Morreale, $52,500.

• 214 Longnecker, Nancy J. Gronski; Dolores J. Walker to Family Legacy Fund, $52,000.

• 814 Abbott, City of Buffalo to 814 Abbott Llc, $52,000.

• 908 Tonawanda, KC Erie Niagara Properties to Solomons New York Investments, $47,000.

• 521 Hewitt, City of Buffalo to Shinyin Management, $46,000.

• 46 Arnold St., Jimmy Pagan to Mark Legeza, $45,000.

• 15 Gerald Place, Anne Marie Kwarciak; Olga S. Bugajski to Joan Leising; John F. Leising, $44,000.

• 15 Progressive Ave., Jennifer M. Pavel to Joseph Wojciechowski, $42,000.

• 207 Hoyt St., Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc.; US Bank to TLC Investments, $41,054.

• 407 Willett St., Keith Canazzi; Equity Trust Company to Solomons New York Investments, $33,500.

• 17 Gerald, City of Buffalo to Shinyin Management, $31,000.

• 249 Auburn Ave., John R. Loncher; Kathleen A. Loncher to Bibi Ayesha, $31,000.

• 173 Rodney Ave., Mahbuba Sultana to Hamida Yasmin; Mohammad Khokan, $30,000.

• 437 Fargo Ave., Carol A. Sainz; Jose J. Sainz to Tristan Tortora Llc, $30,000.

• 45 Edison Ave., Andrew Strong; Christopher Strong to Khaybor Adil, $30,000.

• 327 Highgate Ave., James J. Gamble to Comfort Home Builders Inc., $28,000.

• 4 Schreck, Angelin Prasad; Amal Maharaj to Jahidur Rahman; Helena Parvin, $27,500.

• 259 Benzinger St., Meshi Corp. to Yisrael Yehoshua Mantchik; Bracha Mantchik, $25,000.

• 165 Fifteenth, City of Buffalo to Christopher Purtell, $24,000.

• 223 Bird, Oliver Fatico to Robert Karp; Nathan Binder, $24,000.

• 231 Columbus, City of Buffalo to Five Star Acquisition, $24,000.

• 33 Sidney, Lillian Martin; James O. Martin to Ghore Inc., $22,000.

• 31 Sheffield, City of Buffalo to Renee Hall, $21,000.

• 513 Stockbridge, Daniel A. Levin to Rachel Schreiber; Mordchai Schreiber, $21,000.

• 64 Poplar Ave., John McGregor Herbert; M. John Herbert to Kin Chuan Juay, $21,000.

• 72 Thatcher, LFK Homes to Rachel Schreiber; Mordchai Schreiber, $21,000.

• 222 Loring, City of Buffalo to Humayun Kabir, $20,000.

• 828 Fillmore, City of Buffalo to Mohammed Uddin, $20,000.

• 267 Roslyn, M&M Dearot Inc. to Moshe Alayoff, $19,000.

• 278 Fenton, City of Buffalo to Power Industries, $19,000.

• 70 Wood Ave., Oanh Chau; Oanh Kim Chau to Dora Properties, $18,500.

• 23 Calumet, City of Buffalo to Ibrahim K. Cisse, $18,000.

• 260 Millicent Ave., HUD to Latasha Johnson, $15,203.

• 54 Fennimore, City of Buffalo to Western New York Account Solutions Group, $15,000.

• 76 Butler Ave., Raymond K. Black Jr. to NPS Enterprises of Buffalo, $15,000.

• 98 Argus, City of Buffalo to Mria Llc, $14,000.

• 314 Myrtle, Mohammed Kabir to Heather L. Melnyk; Kevin M. Melnyk, $13,000.

• 495 Woodlawn, City of Buffalo to Rita Woodard, $12,000.

• 642 Ferry East, City of Buffalo to Cleotis Dean III; Sean Carter, $12,000.

• 92 California, City of Buffalo to Juan Galarza, $11,000.

• 102 Urban, City of Buffalo to Glasco Rozier, $10,000.

• 202 Hertel, City of Buffalo to Mohammad Sheikh, $10,000.

• 58 Hawley, City of Buffalo to Brandon Lauer, $10,000.

• 88 Freund, City of Buffalo to Elijah Hooks, $10,000.

• 63 W. Delavan, City of Buffalo to David Sawyers, $9,500.

• 158 Austin, City of Buffalo to Jose Orengo, $9,000.

• 109 Hazelwood, City of Buffalo to Robert Johnson, $8,500.

• 205 French, City of Buffalo to Rashien Anderson Jr., $8,500.

• 103 Orlando, City of Buffalo to Santiago Negroni, $7,500.

• 97 Brownell St., Larry L. Hill to Thomas A. Pleto, $7,400.

• 102 Wex, City of Buffalo to Lagur Inc., $7,000.

• 67 Eller, City of Buffalo to Western New York Account Solutions Group, $7,000.

• 223 Ashley, City of Buffalo to Mohammed F. Talukder, $6,000.

• 1296 Broadway, City of Buffalo to James Grimm, $5,500.

• 24 Houghton, City of Buffalo to Irfan Sikdar, $5,000.

• 361 Swan St., Arwa H. Omar to Ali M. Alhaj, $5,000.

CHEEKTOWAGA Highest price: $146,000 Average price: $81,116 Median price: $80,000 Number of Sales: 17

• 3371 Harlem Road, Lamparelli Properties to 3371 Harlem Properties, $146,000.

• 83 Homewood Ave., Crestview Property Holdings to Hans V. Schmidt, $142,900.

• 8 Penwood Drive, Cherise M. Long to Lauire A. Hutten, $115,000.

• 34 North Transithill Drive, Douglas N. Schlesinger to Ryan Fisher, $107,000.

• 11 Pebble Creek Drive, Rozanna Maltbie to Debra L. Nilsson, $92,900.

• 167 Eastland Parkway, Kyle A. Fisher to Megan E. Pelka, $90,000.

• 890 George Urban Blvd., Ninetta Babbi; Lauro Babbi; Antonina Babbi to Rahmatullah Shawkat, $85,000.

• 206 Garland, Robert J. Bielecki; David J. Bielecki to Martin Thomas Davies, $82,500.

• 6 Vern Lane, Raymond S. Kutus to Nhung Nguyen; Thomas G. Crosby, $80,000.

• 201 East Melcourt Drive, Gary Szczepankiewicz to Douglas Bruch, $79,500.

• 1085 Walden Ave., Pinnacle Property Solutions of Western New York to Lisa Jackson; Duncan Charles Jackson, $73,000.

• 272 Shanley, Shawn Nickerson; Mari Nowinski; Lawrence Nowinski to State of New York Mortgage Agency, $70,285.

• 24 Reo, Lucille Zemrak; Carl D. Zemrak to Alice J. Womack, $65,000.

• 231 Rossler Ave., Ronald Cyrankowski; Doreen F. Andrejczuk to John Covell, $44,500.

• 35 Olcott Place, South Point Enterprises to Corrado D. Dipietro; Catheriya A. Dipierto, $42,400.

• 35 Liberty Terrace, Roger Fremming; Ruth M. Fremming to Crestview Property Holdings, $40,000.

• 332 Wagner, Brian W. Solly to Anthony K. Bandoh Jr., $23,000.

CLARENCE Highest price: $525,417 Average price: $267,178 Median price: $282,000 Number of Sales: 11

• 9623 Garden Walk, Bielmeier Builders Inc. to Judith A. Palka, $525,417.

• 8991 Wicklow Manor, Forbes Homes Inc. to Lynne Bolton; Charles Bolton, $495,000.

• 5322 Mallard Roost, William E. Kreutinger; Anne M. Kreutinger to Ying Ye; Jianmin Wang, $426,000.

• Vacant Land/Stage & Ransom Roads, Stage & Ransom Road Llc; Brittanylee Penberthy to Anthony Cimato, $400,000.

• 5011 Pineledge Drive E, Jane W. Sweet; David L. Sweet to Douglas R. Stevens; Heather L. Stevens, $340,000.

• 5938 Corrine Lane & 5946 Donegal Manor, Patrick Wv Llc to Mel Investors, $282,000.

• 10815 Boyd Drive, Marilynne Schmidt Ward; Edward C. Schmidt; Brian C. Schmidt; Gregory J. Schmidt to Rita D. Gritzmacher, $190,000.

• 8950 The Fairways, Carl R. Conrad; Barbara S. Conrad to Sean P. Cook, $140,650.

• 9661 Sandcherry Court, Courts At Spaulding Green; Blase W. Caruana to Blum Development, $89,900.

• 8565 Merrihurst Drive, Anne K. Duggan to L. Visone Development, $40,000.

• Vacant Land/Part of 4575 Harris Hill Road, Valentin A. Castro to Grzegorz Rozmus; Zuzanna Rozmus, $10,000.

COLDEN

• 7629 Irish Road, Louis A. Diaz; Aimee L. Diaz to Joseph W. Basiak; Julie A. Mayer, $200,000.

• Vacant Land/Irish Road, Louis A. Diaz; Aimee L. Diaz to Joseph W. Basiak; Julie A. Mayer, $46,000.

CONCORD

• 101 Pearl St., Dennis J. Kruse; Mark F. Kruse; David L. Kruse; Gordon W. Kruse; Donald E. Kruse to Faithe H. Snyder, $75,000.

EDEN

• 2060 & 2063 Shadagee Road, Glenn T. Lista to Wesleyan Church Of Hamburg, $352,000.

ELMA

• 2920 Bullis Road, Dennis H. Gaczewski to Thomas C. Pease; Donna A. Pease, $300,000.

• 204 Queensway Road, Pamela J. Dunn to Jonathan R. Zak; Shannon N. Zak, $130,000.

• 51 Dellwood Drive, CMK Builders of Alden Inc. to George D. Montz; Sara C. Montz, $56,500.

• 6511 Seneca St., Ewald H. Tober Jr. to Donald D. King Jr., $50,000.

EVANS

• 8596 Erie Road, Hauling Freight Lines Inc. to 8596 Erie Road Llc, $155,000.

• 20 Rosalind Drive, John Nichols to Karen Young; William C. Young, $119,000.

• 8588 Erie Road, Hauling Freight Lines Inc. to 8588 Erie Road Llc, $34,700.

GRAND ISLAND

• 34 Cottoagewood Lane, John W. Stickl Construction Co. Inc. to Susan L. Nicol; Richard A. Nicol, $249,000.

• 356 Laurie Lane, Holly D. Richards to Jeremy C. Stephens; Bonnie M. Stephens, $130,500.

• 2769 Grand Island Blvd., Ingeborg Haslam; Angelo Bova to Dana Carver; Peter Wieczorek, $120,000.

• 2992 East River Road, Catherine M. Oldenburg to David T. Louden, $113,000.

• 111 Windham Lane, New England Estates of Grand Island to Ryan Homes of New York; NVR Inc., $60,000.

• 43 Marilyn Drive, Lynn A. Brady to Raepple Real Estate Inc., $56,200.

HAMBURG Highest price: $262,740 Average price: $142,413 Median price: $137,500 Number of Sales: 11

• 4052 Connors Way, Ryan Homes of New York; NVR Inc. to Joseph W. Mitchell; Melinda M. Mitchell, $262,740.

• 4744 Mosey Lane, Forbes Homes Inc. to Stacey L. Wawrzyniec; Robert J. Wawrzyniec, $245,000.

• U48C Southwestern Blvd., Villas At Brierwood Llc to Dian G. Zawislak; Frank E. Zawislak, $229,900.

• 70 Kenton Place, Neil E. Lipke to Richard R. Izzo, $195,000.

• 4019 Autumnway, Robert Costa; Jean Costa to William D. Law Sr., $158,500.

• 4003 Tudor Place, Dennis W. Bauer to Paul Hollander; Wenjuan Jiang, $137,500.

• 43 Avon St., Todd A. Caldarella to Brett M. Philipps; Lawrence J. Philipps, $92,000.

• 4947 Morgan Parkway, Jennifer Szlapak; Thomas B. Szlapak to Andrew W. Marts, $89,900.

• 2804 Cloverbank Road, Mary Jean Zittel; James L. Zittel to Deanna Lynn Zittel, $72,000.

• 4076 Connors Way, Dato Development to Ryan Homes of New York; NVR Inc., $49,000.

• 4246 Abbott Parkway, Emily Hallden to Lynn A. Young; David R. Young, $35,000.

HOLLAND

• 9189 Burlingham Road, Rudolph Tollini; Sophie Tollini to Patrick Newton, $127,500.

LACKAWANNA

• 581 Ridge Road, Ronald J. Jackson to 581 Ridge Llc, $150,000.

• 151-167 Ridge Road, 155 Ridge Road Corp. to DC Wholesale Inc., $108,000.

• 89 Keever Ave., Mildred H. Bower to Rachelle D. Delmont, $45,000.

LANCASTER Highest price: $274,900 Average price: $151,103 Median price: $117,000 Number of Sales: 11

• 1 Parkedge Drive, Rose Joyce; Steven C. Joyce to Kristen M. Moran; Michael E. Moran, $274,900.

• 10 Windcroft Lane, Laurie J. Moore; Lawrence C. Moore to Debora A. Stewart, $270,000.

• 26 Pinetree Drive, James K. Ickowski; Lynn M. Ickowski to Jessica Rush; Nathan D. Rush, $256,000.

• 5176 William St., Charlene S. Payne; Charlene S. Nowicki; Richard J. Nowicki to Deborah L. Meacham; Craig L. Meacham, $160,000.

• 12 Burwell Ave., Miriam Mecca; Michael M. Blotnik to Fannie Mae, $153,416.

• 2082 Como Park Blvd., Bruce G. Smith; Martha E. Smith to Jason T. Delnuovo, $117,000.

• 29 Kibler Drive, Anthony Lana; Ryan Sugg; Jason R. Sugg to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, $113,618.

• 284 Seneca Place, Robert J. Rupe; Edith A. Rupe to Stephen A. McPherson, $95,000.

• 20 Wren Ave., Janet Beres; Janine M. Garra; Janet M. Beres; Scott D. Schultz to Robert Beres, $80,000.

• 27 Parkview Court, Katherine M. Giansante to Michelle A. Stafford, $75,000.

• 3475 Walden Ave., Maria Anne Wasielewski to Kelly Schoenfelder, $67,200.

ORCHARD PARK

• 29 Stonehenge Drive, Kevin Keane; Elizabeth A. Keane to Joseph M. Finnerty; Rebecca H. Baritot, $310,000.

• 3575 South Benzing Road, Diane Demarco; Thomas Pirritano to Joseph Demarco Jr.; Diane Demarco, $50,000.

CITY OF TONAWANDA

• 189 Niagara St., Joanne M. Anderson; Linda J. Kudlets to Daniel A. Lelito; Christina M. Lelito, $116,000.

• 225 Wheeler St., Nancy J. Stryker to Vincent P. Mangione, $93,000.

• 358 Fletcher St., Patrick Baker; Beverly L. Holovics; Robert L. Holovics; Beverly L. Diedorf to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, $81,662.

• 92 Fuller Ave., RBS Citizens to Peter M. Wyzykowski, $51,600.

TOWN OF TONAWANDA Highest price: $349,900 Average price: $125,311 Median price: $109,500 Number of Sales: 9

• 61 Deerhurst Park Blvd., Peter J. Frederick; Carla A. Frederick to Amy L. Davidson; Robert J. Davidson, $349,900.

• 108 Pinewoods Ave., Dorothy M. Moffitt; John C. Moffitt to Thomas D. Gall; Nina T. Gall, $124,900.

• 117 Moulton Ave., David Deutschlander to Kelly D. Palombaro; Jacob A. Palombaro, $115,000.

• 85 Nicholas Drive North, Tara Henry; Jeremy Henry to Jacob McCormick, $112,500.

• 239 Wilminton Ave., Aliaksandr Kachynski to Julia Simmons; Nicholas C. Fimbel, $109,500.

• 353 Wardman Road, Willard J. Hilts; Sylvia W. Hilts to Ardyth M. Simmons, $101,000.

• 257 Victoria Blvd., David F. Harrington to Jeffrey A. Keitel; Jarred C. Hudson, $82,500.

• 286 West Hazeltine Ave., Todd H. Orleman to Matthew Edward Orleman, $75,000.

• 81 Grand Island Blvd., Melpomeni Triantafillou; Dimitri S. Triantafillou to Hausrath Family Trust, $57,500.

WEST SENECA Highest price: $163,240 Average price: $99,968 Median price: $104,000 Number of Sales: 8

• 147 Heather Hill Drive, Frank Zawislak; Dian G. Zawislak to Christopher B. Levick; Amanda R. Levick, $163,240.

• 630 Reserve Road, Kathleen L. Weixlmann; Terrance W. Weixlmann; Terrence W. Weixlmann to William J. Weixlmann, $150,000.

• 45 West Cranwood, Bernardita Ovalles-Misterman; Dennis Misterman to Jennifer Ciura; Joseph E. Laurie, $127,500.

• 373 Wimbledon Court, Robert M. Scholz to Monica Kwiatkowski, $108,000.

• Vacant Land/Berg Road & Schaefer Road, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Society of Hamburg New York to LNC Properties, $100,000.

• 68 Boynton Ave., Virginia Maze to Diane Dubnicki; David Dubnicki, $80,000.

• 71 Winspear Road, Dennis E. Kirst; Jean M. Kirst to Eric D. Sweet, $55,000.

• 733 East & West Road, Matthew E. Borawski to Danielle Strzelczyk; Donna M. Strzelczyk; Thomas E. Strzelczyk, $16,000.

CAMBRIA

• Town Line Road, Michael D. Rhoney; Michael J. Cushman to Rhoney Funeral Home Inc., $5,000.

HARTLAND

• 3572 Wruck Road, Harry Merrell; Madeline M. Merrell; Christine M. Shafer; James C. Merrell to Suzanne C. Merrell; James C. Merrell, $200,000.

• 8402 Chapman Road, Joan L. Mandaville; James L. Mandaville to Randall J. Mandaville; Bonnie L. Mandaville, $85,000.

• 2340 Countyline Road, Jon A. Miller to Pamela J. Qualiana; Charles F. Qualiana, $14,000.

LOCKPORT

• Caledonia St., Jennifer A. Fitzgerald; Jennifer A. Cain to Nicole L. Proefrock, $79,255.

• John St., John D. Webster; Jeffrey S. Webster to Alan S. Truscott; Charlotte S. Laspada, $32,000.

TOWN OF LOCKPORT

• Green Valley Lane, Russell S. Beebe; Allison M. Beebe to Jennifer A. Fitzgerald; Brian S. Fitzgerald, $204,500.

• Murphy Road, Ricky L. Kipp; Karen A. Kipp to Cynthia Westby, $162,000.

• Dysinger Road, Thomas C. Mobilia to Sheri Lacey; George Lacey, $66,000.

• 6760 Tonawanda Creek Road, Heritage Christian Services Inc. to Sarah H. Eisenmann; Charles H. Eisenmann, $48,500.

NEWFANE

• Michelle Drive, Margaret M. Julian; Margaret M. Dipasquale to Linda K. Bernhagen, $118,900.

• 2424 Fuller Road, Mellon Bank of New York to Jaime M. Haenisch, $38,000.

NIAGARA FALLS Highest price: $132,000 Average price: $46,310 Median price: $35,500 Number of Sales: 17

• 10 James Ave., Patrick J. Gibas; Michael P. Gibas; Joseph A. Gibas; Gregory A. Gibas to Loretta Scriven; Grant Scriven, $132,000.

• 81st St., Henry J. Walerowicz; Denise M. Drozdowski to Melanie N. Byrd; David A. Byrd, $85,000.

• Grand Ave., Thomas Tedesco to Theresa L. Costanzo; Joel T. Costanzo, $75,000.

• Porter Road, Elizabeth J. Sdao; Lori S. Barrette to Allison M. Moore, $64,000.

• Jerauld Ave., Donald R. McCaster to Annie Williams, $50,000.

• 2738 South Ave., Kathy Lee Sistrunk; John O. Sistrunk to Pennymac Loan Services, $45,000.

• 2431 Ontario Ave., Rock It Homes Llc to Tommy Ellis; American Estate and Trust, $44,900.

• 479 25th St., Kevlola Llc to Rock It Homes Llc, $38,000.

• 472 19th St., KC Buffalo Enterprises to JV2 Properties, $35,500.

• L225 Weston Ave., Albert Burruano; Samuel J. Burruano to Gloria D. McGovern; Raymond J. McGovern Jr., $35,000.

• 820 Chilton Ave., Philip P. Smith; Nicolia J. Smith to Dora Properties, $33,000.

• 826 Chilton Ave., Philip P. Smith; Nicolia J. Smith to Dora Properties, $33,000.

• 830 Chilton Ave., Philip P. Smith; Nicolia J. Smith to Dora Properties, $33,000.

• Chestnut St., KC Erie Niagara Properties to Iona Property, $31,000.

• 2212 Lasalle Ave., Yvonne Lewis to Bayview Loan Servicing, $29,877.

• 472 19th St., Prime Market Realty Inc. to KC Buffalo Enterprises, $18,000.

• 532 72nd St., Anthony Welch to Gerald Manzi Jr., $5,000.

NORTH TONAWANDA Highest price: $158,500 Average price: $84,222 Median price: $80,000 Number of Sales: 9

• Fairmont Ave., Robert J. Thrun to Angela Duffy, $158,500.

• North Ave., Douglas D. Thiele to Joseph Robert Prevost, $130,000.

• Dangelo Drive & Sisson Drive, Juliette Hughes; Juliette D. Saunders to Steve Pereira, $126,000.

• Remington Drive, Amy and Tony Burke Llc to Margaret Schuler, $102,000.

• 15th Ave., Sandra J. Sunzeri; Michael D. Dennehy to Robert Kasper; Linda Samland, $80,000.

• Elmwood Ave., Roger C. Scott; Heidi L. Scott; Michael R. Pukajlo Jr. to Eric J. Watson, $59,667.

• Porter Ave., Robert J. Clark; Diane S. Clark to Sue A. Clark; Robert J. Clark, $58,000.

• Elmwood Ave., Cecilia Roberts Fuller; Richard Fuller to Eric J. Watson, $29,833.

• 123 15th Ave., Michael D. Dennehy; Kathryn E. Dennehy to Robert Kasper; Linda Samland, $14,000.

PENDLETON

• Aiken Road, Julie B. Priesigke; Julie B. Preisigke; Jeffrey M. Koehler to Julie B. Preisigke, $7,000.

WHEATFIELD

• Homeyer Road, Randall G. Steele; Jennifer A. Steele to Katherine L. Manz, $157,000.

• Ward Road, James C. Kaiser; Denyse L. Kaiser to Martin W. Almendinger, $70,000.

WILSON

• Nelson Road, Louis J. Faery; Adrienne R. Faery to Randall G. Steele; Jennifer A. Steele, $240,000.

• Randall Road, Terry Pils; Corry Pils to Jacob D. Denny, $130,000.

January and February were bitterly cold in Western New York, but the commercial real estate market was burning hot.

Nearly $120 million worth of commercial property changed hands in Erie County during the first two months of the year, setting a pace that local brokers say hasn’t been seen here in years.

Moreover, that occurred in what is normally the slowest season of the year, in what has been one of the coldest and snowiest winters in decades.

“It’s almost staggering, I’ve got to tell you,” said Robert Strell, a broker and owner of MBA Consulting, and current president of the Western New York Commercial Association of Realtors. “We knew there was action and activity, but the total is a big number and there’s a lot more coming down the pike.”

At that rate, the local market could be on track to blast through the half-billion-dollar mark and post more than $720 million in deals for the full year.

“It’s highly busy in this first quarter,” said Amy Nagy, a broker at Hastings Cohn Real Estate. “There’s a lot of momentum in the market that’s generating things moving along.”

The activity is high-priced, too. Seven deals exceeded $5 million in value, led by three for over $15 million each:

• The $22.1 million sale of a pair of retail shopping centers in the City of Tonawanda – both anchored by a Tops Friendly Markets store – from one joint venture to another.

• The $16.25 million sale of the Windsong Medical Park on Spindrift Drive in Amherst, from John and Dr. Janet Sung, retiring founders of Windsong Radiological Group PC, to others in the group.

• The $16.15 million foreclosure purchase by special servicer CWCapital of the Maple Crossings Plaza on Maple Road in Amherst. CWCapital will now seek another buyer.

In all, according to the Erie County Clerk records, more than 45 transactions of at least $250,000 each occurred during the two-month period, totaling $117.9 million. Twenty-three of the deals were over $1 million, for a total of $107.69 million.

“There’s no question the market is loosening up,” said Paula Blanchard, a broker at Realty USA Commercial. “Buyers, investors and tenants are getting off the couch and jumping in... Confidence is up, prices are rising and we’re heading toward critical mass.”

But not everyone agrees with the rosy picture. “It’s a false positive that fools buy into,” said developer Carl Paladino, founder and chairman of Ellicott Development Co. “People are investing for no discernible and logical reason. The local economy is as bad today as it was 20 years ago.”

Despite that opinion, Paladino said his company has been actively investing in “residential conversions and hotels,” not offices and retail space.

Some of the sales spike could reflect yearend activity from 2013, as buyers and sellers rushed to complete deals that carried into the new year. “I think things are coming to fruition at the same time,” said Peter Jaremka, a broker at J.R. Militello Realty. “It’s not a real increase, but just the cycle of deals closing.”

The burst of sales comes after several years of lackluster deal-making during and following the mortgage crisis and lingering recession.

“The level of my activity is far greater than it’s been,” Strell said. “There’s much more momentum than we’ve seen in the last three to four years.”

Dr. Fadi Dagher, a Buffalo General Medical Center transplant surgeon, bought two Waterfront Village office buildings. One will house the offices of his investment firm, and he’s also planning a seafood restaurant there.

Dagher has been investing in Buffalo-area real estate for a decade, but has picked up the pace more recently, with several more deals in the works in conjunction with an out-of-town partner.

“I’m a big believer in the potential of Buffalo. I’m confident that Buffalo is the right place to invest,” he said. “It took me some time to convince others that Buffalo was the right place to invest. It wasn’t easy. But now everybody sees it.”

Available money

Part of the change is due to a loosening of capital markets, as more lenders and other finance companies – such as Wall Street firms and insurers that invest in real estate deals – have returned to the market in force after pulling back when the crisis hit. That is coupled with the continued low interest rates that are poised to start rising. So real estate investors and developers are eager to lock in loans at current rates.

“We think the financing world is being kind,” said Jeffrey P. Lehrbach, chief financial officer for McGuire Development Group. “More lenders are active in the market and they’re looking for quality transactions to meet their 2014 goals.”

Also, many businesses held off on capital investments for real estate expansion during the last few years because of worries about the economy. Now, they’re taking action.

And the limited supply of good properties, especially for industrial use, is driving up prices, while the returns on real estate investments are once again better than many other options.

And on an emotional level, brokers say it reflects a sense of optimism and excitement in Western New York, driven by more than a billion dollars of public and private investment in the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, Canalside and downtown Buffalo in general.

“Once you see further explosion of the medical corridor, then there’s going to be so much spin-off business. It’s exciting,” said David Pawlik, president and co-founder of Creative Structure Services, a contractor and developer that has been involved in numerous local projects, including the planned renovation of 550 Seneca St. in Buffalo.

“About five to 10 years ago, everybody was just hoping to see some activity, and now you see everyone’s doing well, and it just spurs good development,” he said. “There’s more to come, that’s for sure.”

Momentum could be driving some of the deals.

“Activity breeds activity, and we may just be getting the snowball rolling,” Lehrbach said. “When’s the last time you’ve seen four cranes in the Buffalo skyline?,” he said, referring to cranes at Canalside, the Coventus Building on the medical campus and at Rosewell Park Cancer Institute.

One buyer said the steady quality of the regional market is attractive.

“People look for stability, as opposed to some markets that have fluctuation. Buffalo is a stable market,” said David M. Dworkin, managing partner of LLD Enterprises, a Rochester property investor and developer that has made several purchases in the Buffalo market in recent years.

“I think whenever you invest in any community, it goes without saying that you’re always going to look at what’s going on in the community you’re investing in... There are so many markets that have gluts of vacancies because they have these up-and-down swings. One of the nice things about the upstate marketplace is that you do have some growth, but it’s more of a stable growth.”

As a result, “we’ve invested more in Buffalo in the last couple of years than in many prior years before that,” Dworkin said, including a plaza at Eggert Road and Sheridan Drive in the Town of Tonawanda. “We’re showing with our dollars that we’ll invest in Buffalo, and we’re still reviewing assets now. There are a number of assets that I’m reviewing now in the Buffalo marketplace to make another acquisition.”

Outside investors

Meanwhile, as major markets like New York City and Chicago heat up again, secondary markets like Buffalo look more attractive to nationwide investors. So as out-of-town investors see local firms and individuals putting more of their own money on the line, it makes them more comfortable investing in the region.

“Buffalo is one of the best places to invest in real estate,” said Tony Kissling, owner of Kissling Interests LLC. “Prices are 10 percent of what they would be in major cities, and rental and property values are increasing rapidly. All this leads to long term potential for a major upside in real estate values.”

“It’s just incredible. I’ve never seen that much activity in my little world here. That just tells me what’s happening,” Strell said. “Everybody I’m talking to is busy. I wish I could have 10 years like the year I’m starting out with.”

Kissling sees the commercial real estate market transforming the region.

“I am very confident that within five to 10 years, Buffalo will be hardly recognizable,” he said. “For the last 50 years, Buffalo has been in a slow decline, but what has happened to the city in the last four years is truly unbelievable. When I first came to Buffalo in the winter of 1999, there was hardly any private renovation or new construction. During the last four years, there is 10 times more new construction and renovation than the past 50 years combined.”

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Nick Sinatra has snapped up another downtown office property to add to his growing holdings, paying $1.39 million to buy an Allentown-area medical office building.

Sinatra & Company Realty, through Elmwood North Group LLC, bought the 26,000-square-foot building at 191 North St. on Friday from 191 North St Medical Building LLC, which is owned by Donald J. Reeves of Buffalo, who owns a real estate company on Summer Street.

The all-brick, three-story building, located near the intersection of Elmwood Avenue just blocks from the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, includes 23 office suites and a parking lot with more than 50 spaces. Tenants include dentists, chiropractors, podiatrists, the Elmwood Counseling Clinic, Zenith Medical PC, a Quest Diagnostics blood draw unit, a physical therapy practice and an orthodontics practice.

Built in 1960, it has 8,000 square feet of vacant space right now, which Sinatra plans to fill with other medical tenants.

“It’s underutilized, and so we are going to invest a few hundred thousand dollars to upgrade the space and look to fill the space,” he said.

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Nick Sinatra has snapped up another downtown office property to add to his growing holdings, paying $1.39 million to buy an Allentown-area medical office building.

Sinatra & Co. Realty, through Elm-wood North Group LLC, bought the 26,000-square-foot building at 191 North St. on Friday from 191 North St. Medical Building LLC, which is owned by Donald J. Reeves of Buffalo, who owns a real estate company on Summer Street.

The all-brick, three-story building, located near the intersection of Elmwood Avenue just blocks from the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, includes 23 office suites and a parking lot with more than 50 spaces. Tenants include dentists, chiropractors, podiatrists, the Elmwood Counseling Clinic, Zenith Medical PC, a Quest Diagnostics blood draw unit, a physical therapy practice and an orthodontics practice.

Built in 1960, it has 8,000 square feet of vacant space right now, which Sinatra plans to fill with other medical tenants.

“It’s underutilized, and so we are going to invest a few hundred thousand dollars to upgrade the space and look to fill the space,” he said. “It’s a great building in a great location. It just needs to be updated and invested in.”

Ronald G. “Gunner” Tronolone, a broker at M.J. Peterson Corp. who handled the deal with Dorothy Stahlnecker, said Sinatra is trying to create “affordable medical space close to the campus.”

“His focus is medical tenants that would like to be near the Medical Campus, without paying a lot of money to be there,” he said.

The property was originally developed a century ago as a residence but was converted into professional offices in 1960, when Buffalo Phoenix Corp. owned it. Darwin R. Martin had granted an easement to Buffalo Phoenix for more parking space in 1959. It was later owned by Stuyvesant Association and then by Reeves, who bought it in 2002 and upgraded the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.

“It’s a great property,” Tronolone said. “It’s a good solid building, and based on Nick Sinatra’s track record, it’ll be nicer and better for the future.”

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Some popular names in local consignment shopping circles may have to find new homes.

An aging retail strip in Williamsville best known for its array of popular used clothing shops is slated to be torn down and replaced with a two-story, brick facility, if the son of the longtime owner gets approval from both the village and the Town of Amherst.

The long, single-story concrete complex at Main Street and Hirschfield Drive has been a frequent stop for harried mothers and others looking for good-quality used clothing, toys, books and other items, or eager to sell their own used items.

Located directly across from Williamsville South High School, the little plaza has included Finders Keepers, Second Performance, Peddlers and New Life, among other shops, and also has a single apartment that’s been vacant for about a year.

Dr. Lawrence N. Teruel, an ear-nose-throat physician from Sierra Vista, Ariz., whose father had owned the property for years, now wants to redevelop the site.

Under the $5 million to $7 million project, a proposed L-shaped brick building would anchor the corner of Main and Hirshfield, with parking for 98 cars. It would total 37,292 square feet, with 18,646 square feet of retail storefronts or restaurant space on the first floor and 12 to 18 upscale apartments on the second floor.

Specific plans for the apartments have not been determined, but “they’ll be luxury apartments,” said David Sutton, principal of Sutton Architecture in Williamsville, who handled the design work.

The parking area in front of the current building would be eliminated, and the front of the new building would come up to the sidewalk, in keeping with new design standards for pedestrian-friendly buildings and stores.

The project would also include a detached, single-story, eight-bay garage in the rear for some residents.

No leases have been signed for the retail space, and Sutton said the project is “not far enough in the design process to entertain” specific proposals. But he confirmed that Lexington Co-op, among others, has at least expressed interest in the building.

“We seem to have a lot of positive feedback and positive momentum on this project. Everyone, including the village and surrounding businesses, are very excited about it,” Sutton said. “There’s a definite demand for retail in the area.”

Lexington Co-op declined to say if it is looking at the building. “Our long-term vision is to have a thriving co-op in every community that wants one,” said general manager Tim Bartlett. “We are looking for the best location for our next step. We’re open to everything.”

Teruel is in the process of buying the property from the estate of his late father, Dr. Lorenzo T. Teruel, who had tried unsuccessfully several times to develop the property himself.

He has started seeking approvals from both Williamsville and Amherst because the property straddles the village-town border. The village gave preliminary Planning Board approval, and the town granted a “special-use” zoning variance to allow for the rear parking on what is otherwise residential land, said Gary Black, deputy planning director for the town.

“Because it’s half in the village and half in the town, it got a little complex,” said Teruel’s attorney, Sean W. Hopkins, of Hopkins & Sorgi in Williamsville. “It’s a strange one to deal with two municipalities.”

Teruel hopes to begin construction this year. However, final engineering work and site-plan designs have not yet been submitted to either the village or the town, which is required before work can begin.

“The project’s going to happen. There’s a commitment to do this,” Hopkins said. “It’s an exciting mixed-use project, and we think it’s a great location, right on Main Street.”

In the meantime, the current tenants don’t know what is happening, whether they might be able to move into the new building, or when they might be kicked out. Two have already left for new locations.

“We’re kind of holding our breath to see when the eviction notices come and when the tractors show up,” said one of the business owners, who requested anonymity. “We’re consignment row. Everyone’s up in arms that now, all of a sudden, we’re kind of tossed on the street.”

The owner acknowledged that the current building is “an eyesore and it should come down,” and described the planned new building as “beautiful.” Still, the owner said, “the way they handled it kind of stinks.”

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Looking at the HarborCenter construction site in downtown Buffalo, it is hard to imagine Canisius College will play hockey there in six months.

Nine months into building the $172.2 million sports and entertainment facility, next to the First Niagara Center, the site is a mass of steel girders, concrete and cranes.

In one of the biggest, fastest construction projects in Buffalo history, the Buffalo Sabres are marshaling an army to take their HarborCenter project – which includes two NHL-sized ice rinks perched six stories high – from ground-breaking to occupancy in just a year and a half. Laborers have been on the job on Saturdays almost from the start of construction last April, and general contractor Mortenson Construction added a second seven-hour shift on the project in January. Work is now being done 15 hours a day, six days a week. That includes three operators of the two tower cranes on each shift.

The project site has averaged 150 to 160 workers a day during the winter. That will jump to more than 200 in the next few weeks, plus another 15 to 20 whenever concrete is being poured, “which is pretty much almost every day, given that we’re working in multiple areas of the building,” said Ryan Poropat, lead project supervisor for Mortenson.

Even more significantly, the project has reached the point where work on several different areas can proceed at the same time, without having to wait for the previous task to be completed. With the garage structure complete and steel rising, workers can turn their attention simultaneously to the main rink, the secondary rink, the hotel tower and the pre-cast walls of the parking ramp.

So despite delays caused by a harsh winter, the Sabres expect it to be completed by October, in time for Canisius’ hockey home opener on Oct. 5. That’s slightly later than the original goal of late September for the rinks, five-level garage, the (716) Food & Sport restaurant, Tim Hortons Cafe & Bake Shop and other retail space along Main Street.

The 205-room Marriott Buffalo HarborCenter hotel, rising 12 stories above the northwest corner of the 850-space garage and rinks, is still slated to open in May 2015.

“I’m not going to tell you we’re exactly on schedule. It was too tough of a winter,” said John R. Koelmel, president of HarborCenter.

But have faith, the builders say.

“The name of the game here is basically trying to separate each of the crews so each one is independent from the other and I’m no longer waiting on this guy to be done,” said Poropat. “We’re at the point when a whole lot of work is breaking free.”

Said Koelmel: “After this, it just goes.”

A ‘resume-builder’

Sabres officials unveiled plans for HarborCenter in August 2012, heralding it as a major private investment by team owners Terry and Kim Pegula. The center is connected to the First Niagara Center, creating a sports and tourism destination. It will be the first three-rink facility in the National Hockey League.

The project is complex. HarborCenter has a concrete garage with a hotel on top, surrounded by structural steel ice rinks elevated six stories in the air, plus a two-story sports bar and other retail space – all built on a lot that actually isn’t large enough to support it. Hence the need to transfer some weight over Perry Street to connect it to the First Niagara Center.

“This project is hands-down the most complicated job I’ve ever personally done. ... It’s got a little bit of everything,” Poropat said. “I volunteered to move my family to Buffalo and build this job, because of what the job was. This is a resume-builder. It’s a once-in-a-career type job, no doubt.”

Heavy and continuous snow, bitter cold temperatures and brisk winds teamed up during the past few months to slow down construction work. Work was suspended altogether on just two days because of separate blizzards, although conditions were far from ideal on many other days. But Poropat said Mortenson officials had anticipated and planned for weather challenges, and are accustomed to dealing with them, noting that the company is based in Minneapolis and he’s from Chicago.

“The project’s always been in Buffalo,” he said. “We have a lot of experience relative to cold weather, and winter does come every year. So we put a lot of plans in place early in the season.”

The contractor signed a contract with a heating unit supplier in July, and began assembling heaters, blankets and tarps as early as September, when National Fuel Gas Co. hooked up gas lines. They knew they would be building the structure “in temperatures that aren’t conducive to concrete,” Poropat said.

He said there are no hard-and-fast rules about not pouring concrete below a certain air temperature, but the liquid mixture has to be at 70 degrees upon arrival at the job site, and the temperature of the steel rebar used for tension in reinforced concrete has to be at least 30 degrees at the point where the concrete is going. So Mortenson set the minimum air temperature at 20 degrees and above.

When the temperature dropped below that, they had to adjust plans on the fly. When temperatures fell to 11 degrees, managers brought in concrete to test conditions and found they could still pour. So the company changed the guidelines for the job to a minimum of 10 degrees, “and basically kept it there all winter,” Poropat said.

Officials are quick to credit the attitude of the predominantly local workforce for keeping the project on track.

“We know how tough this winter has been, and it’s a little bit tougher six stories up, with the wind at 30 miles per hour, and the attitude they have is unbelievable,” said the Sabres’ chief development officer, Cliff Benson. “Honestly, I stand there some days and I wonder how they do it, and they’re doing it every day.”

At ice level

Workers are now tackling what Koelmel calls the “ice level” of what will ultimately be a 20-story building. That’s the sixth floor, where the rinks will provide a venue for youth, college and amateur hockey games and events.

Koelmel said crews are forming the “bowl” of the main ice rink on the south end of the building, across Perry Street from the First Niagara Center where the Sabres play. Above that, he said, steel is “taking shape” to create the barrel roof to enclose the feature rink. And the steelwork is also in place to support the bleachers and other seating around that rink, which will ultimately seat 1,800 spectators.

The slabs and metal deck are being installed for the second rink, enabling more work to start there. The pre-cast concrete panels that will form the exterior of the parking ramp will be brought in and installed, starting at the corner of Washington and Perry streets, and moving clockwise around the building.

Additionally, now that the Sabres’ season is over, a nearby parking lot at Perry and Michigan can be used as a staging ground to assemble the long-span wood trusses for the barrel roof over the main rink. Once built, they will be driven over and picked up by the tower crane and set into place.

Construction of the concrete hotel tower will begin shortly, and five or six stories should be completed by late May using a different system to build it than the slow process that was needed for the garage. As each floor of the hotel core is poured and hardens, hydraulic jacks below will push it up and set it into place before moving up to that floor to start the process again. Meanwhile, workers can pour the rest of the floor at their own pace.

“It offers us the opportunity to build it a little bit quicker, since we’re kind of in control of our own destiny,” Poropat said.

Once the floors are poured, the glass and metal frame walls for the hotel can be built from the inside, and the tower will be enclosed before next winter. “The hotel won’t be weather-dependent by next year,” Koelmel said. “This was the winter to get through.”

By late June, the south tower crane will be taken out piece by piece over three to four days with an erection crane, after it’s used to place some large mechanical units inside the structure during the weeks of June 9 and June 16. The other tower crane will be dismantled in a similar fashion by early September, and most of the facility will open in October.

“Six months from now, not only will we be ready to open, but the structure itself will be very, very visible in terms of its impact on the skyline,” Koelmel said.

By then, the hotel elevators should also be operating, so crews will remove the exterior construction elevators and reopen Main Street. Then “we’ll be working exclusively on the inside, just fitting out the upper floors and finishes,” Poropat said. “By the springtime of next year, it’s bringing beds in, tables and chairs.”

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CAMBRIA

• Plank Road, Jeffrey Platt to Amanda L. Sawyer; David J. Pluff, $165,000.

HARTLAND

• Ridge Road, Colleen C. Stewart to Household Finance Realty Corp. of New York, $41,137.

LEWISTON

• Mohawk St., Diane L. Rothberg; Thomas M. Baldwin to Winifred Anderson; Luther G. Anderson, $309,900.

• Park Lane, Mary M. Paonessa; David J. Paonessa to Edward R. Carlo; Claudine M. Carlo, $233,500.

• Saunders Settlement Road, Lynnette McMullen; Clinette M. Bennett to Jennifer Hoyt; Donald E. Hoyt, $150,000.

• Kerr St., Tammy L. Hargrave to Kari A. Bonnevie; David R. Bonnevie, $136,000.

• Pletcher Road, Trevor Thompson to Craig L. Horrocks, $135,000.

LOCKPORT

• West Ave. & West Genesee St., Rachel L. Pigg; David R. Pigg to Kristina M. Mottorn, $40,000.

TOWN OF LOCKPORT

• Leete Road, Morton I. Weinberg And Sue Ann Weinberg Trust; Sue Ann Seeley; Naomi E. Weinberg; Ruth E. Seeley; Peter J. Seeley; Lora W. Seeley to Jean Linn; Jason A. Seba, $210,000.

• Brian Walk, Lorraine C. Earle; Loren M. Earle to Michelle O’Har; Gregory R. O’Har, $156,880.

• Sunset Drive, Kevin S. Cronkhite; Karrie A. Cronkhite to David M. Thomann; Bridgett M. Thomann, $123,500.

NIAGARA FALLS Highest price: $350,000 Average price: $100,161 Median price: $39,991 Number of Sales: 9

• 818 & 822 Niagara St., John P. Bartolomei to Tumen Khishigten, $350,000.

• Cherry Lane, Rocky Leo; Janis Leo to Michael J. Difilippo; Deanna M. Difilippo, $285,000.

• Devlin Ave., Donald E. Hoyt to Robin G. Jansma, $65,464.

• 75th St., Robert Potwora; Regina Potwora; Stanley J. Potwora to Jason Jeffords; Leah Templeton, $53,190.

• 1113 South Ave., Return On Rentals to KR Global Enterprises, $39,991.

• Crescent Drive, HUD to First Kaiserhof, $28,800.

• LaSalle Ave., Lewis Smith; Christopher J. Mikienis to Dora Properties, $28,000.

• Linwood Ave., Nancy Dorato; Joan C. Crotty to Luchianna Howard; Ricky C. Baxter, $26,000.

• 3rd St., Barbara A. Geracitano to 8001 Buffalo Avenue Inc., $25,000.

NORTH TONAWANDA

• Fairfield Drive, Phillip R. James; Barbara F. James to Phyllis R. Hunt; Charles G. Hunt, $207,500.

• Daigler Drive, Michael Wachowicz to Andrew T. Swartz, $157,500.

• Hagen Ave., Robert A. Starr; Patricia D. Starr to Deborah J. Shaffer; Benjamin N. Glosser, $139,500.

• Dangelo Drive, Thomas D. Bougard to Kenneth Armstrong; Sara Armstrong, $130,000.

• Jackson Ave. & Payne Ave., Cassandra J. Todaro; Cassandra J. Gephart; Robert S. Gephart to Phillip R. James; Barbara F. James, $125,000.

• Bennett St., Helen G. Whitcomb to Amanda L. Martin, $84,000.

• Sommer St., William David Demonte to Timothy W. Semelsberger; Cynthia T. Semelsberger, $75,000.

PENDLETON

• Paddock Ridge, Mark Peters; Cynthia A. Peters to Kelly S. Westfall; Brandon M. Westfall, $385,000.

• 5384 Fiegle Road, Nia Bates to Mark A. Peters; Cynthia A. Peters, $288,000.

• Devonshire Lane, Ryan Homes of New York; Nvr Inc. to Rachel T. Grzybek; Joseph F. Grzybek, $250,185.

• Hunters Creek Condo B/Unit 42, Marguerite P. Alianello; Mark D. Alianello to Stanley Polaske; Karen Polaske, $210,000.

• Creekbend Drive, Majestic Woods Development to Lyubov P. Shia; George A. Shia, $85,000.

SOMERSET

• Hall Road, Steven A. Wingrove to David E. Phillips, $35,000.

• Carmen Road, Joleen M. Miller to Thomas A. Taylor, $6,000.

WHEATFIELD

• 472 19th St., Michael J. Difilippo to Richard J. Lewinski; Audrey P. Lewinski, $315,000.

• Balla Drive, Tiffany McTiernan; Michael R. McTiernan to Christine M. Scarpace; Anthony J. Scarpace, $202,000.

• Ward Road, Josephine F. Eckler to Susan H. Benton; Ross E. Benton, $160,000.

• Stenzel Ave., Martin Schebell Jr. to Brian A. Redding, $107,000.

AKRON

• 68 John St., Miichael Farley to Kimberly B. Farley, $134,500.

ALDEN

• 3950 North Millgrove Road, Linda L. Hirt to Kevin P. Larue; Dorine K. Larue, $285,000.

• 37 Caraway Court, Vanderbilt Properties Inc. to Judith L. Egan; Richard D. Egan, $249,900.

• 3269 Zoeller Road, Jeffrey J. Gorski; Ann M. Gorski to Thomas J. James; Sarah L. James, $185,000.

• 1410 Exchange St., Joshua Damico; Lindsey Damico to National Residential Nominee Services Inc., $149,900.

• 1410 Exchange St., National Residential Nominee Services Inc. to Benjamin J. Kinney; Elizabeth C. Kinney, $149,900.

AMHERST Highest price: $335,000 Average price: $148,318 Median price: $135,000 Number of Sales: 17

• 133 South Ellicott St., Terry L. Bowers; Jason S. Bowers to Sirva Relocation Credit, $335,000.

• 133 South Ellicott St., Sirva Relocation Credit to Jennifer Aubrey Duquin; Jonathan J. Bottoms, $335,000.

• 39 Crosby Blvd., AE Buffalo Properties to Kelly Scofield Doyle; Patrick E. Doyle, $221,600.

• 211 Primrose Lane, Jennifer Baird; Damian Baird to Marisa N. Vitanza, $216,000.

• 174 Briarhurst, Guenevere Vogel; Brandon Vogel to Elizabeth L. Sharkey; Edward M. Sharkey, $199,900.

• 48 Bernhardt Drive, Shaun M. Folster; Aimee L. Folster to Jeffrey S. Armfield, $154,900.

• 45 Belmont Place, Joseph W. Kicher; Patricia A. Kicher to David A. Thuman Jr., $139,000.

• 457 Third Ave., Joel Castlevetere 1996 Trust; Joseph Castlevetere to Lori L. Hint, $136,000.

• 108F Hickory Hill Road, Joseph Buch; Marcia Buch to Boris Pechenik, $135,000.

• 24B Briston Drive, Anthony Fasanello; Joseph F. Fasanello to Joseph I. Nowakowski; Gabrielle L. Gosset, $121,000.

• 19 Ansonia Court, Rockingham Estates to Angela Chung; Tin Huat Ang, $120,000.

• 8 Stoneledge Court, Eugene V. Poe; Rose F. Poe to Christopher J. Abato, $97,500.

• 9F Sunmist Square, Frederick E. Brace to Bruce D. Friedman; Linda A. Friedman, $75,000.

• 399 Bernhardt Drive, John F. Schlaerth to AWF Construction, $71,500.

• 403 Lakewood Parkway, Robert F. Valone; David A. Valone; Stephen J. Valone; Thomas J. Valone to Kenneth Bryan, $70,000.

• 72 Old Lyme Drive, Liang-Tso Tung to Dauria P. Duckworth, $58,000.

• 4836 Harlem Road, John A. Parks to Kristen Tucker; Thomas Tucker, $36,000.

AURORA/EAST AURORA

• 326 Girard Ave., Susan J. Horton; Kenneth A. Horton to Jonathan R. Pritchard; Nicole C. Pritchard, $205,000.

BOSTON

• 6457 Ludon Drive, Deborah A. Dehlinger to Andrew J. Goraj, $205,000.

BUFFALO Highest price: $300,000 Average price: $56,847 Median price: $38,000 Number of Sales: 70

• 382 Genesee St., Frederick Searles to Evergreen Foundation, $300,000.

• 34 Plymouth, Western New York Property Investors Inc. to Precious S. Dean; Russell M. Moore, $280,000.

• 666 West Ferry St., Elizabeth K. Perkins to Katherine L. Hendee, $210,000.

• 211 Norwood Ave., John F. Farrell to Nancy L. Daly; Ellen J. Daly, $202,000.

• 112 Johnson Park, Hes Properties I Llc to Elaine Blais, $200,000.

• 405 Starin Ave., Thomas A. Virginia Sr. to Angelica Pozantidis; Elias Pozantidis, $177,960.

• 91 Crestwood Ave., Pegeen Annarino; Richard A. Annarino to Adam R. Fenske, $170,000.

• 309 North Park Ave., John Joseph Buscaglia; Kari Ann Buscaglia to David Cory, $160,000.

• 44 Winston Road, Artisan Property Holdings; Michael S. Puleo to Peter Delaplante; Suzanne J. Delaplante, $147,500.

• 134 Hughes Ave., Billie R. Banks to Melvin Parker, $102,000.

• 142 Germain St., Joseph S. Domagala; Louise A. Domagala to Standing Buffalo Enterprises, $87,000.

• 341 Phyllis Ave., Jeronzo Alfonso Blackmon to HSBC Bank, $85,061.

• 144 Glenwood Ave., Belmont Housing Resources For WNY Inc. to Kenyetta Moore, $80,000.

• 102 Lakeview Ave. & 617 Fourth St., Vincent Tronolone; Caesar Tronolone; Ceasar Tronolone; C. Tronolone to D’Youville College, $79,000.

• 212 Ora Wrighter, Kimberly K. White to Raymond S. Tracey, $74,500.

• 79 Ladner Ave., Daniel Hanrahan; Joseph M. Augustine to Springleaf Home Equity Inc., $72,540.

• 147 Ross, Anthony Galioto to Saw Hla Set, $70,000.

• 30 Dewitt St., MRA Electric to YWCA of Western New York Inc., $65,000.

• 122 Wilkes, USA Homes Properties to San Keren Llc, $63,000.

• 18 Cable St., Irene Marek to Troy D. Poremba, $62,000.

• 1926 Clinton St., Konstanty C. Witczak to Patrick Murphy, $60,000.

• 117 Stevenson St., Cindy M. Reisch; Ronald C. Reisch to Sam Dooley Llc, $57,000.

• 50 Theodore St., USA Homes Properties to San Keren Llc, $55,600.

• 2264 Genesee, James Winchester to M&M Dearot Inc., $50,000.

• 227 Roslyn, USA Homes Properties to Karin Avrahami; Idan Avrahami, $45,000.

• 41 Ludington St., Dale M. Lewandowski; Gerald P. Lewandowski Jr. to Alexey Boev, $45,000.

• 122 Wilkes, David Roitblat to USA Homes Properties, $44,000.

• 299 Cable St., Vic Withey to HOL Property Management, $44,000.

• 81 Webe, KC Buffalo Enterprises to Cloverlawn 9350 Llc, $44,000.

• 27 Central Ave., Tony Rudolph to Robin Pearce, $40,000.

• 275 & 279 Jefferson, Saleh N.K. Rashed to Saleh Muthana Shaibi; Alawi M. Abdulla, $40,000.

• 160 Butler Ave., Rita Appiah to Razia Sultana, $39,000.

• 96 Whitney, City of Buffalo to Asplundh Properties, $39,000.

• 1880 Kenmore, M&T Bank to Adil Boussag, $38,000.

• 452 Willett, Seamus Hennessy; Mary Hennessy to Third World Holdings, $38,000.

• 68 Hagen, Kevlola Llc to Return On Rentals, $36,500.

• 2099 Niagara St., Mary Melinda White-Mayer; Mary Melinda White to L&W New York Llc, $35,000.

• 110 Newburg Ave., Joyce L. Welch to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, $34,847.

• 50 Theodore, Dora Properties to USA Homes Properties, $33,000.

• 9 Wood, Wing Properties to Return On Rentals, $32,500.

• 490 Winslow, Wing Properties to USA Homes Properties, $30,000.

• 227 Roslyn, Wing Properties to USA Homes Properties, $29,500.

• 365 Winspear, City of Buffalo to Rena R. Cowart, $25,000.

• 491 Winslow, Wing Properties to USA Homes Properties, $25,000.

• 82 Milford St., Phillip J. Cahill to Adam J. Cahill, $24,098.

• 283 Woltz Ave., Abdus Samad to Na Haze, $20,000.

• 37 Roebling, Victor Pages to Dora Properties, $20,000.

• 179 Roesch, City of Buffalo to Mears Property, $19,000.

• 54 Sussex, City of Buffalo to Mark Davis, $19,000.

• 93 Wyoming, City of Buffalo to Carousel Woods, $16,000.

• 5 Otis Place, Rosie B. Warren to Torsten Nicht, $15,000.

• 2003 Broadway St., Dawn M. Mercado; Miguel J. Mercado; Mark J. Schlant to LMR Capital; Bankrupty Exchange II Inc., $14,390.

• 114 Spaulding, City of Buffalo to Nabil Naji, $14,000.

• 245 Brinkman, City of Buffalo to Alimohammed Hoque, $14,000.

• 97 Martha, Eddie Williams to Krishna Birbal, $14,000.

• 94 Bickford Ave., Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to John Pezzino III, $13,500.

• 137 Farmer, City of Buffalo to Thomas W. Lenz, $13,000.

• 502 Glenwood, City of Buffalo to Marlena Millender, $12,000.

• 230 Gibson, City of Buffalo to Aklima Akter, $10,000.

• 272 Stevens, City of Buffalo to Lana James, $10,000.

• 714 Walden Ave., Darwish Y. Darwish to Maha K. Darwish, $10,000.

• 67 Strauss, City of Buffalo to Abm S. Khan, $9,500.

• 18 Timon, City of Buffalo to Rashid Iqbal, $9,000.

• 90 Austin, City of Buffalo to Emanuel Reid, $8,500.

• 45 Newton St., John S. Raczka to TDO Holdings, $8,000.

• Vacant Land/206 Forest Ave., Sheyla King; Timothy Oneil to Joseph D. Lockwood, $8,000.

• 110 Peck, City of Buffalo to Kevina Williams, $7,000.

• 41 Millicent, City of Buffalo to WNY Account Solutions Group, $6,500.

• 16 Pooley, Janice Patricia Blake to Gitc Real Estate US, $6,000.

• 165 West Delavan, Paulette James to Gitc Real Estate US, $6,000.

CHEEKTOWAGA Highest price: $12,500,000 Average price: $728,201 Median price: $69,000 Number of Sales: 19

• 575 Cayuga Creek Road, Peregrines Landing to Cheektowaga NT-HCI Llc, $12,500,000.

• 3635 Genesee St., Joseph L. Skrobacz to John W. Townsell, $180,000.

• 24 Trudy Lane, Michael J. Nowakowski to Thomas J. Koszuta; Lynn B. Koszuta, $122,500.

• 4 Old Farm Court, 4 Old Farm Trust to Janice Samit, $112,800.

• 78 Cannas Court, Michael R. Gemerek to David D. Martin; Mona L. Martin, $105,000.

• 147 Kilbourne Road, James P. Chmura to Brian W. Ballard; Daliana M. Rosado, $99,900.

• 853 George Urban Blvd., Christine Lupke; Robin Mach to Brian Richard Buck; Kelli Buck, $93,000.

• 192 Burke Drive, Mildred Young; Mildred B. Young to Nicole Althoff; Matthew J. Althoff, $79,000.

• 140 Woodgate Drive, Leo W. Wolanin to Enterprises Nowak, $75,000.

• 4 Boll St., Edward B. Woodworth; Patricia J. Struallo to Mark T. Skotarczak, $69,000.

• 18 Central Blvd., Emily Trott; Robert T. Johnson to Fannie Mae, $59,627.

• 253 Atlantic Ave., Frederick J. Labenski to Mark Kulczyk, $55,000.

• 213 Oehman Blvd., Larry Cervi; Nancy A. Cervi to Scott Kropidlowski, $53,191.

• 1139 Walden Ave., Robert C. Laude to Broom Properties, $52,000.

• 94 Bickford Ave., Rowena Jackson; Dean Puleo to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, $44,757.

• 17 Heather Road, Ali Saleh to Moussa Alhaqashi, $40,000.

• 1728 Kensington Ave., Gilbert P. Lawrence; Angela M. Lawrence to Hattie Steele; Raymond A. Steele, $37,500.

• 40 Meadowbrook Parkway, Cheryl D. Massett; Patrick J. Massett to Fannie Mae, $30,536.

• 125 Gardenvale Drive, HUD to Daniel Nicholas, $27,000.

CLARENCE Highest price: $645,000 Average price: $289,232 Median price: $237,000 Number of Sales: 15

• 6055 Wexford Manor, Michael G. Lurz; Anna M. Lurz to Gregory F. May; Elizabeth M. Polinski, $645,000.

• 9737 Garden Walk, Rockwell Construction Inc. to R. Suzanne Hart; H. Dudley Hart, $625,000.

• 5710 Glen Iris Drive, Gregory F. May; Elizabeth M. Polinski to Brian D. Rambarran; Carla A. Rambarran, $570,000.

• 6280 Crosswinds Court, Nancy A. Felle; Wayne C. Felle to Peter J. Pavlovich; Nicole A. Pavlovich, $409,975.

• 6186 Blossom Court, Janet M. Diekmann; Jerome T. Diekmann to National Residential Nominee Services Inc., $375,000.

• 6186 Blossom Court, National Residential Nominee Services Inc. to Diane Bustos; Charles Post, $375,000.

• 4670 Hedgewood Drive, Christopher W. Rodler to Charles Edward Carle, $255,000.

• 4180 Ransom Road, Kristy Krantz; Michael C. Krantz to Joy Kelley; Brian Kelley, $237,000.

• 9200 Sheridan Drive, Turnkey Contracting Inc. to United Real Estate Holdings, $225,000.

• 5004 Rockhaven Drive, Mary Ann Malagisi; Nicholas J. Malagisi to Mark Notarius, $169,900.

• 8835 Goodrich Road, Nancy C. Willax to William R. Kern; Barbara A. Kern, $155,000.

• 6790 Rivera Way, Natale Building Corp. to Ralph R. Vogel; Barbara E. Vogel, $85,000.

• 8887 Greiner, Stacey L. Patcyk; Donald S. Cox to Donald S. Cox, $84,000.

• Barton Road, Marsha L. Straubinger to Jeanne M. Vinal; Gregory M. Vinal Sr., $63,800.

• Vacant Land/Wehrle Drive, Marsha L. Straubinger to Jeanne M. Vinal; Gregory M. Vinal Sr., $63,800.

CONCORD

• 383 Mill St., Bradley Watt to Melissa M. Lingenfelter, $127,000.

ELMA

• 6820 Seneca St., Roberta L. Rowell to James F. Brooks, $227,500.

• 850 Rice Road, Denis H. Funseth; Linda A. Funseth to Melissa S. Siwicki; Wayne L. Siwicki Jr., $172,900.

EVANS

• 8399 North Main St., Gary Zanghi; Valari Zanghi; Valari E. Zanghi to Kathryn R. Anderson; Jonathan E. Anderson; Kathryn P. Anderson, $105,000.

• 8880B Lake Shoire Road, Mary Virginia Plotkin; Virginia Lee Plotkin to Karen Erickson, $93,000.

• 393 Taft Ave., John L. Dirrigl to Guy Peterson, $58,300.

• 7441 Derby Road, James R. Bachert; Dawn L. Bachert to James R. Bachert, $34,510.

• 9254 Ryther Road, Bruce Francis Colligan to Diane Barber; Richard R. Barber, $32,500.

• Vacant Land/Logn Beach Lane, Robert S. Ruzycki; Judith A. Ruzycki to Dorothy A. Higgins, $14,750.

GRAND ISLAND

• 55 Forest Creek Court, Candise Kaye Meade; Homer John Mye III to Gary W. Ehlert; Elaine E. McLanaghan, $365,000.

• 2276 Fourth St., Eric Cook; Julie Cook to Erik A. Petersen; Katherine L. Petersen, $159,574.

• 136 Riverdale Drive, Jane K. Goss to Lori A. Galley, $112,000.

HAMBURG

• 2180 Lakeview Road, Alliance Contruction of WNY Inc. to John L. Indelicato; Laura M. Indelicato, $428,465.

• 2144 Shadow Lane, Ryan Homes of New York; NVR Inc. to John G. Biddlecom; Yvonne R. Roberts, $275,982.

• 3547 Lakeview Road, ARR Holdings to Jeffrey Dombrowski; Michelle M. Dombrowski, $268,910.

• 164 Meadow Lane, Tania Hobbins; Robert M. Hobbins to Daniel T. Borcz, $132,000.

• 135 Miriam Ave., Gateway Land Management Inc. to 135 Marion Inc., $125,000.

• 4797 Mosey Lane, Essex Homes of WNY Inc. to Amy L. Story; Scott R. Story, $50,000.

• 2172 Shadow Lane, Cimato Enterprises Inc. to Ryan Homes of New York; NVR Inc., $48,000.

HOLLAND

• 51 South Main St., Boys & Girls Club of Holland Inc. to Eric W. Hajdufi, $30,000.

LACKAWANNA

• 3287 South Park Ave., Stadium Mobil Inc. to Moshin A. Ahmed, $375,000.

• 18 Sandra Drive, Edward F. Sawicki to Dana I. Oar, $89,000.

• 1386 Electric Ave., FGW I Corp. to Mears Property, $45,000.

LANCASTER Highest price: $384,832 Average price: $145,673 Median price: $110,500 Number of Sales: 10

• 21 Jonquille Court, Marrano/Marc Equity Corporation to Steven D. Przybyl; Suzanne M. Przybyl, $384,832.

• 61 Rehm Road, Karen L. Bradley; Adin J. Bradley to Kevin P. Sylvester; Donna M. Sylvester, $289,900.

• 102 Dorset Drive, Donna Sylvester; Kevin Sylvester to Dan J. Woods; Lisa J. Woods, $185,000.

• 88 Grant, Sylvester P. Phillips to Mark J. Phillips; Lisa A. Phillips, $125,000.

• 64 Cotton St., Joseph M. Buyers to Karen F. Lipiarz, $119,000.

• 2 Parkdale Drive, Mary Jane Ehrke; Robert A. Ehrke to Amy Michalek, $102,000.

• 29 Kibler Drive, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Laure L. Kolb, $69,000.

• 58 Chestnut Corner, Windsor Ridge Partners to Barbara L. Gekas, $65,000.

• Vacant Land/5 Silent Meadow Lane, DJC Land Development to Blair Graham, $58,500.

• Vacant Land/Branch Way, DJC Land Development to Ashley L. Foss; Andrew M. Pulka, $58,500.

NEWSTEAD

• 4984 Schutt Road, Thomas Otto Orszagh; Laura Koehler Orszagh to Leah Vilagy; Jonathan M. Vilagy, $275,000.

ORCHARD PARK

• 115 Breezewood Drive, James J. Conley; Danielle M. Conley to Michael G. Beckwith, $390,000.

• 10 Poplar Ave., Mary E. Heick; Mark A. Heick to Christopher W. Rodler, $295,000.

• 3 Pine Terrace, Francis T. Maguire to James Jason Conley; Danielle M. Conley, $287,500.

• 5945 Webster Road, Mary R. Szymanek; James A. Szymanek to Michael J. Decarlo, $124,900.

• Vacant Land/54 Golden Crescent Way, Pleasant Acres West Llc to Ryan Homes of New York; NVR Inc., $99,000.

• Vacant Land/Colony Drive, Richard M. Hanlon; Donna M. Hanlon to Rene Cooley; William Colley, $55,000.

CITY OF TONAWANDA

• 203 Broad St. & 80 Clinton St., Tonawanda City School District to Hunt & Associates 03 Llc, $165,000.

• 22 & 26 Miullen St., Thomas C. Muscato; Anna L. Muscato to Richard J. Davies; Linda S. Davies, $156,900.

• 52 Ilion St., Jeffrey D. Schuldt; Jill A. Kratus; John C. Schuldt; James D. Schuldt; Jean M. Schuldt to Mark H. Arras, $90,000.

• 201 Walter Ave., Eleanor L. Campagnna; Richard S. Campagna Jr. to Eleanor L. Campagna, $24,750.

TOWN OF TONAWANDA Highest price: $13,939,120 Average price: $991,925 Median price: $128,500 Number of Sales: 16

• 35 Sawyer Ave., FMC Corporation to Peroxychem Llc, $13,939,120.

• 150 Grand Island Blvd. & Vacant Lot/Two Mile Creek, James Russo; Linda Russo to 150 Grand Island Boulevard Llc, $283,574.

• 2775 Colvin Blvd., Shannon M. Smith; Ryan M. Smith to David Rector; Jennifer Rector, $184,500.

• 786 Englewood Ave., Treesa Varghese to J&I Assets, $169,000.

• 1075 Woodstock Ave., Robert C. Vacanti to Robert E. Rembold; Shari A. Farrar, $150,713.

• 306 Mckinley Ave., Melissa S. Siwicki to Rachel M. Amico, $135,000.

• 30 Louvaine Drive, Rajwinder S. Dhillon to Jacqueline D. Collins, $134,900.

• 450 Niagara Falls Blvd., M&G Distributing Inc. to MDZ Property Management, $129,000.

• 161 Greenfield Drive, Carl Burgio; Vincent Burgio; Victor Burgio; Phyllis Komroy to Mark D. Christy, $128,000.

• 1170 Parkhurst Blvd., Jeffrey R. Laskowski; Elaine M. Laskowski to Michael R. Benson; Elizabeth M. Benson, $126,000.

• 22-29 Thoreau Court, Janet M. Clark to Texas Tralee Llc, $119,000.

• 35 Marquette Ave., Manuel Gil to Robert Grabowski; Michelle Mays, $104,000.

• 240 Westfall Drive, Carl F. Foehl; Vera S. Foehl to Raymond C. Shaffer; Melissa R. Kelly, $100,000.

• 321 Blackstone Blvd., Joseph E. Hallett to Jayme L. Scheuer, $95,000.

• 87 Sherwin Drive, Timothy J. Drewitt; Thomas E. Drewitt to Thomas E. Drewitt, $46,000.

• 178 Grand Island Blvd., Petroleum Sales & Service Inc. to 150 Grand Island Boulevard Llc, $27,000.

WEST SENECA Highest price: $250,000 Average price: $138,615 Median price: $140,700 Number of Sales: 8

• 238 Lein Road, Patrick J. Callahan to Lein Road Properties, $250,000.

• 203-11 Fisher Road, 120 W. Tupper Street Inc. to 203 Fisher Road Llc, $240,000.

• 114 Dauer Drive, Gus Pozantides; Deborah A. Wiedeman to Scott J. Galligan; Andrea J. Galligan, $184,000.

• 2100 Transit Road, Paul Sims to Jennifer Krajewski; Adam Krajewski, $143,900.

• 142 Pacecrest Court, Kevin D. Flattery to Anthony Zappia, $137,500.

• 135 Fernald, Scott J. Galligan; Andrea J. Tomlinson to Amber Castoire; Angel M. Castoire, $97,520.

• 625 Harlem Road, Harold Raymond Inman; Harold R. Inman; Janet E. Inman to Jennifer L. Kashino, $38,000.

• 2905 Seneca St., E. Hanslick Rita to Seneca Tindle Llc, $18,000.

Seeking to encourage more redevelopment of Buffalo’s trove of historic buildings, city officials on Monday released a new survey report designed to make it easier for local and even out-of-town developers to know what properties could qualify for historic tax credits and what incentives are available.

The new Buffalo Preservation Ready Survey, rolled out by Mayor Byron W. Brown at an afternoon news conference, presents an inventory of 571 aging or neglected properties – mostly downtown – that could be eligible for state and federal historic tax credits as part of renovation projects.

Historic tax credits, which are income tax credits that can total 40 percent of the cost for rehabilitation projects in distressed areas, play significant roles in making the job financially affordable for developers. They have been used locally in many projects over the past decade. Otherwise, the costs are often prohibitive compared to new construction on vacant or “green” land.

The extensive list includes well-known facilities – such as the AM&A’s Building – as well as 215 buildings that haven’t previously been identified as good candidates for adaptive re-use conversions.

All major thoroughfares and many secondary streets through the downtown area are represented, including many on Washington, Main, Pearl, Ellicott, Swan, Seneca, Perry, Scott, Oak and Elm streets and on Michigan, Elmwood, Delaware and South Park avenues, among other streets.

The survey lists the buildings by name and address, describes each one’s general purpose and in what year it was built, and identifies the architect and style. It also includes photos of most of them.

The goal is to spur more of the redevelopment that has been a major aspect of Buffalo’s downtown real estate revival in recent years. In particular, it fits with Brown’s recent call for the creation of 1,300 new units of residential housing in the downtown core by 2018, since most of the adaptive re-use projects involve apartments or condos.

“This really ties in nicely with that, providing this resource guide to the development community for the preservation of structures that are downtown,” Brown said. “It will be an amazing tool to protect the architectural legacy that we have in our city, and more than that, to continue to stimulate economic development, growth and job creation.”

Much of the development to date has been done by a handful of prominent local players with enough knowledge, experience and financial means to get it done, as well as the relationships and familiarity with Western New York and local government to understand the challenges.

But that’s starting to change, and city officials want to encourage that. Brown noted that more investors from around the country and even abroad are starting to show interest in Buffalo’s redevelopment, citing recent conversations he’s had with Canadians and with a group from China.

The city plans to send out the 348-page survey and accompanying documents as a book and on a CD-ROM to more than 500 developers.

The survey, a joint venture of the city and the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, is part of the larger Buffalo Building Re-Use Project that was started at the city’s behest by the Buffalo Niagara Partnership and is now housed at the Buffalo Urban Development Corp.

The preservation survey was conducted by the Buffalo office of PanAmerican Consultants, and was funded by a grant of $60,000 from the state Historic Preservation Office and $20,000 from National Grid.

Ruth Pierpont, deputy commissioner for the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, called the survey “a landmark project which is key to supporting the continued revitalization of Buffalo.”

In all, the survey covered 954 acres or 1.5 square miles of the city, with the majority being the Central Businesss District. It also included two sections on the city’s old “belt-line” rail line, with 68 acres near East Delavan and Northland avenues and 16.2 acres in the Fougeron-Urban area near French and Urban streets.



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Frank Lloyd Wright, Louise Bethune and Louis Sullivan would be relieved, and proud. Historic renovation projects have become the rage in Buffalo. One local developer after another has jumped in to restore the city’s treasure trove of older structures – a radical shift after decades of focusing on sprawling business parks in the suburbs.

Area developers are snatching up older downtown commercial buildings and converting them into apartments and office space. They are getting a big assist from generous tax credits that pay for up to 40 percent of the costs. Developers say that is needed to make projects in Buffalo – where rents are relatively low – financially feasible.

The boom in reviving older buildings could have a short lifespan. The work is dependent on state and federal tax breaks that may not be extended, and some are capped, limiting the savings on large projects.

While it lasts, however, Buffalo is the state epicenter for historic reuse projects.

“It’s actually been astonishing,” said Ruth L. Pierpont, deputy commissioner for historic preservation at the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, which administers the state credit. “This is absolutely remarkable, not just in the context of New York state, but also nationally.”

In the past few years, dozens of aging Buffalo buildings have been renovated and converted under state historic preservation guidelines. Rocco Termini, widely credited as one of the pioneers in historic renovation projects in Buffalo, used $8 million in tax credits for the $42 million Hotel@The Lafayette project. Jake Schneider’s 136 Lofts in the former Ailing & Cory building at 136 N. Division St. used $3.24 million in tax credits for a $15 million job. Iskalo Development Co. relied on $4.7 million in credits to restore the Electric Tower for $28.3 million. And Karl Frizlen’s Horsefeathers on the West Side used $1 million for the $3.6 million project. Just last year, the state approved 30 more rehab projects in Buffalo.

Meanwhile, the buildings get returned to the property tax rolls.

“Being able to reuse the legacy buildings that we have in this community is critical,” said Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown, who has called for 1,300 new units of housing in downtown Buffalo by 2018. “We believe that if we can restore even more of these structures, not only can we make the economy of Buffalo more vibrant but we can also preserve our great architectural heritage, which people come from all over the world to see.”

Two incentives

Two incentives factored into this resurgence. One is desire, the second is financial help.

Developers saw a desire, from young people and empty-nesters, to live in cities and buildings with character.

“People want to live in an apartment that’s cool, and you can’t get a cool apartment in a drywall box,” Termini said. “There’s no charm.”

“It’s pretty neat to know what was going on here over 120 years ago,” added Timothy Vaeth, president of TM Montante Development.

But restoring century-old buildings, even if they are architectural gems, takes money. That’s where financial help came in the form of tax credits, both state and federal.

“The projects don’t pencil without the tax incentives,” said Nick Sinatra, head of Sinatra & Company Realty. “The rents that an investor or developer can get on the finished product won’t justify the cost.”

Developers use a pair of equal tax credits of up to 20 percent each for “qualified expenses” on commercial renovations for “certified historic structures,” as determined by the National Park Service. A separate 10 percent federal credit is available for nonhistoric buildings that opened before 1936.

The state credit, which piggybacks off approval from the National Parks Service, will be refundable to developers on buildings placed into service after Jan. 1, 2015.

The primary federal credit has existed for almost 40 years but wasn’t actively used upstate until 2006, when the state credit was introduced. That doubled the value of the program for New York projects, and placed a special focus on low- and moderate-income communities.

While the federal credit is unlimited, the state credit is capped at $5 million, so a project of more than $25 million – such as reuse of the AM&A’s building on Main Street – would still get the maximum from the state. That’s why Termini backed away from doing that conversion project. He and other advocates have been lobbying to maintain and enhance the credits.

Last year, amid heavy lobbying, lawmakers passed and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation extending the state credit through 2019. But it didn’t include a higher cap. Now preservationists are lobbying to maintain the federal credit, too.

“I worry if that were ever to lapse and they didn’t renew that credit, because it would have a really devastating effect on our area,” said Tom Yots, executive director of Preservation Buffalo Niagara.

Leading the way

With these incentives, Buffalo developers saw opportunity and possessed the wherewithal.

A few high-profile projects, like the Hotel@Lafayette and the neighboring AM&A’s Warehouse by Signature Development, got the ball rolling. Now, more than 100 Buffalo-area projects have been submitted for approval since the state credit began seven years ago.

The separate state tax credit for historic residential properties encouraged the rehab of 1,300 residential units statewide – 220 in Buffalo – with $36 million in private investment. Local developers also used New Markets Tax Credits, federal housing credits or other incentives from the federal or state governments.

“The incentives certainly make the developer think twice about the challenges, because there are significant challenges to renovating and adaptively reusing the building,” said Matthew W. Meier, partner at Hamilton Houston Lownie Architects.

The entire state is way ahead of the rest of the country in its use of the federal credits, with more than $1 billion in private investment in historic renovations in 2013. That’s one-fourth of the total private investment nationwide in a typical year for the National Parks Service, which approves 1,000 projects annually for $4 billion.

Overall, since 1976, the federal credit has supported more than $62 billion in private investment to preserve 38,000 historic properties, according to the National Park Service’s website.

And city officials hope that is just the beginning after a new survey identified more than 500 buildings as potentially historic sites.

“It took some of the big guys in town, the more prominent developers, to begin to use that money, to kind of really spur it,” said Gwen A. Howard, senior project manager at Foit-Albert Associates. “Now it’s becoming more palatable.”

Didn’t demolish

As a result, there is now a land rush to get preservation projects approved, and Buffalo has an ample supply of potential candidates.

While many other cities demolished old buildings in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s in favor of new construction, that didn’t happen to a large extent in Buffalo because of the economy and some preservation efforts.

And Buffalo, because of its industrial history and its heritage as one of the nation’s most prominent cities, is full of old – and oftentimes weatherworn – landmarks.

“We needed a game changer in Buffalo, and this certainly contributes to a faster rejuvenation of this area, particularly because we have so many older buildings,” said Frizlen, president of the Frizlen Group Architects who did the Horsefeathers project on the West Side, “You maintain the flair and the character of the community by keeping these buildings, and you’re going back to a proud history for Buffalo.”

email: jepstein@buffnews.com

He’s not exactly one of the household names in Western New York development, but a Kaleida Health transplant surgeon is carving a reputation for himself in real estate by placing big bets on the long-term future of his adopted hometown.

Since moving to Buffalo more than a decade ago, Dr. Fadi Dagher has invested more than $10 million to buy up and improve both residential and commercial properties in Buffalo, Amherst and Tonawanda. At first, it was pure investment, but now he increasingly wants to make his own mark.

He’s part of the group that purchased the former Holiday Inn Resort & Conference Center on Grand Island, which has now been rebranded as Byblos Niagara Resort & Spa and is under the management of the Byblos Hospitality Group from Dubai. Most recently, he and another out-of-town partner from Dubai purchased two office buildings in the Waterfront Village in downtown Buffalo – one of which is now home to his real estate investment business, D&S Capital Real Estate.

He’s also buying a run-down motel just north of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, and plans to renovate or rebuild it into a modern and updated midscale hotel to serve the medical community. And he’s eying several other deals to expand his local holdings, including condo or mixed-use conversions of some older industrial buildings. “We are currently looking at multiple other urban renewal opportunities in the city,” he said.

Dagher is realistic about the challenges in Buffalo and the need to diversify its economic development opportunities and focus on “smart growth.” He’s focused on urban renewal, and advocates creation of “transit-oriented,” bicycle-friendly and walkable centers, putting him in line with much of what local urban planners and community leaders now support for the city.

But he also sees new potential in many areas, and is eager to find others who agree with his vision or can be convinced by his passion, which he’s not shy about sharing. In particular, he’s hoping to bring more foreign investment into the city.

“You can not sell anything unless you believe in it,” the 50-year-old doctor said. “I’m a big believer in Buffalo. Buffalo’s on the right track. It’s coming back for sure.”

Dagher, of Clarence, is part of the newer crop of real estate investors and developers in Western New York who come with a fresh eye for building potential and an optimistic outlook that isn’t jaded by decades of decline. Just as with many transplants to the region, they see the positives of the area – personally, socially, culturally and financially – and often can’t understand why locals are so negative.

“Buffalo is our home now. We’re pretty well settled here,” said Dagher, who was born and raised in Lebanon but did his medical studies at New York University and never looked back to the Middle East. After two years practicing in Detroit, he came to Buffalo General Medical Center in 2003. “I’m here to stay, because I believe strongly about Buffalo. I’m optimistic that we will be doing very well in the long-term.”

So while much of the real estate attention tends to be focused on the homegrown players – the big-name, family-owned firms like Benderson Development Co., Ciminelli Real Estate Corp., the Montantes’ Uniland Development Co., and the Paladinos’ Ellicott Development Co. – the newcomers are more bullish about local prospects. And like Dagher, they’re putting their money into action.

“I think it is sustainable, as long as we know what direction we’re going in and try to attract more business to the city,” he said of the current development activity in Buffalo. But it has to move beyond just University at Buffalo and the medical campus. “Obviously we have to create more opportunities to keep it sustainable. (But) I’m optimistic that we will be doing very well in the long-term.”

Dagher – whose wife, Christine, is a pediatrician, and who has three sons – began buying property locally soon after moving here 11 years ago, and has spent at least $8.3 million just on purchases. He owns and leases about 10 single-family homes or duplexes in North Buffalo, as well as a retail strip plaza in Tonawanda. And he paid $200,000 in October 2007 to buy some vacant land on Transit Road in Amherst, where he plans a 14-unit condo project.

In early February, he teamed up with Habib Al Salhi – the “S” in D&S Capital – to buy a pair of office buildings, called 50 and 60 Lakefront Boulevard, in Waterfront Village, paying $7.2 million for the 133,000-square-foot complex. The buildings are about 85 percent occupied, but Dagher took some space on the third floor of one of them for his new office, and he plans to convert part of the first floor into retail space, including for a new seafood restaurant and possibly an outdoor bar area.

The building already has a glass-enclosed patio with tables and chairs facing the Waterfront Village courtyard and the nearby marina, with views out to the lighthouse and Lake Erie beyond it. But the outer wall is comprised of several overhead glass doors that can be opened to the outside during the summer, making it attractive not only for the office tenants but also for those who live in the nearby residential complex.

“I’m trying to change the concept of this building,” he said. “There definitely is a market for it, and the views are great. I’d like to see some more life here. I’m willing to collaborate with anyone who has vision.”

There’s about 20,000 square feet of commercial space still available for restaurants, retail and entrepreneurs, he said. He’s also reached out to city officials to propose that the city build a parking ramp that would maximize the available space, so that he could develop some of the sprawling parking lot nearby for other projects that would “improve the access and walkability within the community” and “revitalize the waterfront area.”

He expects to complete his purchase next week of the Buffalo Tourist Lodge at 1159 Main St., at Best Street. The current owners had planned to capitalize on the medical campus growth by renovating the aging facility into a Sleep Inn, but they were unable to get the financing together. Dagher and his partner now hope to follow through on that plan and are already engaged in a feasibility study to ensure that they are pursuing the best brand for the site.

“It’s a great opportunity to engage the downtown community and address local needs,” he said. “We still have room for growth.”

email: jepstein@buffnews.com

HARTLAND

• Rose Road, Joan B. Jaques; Austin C. Jaques to Jeremiah Lynn Beachy; Erma Elaine Beachy; Jeremiah L. Beachy; Erma E. Beachy, $142,500.

• Johnson Creek Road, Jennifer N. Allen to Frederick W. House, $32,000.

LEWISTON

• Onondaga St. & Fairchild Place, DLZ Capital to 765 Fairchild Place Llc, $375,000.

• Pletcher Road, William R. Polin; Maureen J. Polin to David Rhoades; David Kahl, $200,000.

• Upper Mountain Road, Norman L. Smeal; Lance E. Smeal to Peter A. Fortino; Christina L. Fortino, $120,000.

• 490 Meadowbrook Drive, HSBC Bank to Kelly Lauber, $69,269.

• Brookside Drive, Jill L. Boland to Thomas C. Infantino, $59,000.

• Bridle Path Lane, Saddlewood Development Associates Limited Partnership to Scott Gregory; Sarah Gregory, $48,000.

• 4057 Dickersonville Road, Household Finance Realty Corp. of New York to Susan Walker, $42,000.

LOCKPORT

• High St., Scott D. Lytle to Sandra L. Lauer, $100,000.

• Park Ave., John D. McHugh; Megan M. Grygorcewicz; Megan M. Grygorcewicz-McHugh to Amber Bearfield, $70,000.

• 55 Prospect St., Richard M. Hoverstock; Marlene E. Hoverstock to Alysa Hillman, $54,000.

• State Road, Thaddeus L. Pazik; Patricia A. Chambers to 250 State Road Llc, $48,000.

• Walnut St., Joann Ritz; Joann Fiegel to Charlotte Doerfel, $36,700.

• Bristol Ave., Mary Anne Payne; Eileen A. Stevenson to Kimberly Johnson; James Johnson, $30,000.

• Chestnut St., Douglas J. Weir; Barbara J. Weir; Sandra W. Gallagher to Crestview Property Holdings, $15,000.

NEWFANE

• Lockport-Olcott Road, Ernest Mata Jr.; Bryan Gawronski to Matthew Niezgoda, $120,000.

• Ide Road, Maureen L. Koziolek; Maureen L. Gross to Richard H. Serth, $68,000.

NIAGARA FALLS Highest price: $96,139 Average price: $45,778 Median price: $42,500 Number of Sales: 12

• 2452 Michigan Ave., Gregory L. Gansworth; Michele E. Celeste to HUD, $96,139.

• 623 13th St., Karen A. Bolyard to Fannie Mae, $75,523.

• 203 83rd St., M&T Bank to Phillip Fournier, $58,000.

• 4813 Tuscarora Road, Kristy Wisniewski; Walter Wisniewski III to Ruth D. Pirinelli; Dawn A. Pirinelli, $58,000.

• 1513 98th St., Tracy L. Wichman; David L. Wichman to DLJ Mortgage Capital Inc., $54,172.

• Niagara St., Anthony Colangelo; Fiorinda Colangelo to Natasha Sabrina Llc, $52,000.

• 27th St., Ying Wei Xu to Leo Benevento, $33,000.

• 1748 Lasalle Ave., Keith A. Canazzi to Silver Tie Homes, $28,500.

• 158 63rd St., Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to John R. Abel, $25,000.

• 75th St., John Bugay; Gilbert R. Bugay to James Costanzo, $25,000.

• L233 Cleveland Ave., Kolawole A. Shittu to Redbird Properties, $23,000.

• Haeberle Ave., Dennis B. Hepler; Buford D. Hepler to Fletcher Bess; Crystal Bess, $21,000.

NORTH TONAWANDA Highest price: $169,918 Average price: $86,165 Median price: $90,450 Number of Sales: 8

• L125 Thomas Fox Drive East, Anthony Ciliberto; Theresa A. Harris; Theresa A. Ciliberto to Philip J. Walker, $169,918.

• Deerfield Drive, Ronald J. Ventry; Mary L. Ventry to Jillian M. Stegall; Erik R. Stegall, $114,500.

• Payne Ave., Melissa A. Winling; Salvatore D. Vacanti; Melissa A. Vacanti to Michael A. Ridge, $107,500.

• Main St., A.E. Gombert Lumber Company Inc. to Eric R. Zellner, $102,000.

• Oliver St., Michelle Bille; Matthew Bille; Michele A. Bille; Matthew D. Bille to First Fish, $78,900.

• Wheatfield St., Paul Phillips-Stoklosa; Joseph J. Oliverio; Josephine R. Oliverio to Joshua R. Spencer, $51,000.

• Sommer St., Evelyn M. Toth; Heather L. Goupil to Kenneth Fawcett, $38,000.

• 27 Linwood Ave., US Bank to Catherine Gordon, $27,500.

PENDLETON

• Dunnigan Road, Linda Sue Peebles-Fish; Charles Fish to Yizi Yang; Wen Liu, $252,000.

• Oakwood Drive, Amanda J. Ignatowski to Stephanie M. Chase, $137,000.

ROYALTON

• Miller Road, Rodger J. Wittcop; James E. Bedford to Amelia E. Wittcop; Alexander B. Alt, $166,000.

• 5916 Griswold St., Barbara Young to Brandon Rudroff; Michelle Rudroff, $154,900.

• Dale Road, Amelia E. Wittcop; Alexander B. Alt to Joseph Cosmano, $35,000.

SOMERSET

• 9523 Somerset Drive, Mary Jane Grammatico; Michael P. Grammatico Jr. to Judith M. Thompson; Gary L. Thompson, $230,000.

TOWN OF LOCKPORT

• Royal Parkway South, Leigh Ann Ricotta to Jason Baker; Laura B. Bohneberg, $115,900.

• Upper Mountain Road, Shirley J. Wagner; Peter J. Wagner to Jill Thomas; Paul L. Lavocat, $75,000.

TOWN OF NIAGARA

• 4813 Tuscarora Road, Kristy Wisniewski; Walter Wisniewski III to Ruth D. Pirinelli; Dawn A. Pirinelli, $58,000.

WHEATFIELD

• 6783 Walmore Road, Marcia Brierley; William Scotland; Grace L. Scotland to Lisa C. Celeste, $153,500.

• 6667 Hunt St. & 2550 Niagara Road, William W. Ziehm; Rosemarie A. Ziehm to Shawn Schott, $150,000.

• River Road, Thomas D. Gall; Nina T. Gall to Lenore Capizzi; John C. Veroba Jr., $144,500.

• Lockport Road, Timothy V. Becker; Dawn E. Becker to Melissa A. Schebell; Martin S. Schebell Jr., $140,000.

• Shawnee Road, Nancy Anne Stoeckel; William R. Stoeckel Jr.; Esther A. Stoeckel; Anne Marie Peck; Nancy Anne Juron to Mark J. Berube, $100,000.

• Ward Road, Michael K. Beutel; Kirsty I. Beutel to Wilfred K. Beutel; Pamela J. Beutel, $85,000.

• Niagara St. & Hunt St., William Ziehm; David R. Ziehm to Tod R. Craggs, $55,000.

WILSON

• Fitch Road, Robert Caruso to Matthew Ball; Kathryn L. Ball, $109,000.

• Randall Road, Shirley C. Nowicki to Nicole S. Feor; Mark A. Feor, $75,000.

AKRON

• 9 Indianola Ave., Gary A. Cescon; Bonnie L. Cescon to Scott Mapes, $135,000.

ALDEN

• 23 Four Rod Road, David C. Smith; Lavina M. Smith to Amy A. Martin; Thomas J. Martin, $192,000.

• 1152 Clearvue, Amy A. Martin; Thoma S. Martin to Mitchell G. Wilkinson, $122,000.

AMHERST Highest price: $370,000 Average price: $161,152 Median price: $152,450 Number of Sales: 20

• 58 Hampton Hill Drive, Charles C. Nail; Deborah J. Nail to Lydia Brenner, $370,000.

• 17 San Dominico Court, Susan B. Storck; Michael E. Storck to John J. Gaesser; Carrie A. Gaesser, $280,000.

• 3550 Sweet Home Road, Wendy T. King; Robert C. King to Laura Hartrich-Taylor, $247,000.

• 25 Caraway Court, Vanderbilt Properties Inc. to Christine Convey; Cynthia Colatosti, $239,900.

• 330 Randwood Drive, Cher K. Higgins; Cheryl K. Higgins to Erin R. Mouyeos; Jason D. Mouyeos, $223,000.

• 75 Kingsview Road, Hosea Crumpler IV to Jagdish Tangri; Uma Tangri, $220,000.

• 516 Getzville Road, James M. Walker; Mark E. Guglielmi to PHH Mortgage Corporation, $211,666.

• 36 Bondcroft Drive, Ryan P. Carroll; Jessica K. Carroll to Jacquelyn M. Crawford, $183,000.

• 5775 Sheridan Drive, Allison Marie Patti; Biagio A. Patti to Matthew Battaglia; Laxey A. Lynch, $172,500.

• 577 Emerson Drive, Erin R. Mouyeos; Jason D. Mouyeos to Gary H. Waters; Amanda L. Waters, $154,900.

• 172 Teakwood Terrace, Elizabeth Jane Binder; Betty J. Binder to Patricia Coyle, $150,000.

• 210 Oakwood Drive, Gregory Long to Heidie Caraway, $143,000.

• 219 Allenhurst Road, Canisius High School of Buffalo New York to Phat Troung, $127,070.

• 40 Hyledge Drive, Kaetlyn M. Szakmary to Rebekah L. Reitmeier, $111,500.

• 489 Grover Cleveland Highway, James W. Mollosky to Shimon Elmosnino, $83,000.

• 880 Tonawanda Creek Road, Ervin C. Krause; Ardell J. Krause to Peter Lovering; Timothy Q. Lovering, $75,000.

• Vacant Land/72 Collins Lane, 2615 Millersport Highway Llc to Natale Building Corp., $75,000.

• 3900 Ridge Lea, Diane McNamara; Diane M. McNamara; Susan M. Marynowski to Helen Q. Huang, $62,000.

• 61C Georgian Lane, Stephanie M. Hopkins to Pauline Magganas; Kostas Magganas, $58,500.

• 35 New Road, Salvatore Napoli to MPR Associates, $36,000.

AURORA/EAST AURORA

• 871 Knox Road, Waterhill Llc; Richard W. Bowen II to Scott Socha; Karin Socha, $900,000.

• Vacant Land/Center St., John E. Hoeh to Deborah M. Robbins, $327,117.

• Vacant Land/Knox Road, Waterhill Llc to Scott Socha; Karin Socha, $250,000.

• Vacant Land/Old Glenwood/Ellis Road, David Fatta; Sharon J. Fatta to Michael D. Farrell; Regina A. Farrell, $46,000.

BOSTON

• 7280 Chestnut Ridge Road, Frank S. Wong; Yvonne J. Wong to Jennifer E. Cassidy; Michael P. Cassidy, $410,000.

BRANT

• Vacant Land/Vermont St., Sherri L. Witczak; Donald J. Witczak to John Schwartz; Susan Schwartz, $15,000.

BUFFALO Highest price: $893,200 Average price: $87,357 Median price: $40,000 Number of Sales: 89

• 188 Soldier Place, Kingman Bassett Jr.; Lori A. Bassett to Stacey Akers; Victor A. Filadora II, $893,200.

• 283-399, Carl P. Paladino; Louis A. Magnano to 1093 Group Llc, $540,200.

• 145 & 157 & 179 Reading, Paul F. Hogan Jr. to Reading Associates II Llc, $500,000.

• 183 Beard Ave., Leonard R. Sciolino; Dana M. Sciolino to Amy C. McCarthy; Michael S. Ahern, $467,500.

• Part of 283-399 Ohio St., Carl P. Paladino; Louis A. Magnano to Buffalo Scholastic Rowing Association Inc., $419,690.

• 288 Linwood Ave., PMT Linwood Limited to Oscar Lang Llc, $380,000.

• 837 Bailey, Jacob Levin Inc.; Jack Levin Inc. to 837 Bailey Avenue Llc, $317,000.

• 10 Rachel Vincent, Dato Development to Kim Chinquee, $302,205.

• 444 Huntington Ave., Matthew Webb; Kristen E. Webb to Janet C. Jordan; Dennis P. Jordan; Kathryn E. Jordan, $264,000.

• 379 Crescent, Amy C. McCarthy to Daniel A. Mcauliffe, $252,500.

• 452 West Delavan, James R. McKeever to Nicholas Anthony Sessanna, $220,000.

• 506 Lafayette Ave., Anna C. Balesteri to Richard A. Balesteri, $165,000.

• 338 Woodside, Margaret H. Krohn to Michael A. Lattanzio, $128,500.

• 3077 Main, Abul Talkukder; Mohammed Hoque; Anwar Shamim to Kayandar Developments, $125,000.

• 338 Monroe, Rita Llc to Annette Northington, $115,000.

• 125 Edward St., Amy M. Schmit to Patrick C. Eagan, $110,000.

• 114 Tuscarora Road, Randy McDowell Rodriguez; Randy W. McDowell; Jillian R. McDowell to Justin R. Sicienski, $103,000.

• 293 Winspear Ave., Larry D. Milton; Patricia A. Milton to Derik Kane; Jessica M. Kane, $95,000.

• 64 Foundry, David M. Wegman to Anthony Previte II, $90,000.

• 158 Parkview Ave., Angela R. Mecca to Cazenovia Recovery Systems Inc., $81,000.

• 284 Carolina St., Mark Domitrek; Michael Domitrek to Niagara Associates, $75,000.

• 34 Zollars Ave., John J. Gonzalez Jr. to Joseph M. Pike, $74,500.

• 105 Amber St., Kelly M. Lalley to Jason L. Keller; Kenneth J. Keller, $69,000.

• 128 Folger St., Matt A. Stucke to J&M Freedom Enterprises Inc., $67,000.

• 68 Laforce Place, Silver Tie Homes to American Estate & Trust; Catlett Susan, $66,300.

• 201 Courtland Ave., Rock It Homes to Legacy Real Estate Holdings, $63,500.

• 630 Eggert Road, Return On Rentals to Living Legacy Homes, $63,400.

• 32 Pershing, Glebova Realty Group to Kristina Thulin; David Thulin, $62,000.

• 74 Grote St., Dayna J. Smith to Lance Schickling, $61,000.

• 76 Grote St., Dayna J. Smith to Lance Schickling, $61,000.

• 574 Niagara St., MDF Group to Ruthful Llc, $60,000.

• 75 Remoleno, Jaime M. Eddy to Niagara Associates, $53,500.

• 91 Burgard, Premier Investments Properties to Phoenix Project, $53,500.

• 116 Lafayette Ave., Rocco Anastasio to Ba T. Latt, $50,000.

• 2000 Hertel Ave., HUD to Mary Lou Munzert; Cody M. Shaefer, $48,000.

• 276 Vermont St., Taha Ali to MP Development, $45,000.

• 35 Geary, Richard Heerdt; Justina Heerdt to 1DMT Llc, $45,000.

• 158 Weimar St., Sandra Edgar to Niagara Association, $44,500.

• 61 Aldrich Place, Edward J. Harrigan to Steven Warren, $44,000.

• 62 Dorrance, Edward J. Harrigan to Steven Warren, $44,000.

• 32 Ullman, Jose L. Colon to Jure Draksic; Mark Draksic, $43,000.

• 530 Winspear, Ferdinand H. Sales; Nydia M. Sales to Paul Kolmatycki; Christopher Kolmatycki, $43,000.

• 709 Linwood Ave., Diane Wray; Michael Hughes to David M. Hughes, $40,244.

• 1125 West St., Warren E. O’Hearn to Meshi Corporation, $40,000.

• 335 Vermont, Warren E. O’Hearn to Meshi Corporation, $40,000.

• 53 Pershing, Glebova Realty Group to Li Na, $40,000.

• 885 Northampton, Glebova Realty Group to Najat Bader E.H. Al-Wuhaib, $39,000.

• 86 Briscoe Ave., Paul F. Hammond; Quithia M. Fife to Citimortgage Inc., $36,583.

• 1955 Niagara, City of Buffalo to Mohammad Sheikh, $35,000.

• 32 Hagen, Dora Properties to Red Lox Inc., $35,000.

• 281 Northland Ave., Carolyn Gilmore; Jeanne Vinal to Midfirst Bank, $33,744.

• 18 Girard Place, Absolute Best Properties to Jimmie L. Griffin, $33,000.

• 1462 Kensington Ave., James P. Kiser to Robert James Paul Llc, $29,000.

• 17 Newburgh Ave., Bires Rental Properties to Joan T. Hamilton, $29,000.

• 501 Stockbridge Ave., Phillip John Gillam to Eldad Argov, $29,000.

• 85 Greeley, City of Buffalo to WNY Account Solutions Group, $26,000.

• 752 Eagle East, East Eagle Llc to Buffalo Greens Llc, $25,500.

• 197 Cable St., Ronald W. Bugaj to J&M Freedom Enterprises Inc., $25,000.

• 197 Cable St., T. Gerald Bugaj to J&M Freedom Enterprises Inc., $25,000.

• 33 Archer Ave., Charles F. Knill Sr. to Charles F. Knill Jr., $25,000.

• 441 Normal Ave., Lenworth Salmon to Samy A. Ali, $24,000.

• 286 Ohio St., 1029 Group Llc to 1093 Group Llc, $22,020.

• 53 Pershing, Yitzys Homes to Glebova Realty Group, $21,000.

• 100 Gorton St., Tara Edwards to ABS Enterprises Series 1 Only, $20,000.

• 257 Ogden North, City of Buffalo to Mria Llc, $20,000.

• 39 Lisbon Ave., Michael Dipasquale to Gene R. Dirosa, $20,000.

• 69 Hayden, City of Buffalo to SSMT Realty Corp., $20,000.

• 248 Northland, City of Buffalo to Mohammed Bhuiyan, $18,000.

• 38 Thornton, City of Buffalo to Emilio Galarza Jr., $18,000.

• 789 Glenwood Ave., MK Buffalo Unlimited to M&M Dearot Inc., $17,000.

• 88 Harriett St., Emily Mohl; Emily Gray to ABS Enterprise Series 2 Only, $16,500.

• 186 Stockbridge, City of Buffalo to Sana Ali, $15,000.

• 24 Schreck, City of Buffalo to Parven Akther, $15,000.

• 453 Berkshire, Palmtree Investments to Hillel E. Goral, $13,000.

• 49 Woltz Ave., James W. Lamb to Mohammad Uddin, $12,188.

• 563 Doat, Candace Richardson to Brandon 1 Llc, $12,000.

• 1408 Fillmore Ave., Fillmore Properties of Western New York to Kaled Munassar; Jamil A. Munassar, $10,500.

• 70 Rich, City of Buffalo to Alea Begum, $10,000.

• 1261 Seneca, City of Buffalo to Roberto Ramos, $9,000.

• 885 Northampton, Nyeisha Care Inc. to Glebova Realty Group, $9,000.

• 233 Townsend, City of Buffalo to Dwight Daniels, $8,500.

• 34 Hamburg, City of Buffalo to Earl Ketry, $8,500.

• 79 Dingen, Joel Levin to 837 Bailey Avenue Llc, $8,000.

• 116 Marigold, Mountain West; Peter Balcom Ralph to Kevlola Llc, $7,500.

• 600 Minnesota, City of Buffalo to Western New York Account Solutions Group, $6,500.

• 85 Girard, City of Buffalo to Pacific Construction New York Inc., $6,500.

• 90 Warren, City of Buffalo to Mohammed Bhuiyan, $6,000.

• 235 Titus, City of Buffalo to Samland Inc., $5,000.

• 36 Ada Place, Islam Mahidul to Ashraful Hassan, $5,000.

CHEEKTOWAGA Highest price: $177,000 Average price: $85,042 Median price: $85,500 Number of Sales: 19

• 102 Lou Drive, Erica Hollands to Vincene F. Baldi-Berlinski; Ronald T. Berlinski, $177,000.

• 152 Treehaven Road, Claude Tortora; Tiffany M. Kopacz to Long Beach Mortgage Loan; Deutsche Bank, $124,314.

• 44 Nardin Drive, Daniel Cybulski; Terri L. Lotempio; Alice Cybulski to Protium Master Grantor Trust; Mellon Bank of New York Trust Company, $114,468.

• 10 Diane Drive, Stacy Zielinski; Michael A. Zielinski to Thomas M. Maggio; Robin L. Maggio, $111,000.

• 12 Brookfield Lane, Vincent J. Grasso to Denise Matos, $111,000.

• 38 Princeton Court, Santos Velasquez; Daisy Lopez Velasquez to Danielle N. White; Eric T. Glynn, $110,000.

• 48 Charlotte Road, John T. Venezia; Aleen F. Venezia to Caitlin Rieck; Bruce L. Deveny; Jonathan S. Deveny, $105,000.

• 413 Cherokee Drive, Robert M. Kozlowski to Zachary J. Zunic, $91,000.

• 18 Bonita Drive, Michael Tang; Zhen X. Tang to Shivani Batra; Sukhwinder Singh, $88,000.

• 78 Caprice Drive, John J. Hurney to Donald P. Przybylo, $85,500.

• 705 Cayuga Creek Road, Richard J. Viggato to Judith F. Allyn, $85,000.

• 107 Wilshire Road, Kim E. Nowak; Domenic J. Migliaccio to American General Home Equity Inc., $83,103.

• 1164 Maryvale Drive, Marion Overholt; Stephen C. Decsman; David B. Decsman to Deborah C. Stuber; Richard A. Stuber, $78,000.

• 7 Southgate Road, Frank E. Washburn to Jillian N. Miller; Stephanie A. Cote, $74,400.

• 89 Ridge Park Ave., W. Kevin Holleran; Michael J. Jakubik to Kevin D. Peterson, $54,000.

• 141 Louis St., Dolores Frazer to Michele Levcik, $40,000.

• 187 Garland Ave., Louise Elaine Hayday; Louise E. Hayday to Jason P. Redding; Benjamin B. Roberts, $36,000.

• 102 Haller Ave., HUD to Mary J. Cimato, $29,005.

• 12 Connelly, Small Potato Llc to Shohre Zahedi; Farhad Raiszadeh, $19,000.

CLARENCE

• 6420 Bridlewood Drive, Joel E. McWilliams; Jodi L. McWilliams to Biagio A. Patti; Allison M. Patti, $352,000.

• 5186 Willow Brook, Paul J. Parrinello Sr.; Paul J. Parrinello; Rose Marie Parrinello to Lindsey R. Doktor; Jason P. Doktor, $230,000.

• Vacant Land/Meadowglen, 9679 Golden Aster Court, Courts At Spaulding Green Llc; Blase W. Caruana to Tesmer Builders Inc., $119,900.

COLDEN

• 8780 Lower East Hill Road, Anthony D. Bruni to Ruth Heiler; Kenneth Heiler, $68,000.

COLLINS

• 2992 Gowanda Zoar Road, Robert M. Riehle to Brian D. Tussing; Sherri L. Malek, $185,000.

• 2604 Lenox Road, Amanda L. Pachucinski; Alfred J. Pachucinski Jr. to Matthew Prieur; Raegan Prieur, $160,000.

EDEN

• 2735 Kulp Road, Gary Fischer; Linda Fischer; Linda Dipirro; Gary W. Fischer to Tera M. Ciesla, $254,410.

ELMA

• 2840 Girdle Road, Cynthia Swain; Stephen B. Edge to Vincent Passucci, $245,000.

• 1205 Maple Road, Joseph Pawlak; Geraldine Peterson to James P. Teller Jr., $155,000.

EVANS

• 6838 Lake Shore Road, Anne M. Smith; Anne E. Smith to Joseph Finnegan, $874,000.

• 6778 Derby Road, Constance Mary Rose; Jean C. Rose to Michael T. Wutz, $135,000.

• 7041 Waring Circle, Robins Hens; Brian Bates to Erik Rosborough; Angel Rosborough, $135,000.

• 9567 Harrison St., Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust; Series 2006-Nc4 Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates; Wells Fargo Bank to Roger W. Fox, $27,000.

GRAND ISLAND

• 1225 Lasalle Ave., Lisa A. Nelson to Kevin Buck, $130,000.

• 1587 Love Road, Doris E. Klaaren; Douglas E. Hardman to Peter Hardman, $50,000.

HAMBURG Highest price: $399,000 Average price: $225,138 Median price: $228,238 Number of Sales: 10

• 124 Kenton Place, Eric Lipke to Mary Beth Gasuik; Brian E. Gasuik, $399,000.

• 2675 North Creek Road, Gordon Richard Hinckle Jr.; Thomas L. Wright to Robert M. Riehle, $345,000.

• 4130 Middleham Park, Marcia K. Laub to Karen J. Laible; Mark S. Laible, $309,000.

• 5665 Southwestern Blvd., U48D, Villas At Brierwood Llc to Robert Klein; Evelyn Klein, $239,900.

• 5665 Southwestern Blvd., U48A, Villas At Brierwood Llc to Thomas J. Moretuzzo; Linda M. Moretuzzo, $237,475.

• 9 Pinegrove Park, Linda Monforte; Linda M. Monforte to Cecille Demeo; Donald Demeo, $219,000.

• 5555 Rogers Road, Roselind G. Bogner; Patricia G. Selden to Laura M. Keller Jagroop; Yatram B. Jagroop, $180,000.

• 169 Pleasant Ave., Charles L. Hubbard to Amy M. Munoz; John P. Meyers, $172,000.

• 129 East Main St., Darryl B. Ryan to Trevis V. Durni, $103,000.

• 291 Buffalo St., Mark Phillippi to Curtis Phillippi, $47,000.

HOLLAND

• 152 South Main St., Eileen McNulty; Peter J. McNulty to Mark Yuhnke; Leanne Palmer, $110,000.

LACKAWANNA

• 135 Franklin St., Emily Ziolko; Emily N. Ziolko; Emily M. Ziolko to Michael J. Newton, $60,000.

LANCASTER

• 5 Tranquility Trail, Essex Homes of WNY Inc. to Jeremy D. Blecha; Ashley A. Blecha, $285,000.

• 6456 Broadway St., Grace McWilliams to Junior Enterprises Management Properties Inc., $200,000.

• 1167 Penora St., Judith B. Kurzawski; Joseph B. Kurzawski; Barbara A. Kurzawski to Holly Cwiklinski; Peter E. Dembinski, $138,020.

• 333 Stony Road, Jennifer M. Hitchcock; Shawn D. Crandall to Brandi M. Turner, $130,000.

• 5318-20 Genesee St., Daniel R. Magrum to William P. Zehler, $92,000.

• 55 Middlebury Lane, RJF Development JV to Ryan Homes of New York; NVR Inc., $66,000.

• 39 Tranquility Trail, RJF Development JV to Ryan Homes of New York; NVR Inc., $65,000.

NORTH COLLINS

• Vacant Land/Eden Road, Carl Brenner to Debbie Noel; Michael S. Noel, $25,000.

ORCHARD PARK Highest price: $679,000 Average price: $307,385 Median price: $295,000 Number of Sales: 9

• 9 Evergreen Trail, Forbes Homes Inc. to Rosemary Skalski; Charles L. Skalski Jr., $679,000.

• 3 Grand View Trail, Sandy L. Kowalczyk; John E. Kowalczyk to Richard Brooks; Kim Brooks, $635,000.

• 73 Old Orchard Lane, Steven A. Achramovitch to Dawn Giuliana; Michael Giuliana, $318,000.

• 99 Hunters Ridge Road, Rosemary H. Skalski; Charles L. Skalski Jr. to Jay R. Spoto; Jennifer I. Spoto, $303,750.

• 115 Hunters Ridge Road, Joseph F. Biasillo; Nadine G. Biasillo to Neal J. McMullen; Suzanne P. McMullen, $295,000.

• 3980 North Freeman Road, Linda A. Kirisits to Marisha Handzel; Stephen Handzel, $244,212.

• 212 Vistula Ave., Stephen M. Handzel to Denise Scarozza, $119,000.

• 5 Holly Ridge Lane, DJC Land Inc. to Brett Lauer; Cheri Lauer, $110,000.

• 60-7 Carriage Drive, Marcia P. Salasny to Katie Kline, $62,500.

SARDINIA

• 11439 Olean Road, C. Miles Marthinsen to James A. Miller, $117,500.

CITY OF TONAWANDA

• 290 Niagara Shore Drive, James A. Adams; Barbara L. Adams to Michael F. Klinger; Hanni A. Klinger, $275,000.

• 555 Delaware St., OMFS Properties to Twintondent Llc, $171,000.

• 68 Mosher Drive, Jeffrey J. Platko; Robert H. Platko; Pamela A. Koepzle; Pamela A. Koetzle to Bryon T. Schmutzler; Kristin L. Schmutzler, $82,500.

TOWN OF TONAWANDA Highest price: $390,000 Average price: $111,243 Median price: $111,000 Number of Sales: 21

• 2874 & 2878 Elmwood Ave., Richard H. Herman; David C. Johnson to Hunt & Associates 03 Llc, $390,000.

• 61 Southwood Drive, Nina Muscarella; Nina Dinunzio to Michael S. Gullia; Darlene M. Gullia, $149,000.

• 808 Woodstock Ave., Marianne E. McGinty to Sarah Kubiak, $140,000.

• 756 Starin, Carrie Elisabeth Wicks to Robert T. Stoll, $129,900.

• 402 Warren Ave., Patrick M. Enders to Brian M. Gifford, $128,000.

• 21 Fancher Ave., Mary Beth Champlin; Kathleen M. Fries; Patricia J. Watkins; Rosemary T. Ailinger; Cheryl A. Barone; Calbraith P. Champlin III to Jennifer M. Twist, $122,000.

• 367 Glenalby Road, Aaron Burch; Alan Shaw; Charles A. Shaw Jr.; Genevieve M. Caruana; James A. Shaw; William D. Shaw to Carlos Jones; William P. Lovern, $119,900.

• 371 Parkhurst Blvd., Kenneth Fessel; Doris M. Fessel to Dennis J. Rose; Martha C. Rose, $118,000.

• 236 Edgewood Ave., Peter J. Hughes; Michael J. Hughes to Elizabeth A. Mertens, $116,600.

• 679 Starin Ave., William J. McLean; Charlotte L. McLean to Daryl Miller, $116,500.

• 43 Crosby Lane, Rita L. Zalewski to Candace M. Lavoy; Donald J. Lavoy, $111,000.

• 24 Colonial Ave., Alexander J. McDougall; Keith N. Bond to Fannie Mae, $100,610.

• 402 Hamilton Blvd., Rosalie Ramos; James Ramos to Abaid S. Wahab, $98,500.

• 387 Abbington Ave., Sondra Shapiro; Burton Shapiro to John C. Hamm, $97,000.

• 189 Mayville Ave., John Carncross to Wassim Khechen, $95,000.

• 244 Thorncliff Road, Donna Louise Haese to Anthony Sweeney, $90,000.

• 2700 Niagara Falls Blvd., Bayview Loan Servicing to Advanced Metal Building System Inc., $65,000.

• 346 Nassau Ave., Philip D. Leone; Michele L. Milazzo to American Homeowner Preservation, $60,000.

• 88 Pilgrim Road, Allen Fanaro to Musso Plumbing & Heating Inc., $48,500.

• 320 Niagara Falls Blvd., Mark Aquino; Mark R. Richardson to Wells Fargo Bank, $33,600.

• 1132 Military Road & 900 Ontario St., Erie County Industrial Development Agency to 1146 Military Road Inc., $7,000.

WEST SENECA

• 315 Orchard Park Road, Eagle Group Llc to 1093 Group Llc; First Niagara Funding Inc., $567,000.

• 3760 Seneca St., Michael R. Scott to 3760 Seneca Street Llc, $375,000.

• 23 Round Trail, Sharon A. Kimaid; Ronald A. Kimaid to Stefanie J. Sterlace; Anthony J. Sterlace Jr., $173,000.

• 4303 Clinton St., Raymond F. Kuerdoerfer to Karen M. Czuprynski; William P. Czuprynski, $83,000.

• 1170-8 Indian Church Road, Christine M. Luebcke to Cheryl A. Putnam, $66,000.

• 72 Jasmine Ave., Karen G. Pettibone; Susan F. Schein to Paul Schein; Susan F. Schein, $65,000.

A Williamsville investor has acquired a small community commercial strip on the West Side of Buffalo, paying $545,000 for a building with an M&T Bank branch and a retail business.

Ahmed Abdulsalam, through 118 Grant Property Inc., bought the 14,510-square-foot, one-story building at 118, 132 and 136 Grant St. from Suk An, an investor from Rochester. Suk and Yong An had purchased it in July 2012 from the Western Regional OTB, through 443 Tonawanda LLC, for $525,000, but Yong An later died unexpectedly, said Cory Haqq, a broker at Hastings Cohn Real Estate.

“So we put it on the market again, and it literally was under contract within just a few weeks,” said Haqq, who handled the deal. “It’s indicative of what’s going on. If you get a good quality listing, it’s not going to be around long.”

Built in 1996, the structure includes the 7,290-square-foot branch and Ask Imports, a retailer, in 7,220 square feet of space.

Developer Nick Sinatra is placing a big bet on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, snapping up a historic former brewery warehouse at a prime location that he plans to convert into high-end apartments.

Sinatra on Thursday closed on his purchase of the former Phoenix Brewery Co. building at 835 Washington St., at Virginia Street, securing a piece of real estate at the coveted Medical Campus.

The historic building is located next to the hulking Trico Building, which Krog Corp. of Orchard Park is planning to redevelop into a mixture of two hotels, apartments and some commercial and retail space.

Sinatra, who is also in the midst of buying the Market Arcade Building in downtown Buffalo, paid $1.78 million to buy the 55,000-square-foot warehouse from Joseph Parlato, an antiques dealer who has been using it for 30 years to store antiques before selling them at shows and online. A significant part of the building has also been leased in the past to La-Z-Boy Furniture Gallery for back-office warehouse storage, Sinatra said.

The well-funded developer – whose backers include members of the Hyatt hotel chain’s Pritzker family – now plans to spend about $3.5 million on top of the purchase price to renovate the structure into 35 to 40 high-end, market-rate apartments, aimed squarely at well-paid Medical Campus employees who want to be able to walk to work.

The loft-style, luxury apartments are being designed “with an industrial feel to them to fit into the old, turn-of-the-century industrial Buffalo,” Sinatra said. They will have exposed brick and concrete floors, along with features “that will accentuate the historic brewery concept that will tie it into the whole building.”

Most will be large two-bedroom, two-bathroom units of at least 1,000 square feet. He said he’s planning to incorporate special details such as old beer barrels and the Phoenix logo into the finishes, perhaps as part of a centerpiece in units, or in the lobby, or even as part of a breakfast bar in each apartment. “It’s just going to be a fantastic project. The building is in really great shape,” he said.

Sinatra said he hopes to retain two current tenants – a barber and a personal trainer, both of whom work only by appointment – as amenities for the building. There will also be indoor parking in the building.

Plans call for the project to be completed by spring 2015. Sinatra expects the $5 million project to benefit from historic tax credits that could amount to up to 40 percent of the renovation costs.

“This is going to be the first high-end market-rate housing east of Main, on the campus,” he said. “It’s a historic building, and we’re going to play up that theme as we redevelop it.”

email: jepstein@buffnews.com

Sarah Luna wants to buy a home in up-and-coming northeast Los Angeles before it’s too late.

At 31, she has a master’s degree and earns more than $70,000 as a court reporter and freelance editor. She daydreams about trading the Glendale, Calif., apartment she shares for a little condo, maybe in Echo Park or Highland Park.

Just one thing holds her back: The $700 she’s paid every month since 2008, after she graduated from the University of Southern California – with $75,000 in student debt. With about half that total left to pay, buying that condo seems a long way off.

“Honestly, I don’t know if it’ll ever happen,” she said. “Barring some sort of awesome miracle, a down payment is hard to wrap my head around right now.”

Of the many factors holding back young home buyers – rising prices, tougher lending standards, a still-shaky job market – none looms larger than the recent explosion of college debt.

The amount owed on student loans has tripled in a decade, to nearly $1.1 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. People in their 20s and 30s – often the best-educated and highest-earning among them – owe most of that tab. That is keeping a crucial segment of home buyers on the sidelines, deferring one of the traditional markers of adult success.

The National Association of Realtors recently identified student debt as a key factor in soft demand for home-buying this spring. A recent study by the trade group identified student loans as the top reason many home buyers delayed their purchase. Many more didn’t buy at all.

Surveys show today’s adults value homeownership just as much as their parents did. But the shaky job market, higher debt loads and the roller-coaster market of recent years is keeping many from pulling the trigger, said Selma Hepp, senior economist with the California Association of Realtors.

“They’re just postponing,” she said. “It’s the economy and the recession and what that generation has gone through.”

The share of buyers who are first-timers has dropped well below historical averages – 28 percent of California buyers last year, compared with 38 percent typically, according to CAR surveys. The absence of a new generation of customers could become a long-term problem for the industry, said Dustin Hobbs, spokesman for the California Mortgage Bankers Association.

“You have to have that swath of first-time buyers who will eventually be your move-up buyers,” he said. “When you take that out, it damages the whole chain.”

Traditionally, student borrowers were more likely than most people to buy a house, experts say, because college graduates tend to earn more. But that’s flipped since 2008, according to researchers at the New York Fed. Today, the share of 30-year-old homeowners who have student debt is lower than that of 30-year-old homeowners without it.

It’s a sign that skilled, educated workers are getting pushed out of the housing market.

“When people have less money to commit to housing, they don’t buy a house,” Hobbs said.

Jay Stewart Samilin sees that all the time. He’s an agent at Rodeo Realty in Beverly Hills, Calif., and runs a tax preparation business on the side. Many of his younger clients are skipping the house until they pay down their debt.

“They’re maxed out on student loans, and there’s nothing else they want to think about until they pay that down,” he said.

Some who do start shopping quickly realize they can’t afford as much house as their income suggests. The more they pay each month on student loans, the less the bank will lend them to buy a house, said Natalie Lohrenz, director of counseling at Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Orange County, Calif. In a pricey market such as Southern California, that can severely limit a buyer’s options.

“You have to think about your quality of life after you purchase this home,” she said. “It’s OK to rent for a while.”

CAMBRIA

• Willow Creek Lane, Keith R. Banas to Kathryn E. Kroening; Darryl G. Kroening, $174,000.

• Cambria Road, Kim Marie Wisor; Gerald Duane Wisor Jr. to David K. Rice, $172,500.

• Saunders Settlement Road, Susan Weir Tritto; Ronald J. Tritto to Shannon Lynch; Eric J. Zapalowski, $132,500.

HARTLAND

• County Line Road, Stillwater Land Co. to Panek Family, $300,000.

LEWISTON

• Marywood Drive, William F. Swalwell; Diane J. Swalwell to William H. Ellis, $155,500.

• School House Road, Brian Gadigian; Brian J. Gadigian to Wayne Forest Swanson; Susan Marie Swanson, $5,493.

LOCKPORT

• Cherry St., Tricia K. Denny to William J. Greiner; Cayle R. Petti, $97,500.

• Carolina Ave., Hugh Spedding; Joyce F. Linehan; Robert C. Linehan to Robert E. Reeb; Angela R. Reeb, $90,000.

• Walnut St., Garry J. Renna; Sheila A. Renna to Ashley J. Thompson, $65,000.

• Hillcrest Drive Extension & Glenwood Ave., Kathy A. Cranston; Kathryn A. Carlson; Clifford R. Carlson to David J. Carlson, $50,000.

• Lagrange St. & Harvey Ave., Roxanne Kipler; Thomas M. Peck to Double Eagle Ventures, $32,423.

NIAGARA FALLS

• 101st St., Kathryn E. Kroening; Kathryn E. Allen to Kim M. Wisor, $107,000.

• Parkway Condo, Unit 407, Cynthia Brodbeck to Carol Maura; John Maura, $60,500.

• Packard Road, Lloyd Haseley; Joy Gerardi-Haseley to Paul Poulos, $31,000.

• Welch Ave., Michael J. Prygon to Stanley R. Wills; Karen A. Wills, $27,400.

• 630 34th St., JHS Property Management Inc. to 5K Auto Sales Inc., $9,500.

NORTH TONAWANDA

• Westwood Drive, Samuel A. Incorvia to Carmela Randazzo, $158,500.

• 161 Doyle Drive, Timothy A. Holtz; Elizabeth A. Holtz to Judith M. Thomas, $138,000.

• 1267 & 1271 Parkview Drive, Katherine A. Habuda to Steven F. Kissel; Terri L. Kissel, $135,000.

• Robinson St., William F. McCarthy to Matthew Bille, $65,000.

• Oliver St., Michael Ahearn to Sahota International Limited, $30,000.

PENDLETON

• Creekbend Drive, Majestic Woods Development to Carrie A. Horn; Richard K. Horn Jr., $87,000.

PORTER

• Lockport-Youngstown Road, Duane R. Murray; Laurie J. Murray; Lorraine C. Keese to Lorelei M. Licata; Pasquale A. Licata, $139,000.

ROYALTON

• East Ave., Garry E. Sauls And Shirley A. Sauls; Shirley A. Sauls; Garry E. Sauls to Melanie K. Tetrault, $120,000.

• East Ave., Gary H. Waters to Windy L. Weaver, $78,900.

WHEATFIELD

• Williams Road & Lancelot Drive, Summit Op Llc to Summit Outlet Two Lp, $1,597,000.

• Plaza Drive & Williams Road, Oberlin Plaza One Llc to Summit Outlet Lp, $1,507,000.

• Williams Road, Oberlin Plaza Two Llc to Zoral Investments Inc; Summit Outlet Three Lp, $1,010,000.

• Lakewood Drive, Peter J. Pavlovich; Nicole A. Pavlovich to Christopher A. Debernardis, $295,000.

AKRON

• 17 Cedar St., Veronica Eckerson; William Eckerson to Scott M. Bruyere, $120,000.

ALDEN

• 3878 North Millgrove Road, Robert W. Krol; Karen A. Krol to Timothy J. Frank; Pamela M. Frank, $729,000.

• 1114 Boncliff Drive, HSBC Bank to Craig W. Reinhardt, $96,500.

AMHERST Highest price: $670,000 Average price: $181,002 Median price: $151,500 Number of Sales: 23

• 5428-5430 Main St., 5350 Main Street Llc to Busthe Properties, $670,000.

• 105 Greenaway Road, Thomas Peterson White to Byron Deluke; Kasey Deluke, $390,000.

• 44 Emma Way, Schiappa Properties to Carolee Schiappa; Michael Schiappa, $300,000.

• 57 Plantation Court, Mary Ellen Fiorella; Louis M. Fiorella to Margaret V. Borchard; David A. Borchard, $280,000.

• 615 Kings Highway North, Florence T. Gramza to Jean Serusa, $218,900.

• 98 Columbia, Caroline C. Joy to Dale Warner; Jessica Warner, $198,000.

• 211 Culpepper Road, Wendy A. Pobanz; Roger D. Pobanz to Louise Hochreiter, $197,000.

• 38 Sandhurst St., C. Brian Filsinger to Kristin M. Rogers, $196,700.

• 56 Applewood Lane, Kevin Lawson; Cynthia Lawson to Joseph E. Bolton; Patricia L. Bolton, $180,700.

• 115 Tennyson Terrace, James Patrick Dillon; Sara E. Dillon to Joseph V. Spinella, $175,000.

• 29 Berryman Drive, Stanley David Kadzik; Barbara L. Kadzik to Charles L. Michaux; Debora L. Michaux, $165,000.

• 1731 North Forest Road, Kevin J. Lovullo to Marluce A. Desouza; Sandra M. Desouza, $151,500.

• 20 Dann Road, Unit H, David R. Badger to Andrew Chong, $149,000.

• 123 North Drive, Nicholas P. Rogers; Kristen M. Rogers to Thomas J. Destino, $132,355.

• 107 Burgundy Terrace, John Macro to Amanda Holynski; Matthew T. Lycett, $120,000.

• 120 Farber Lane, Dewella Dobson to Argus Properties, $112,000.

• 356 Rosedale Blvd., Lisa M. Clerici to Timothy A. Szczodrowski; Gina M. Szczodrowski, $112,000.

• 19 Canterbury, Laura J. Mikida to Brian M. Brown, $110,000.

• 20 Union Common, Stacey M. Cohn to James M. Hoffman, $100,000.

• 212 Bennington Road, Leigh Anderson; Doris L. Frediani to Fannie Mae, $95,000.

• 190 Windermere Blvd., Marty Cavanagh; Martin R. Cavanagh; Ryan Francis McCann to John Apgar, $53,882.

• 695 Niagara Falls Blvd., Michelle Dsouza to Mohsen Z. Haidara; Esam Z. Haidara, $32,000.

• 400 Hendricks Blvd., Philip A. Desborough to Mark Witul, $24,000.

AURORA/EAST AURORA

• 350 North St., Susan M. Bach; Joseph A. Bach to Nicholas Lohr; Brandi M. Lohr, $222,750.

• 478 South St., Michelle M. Williamson to Angela M. Hall, $202,500.

• 45 Mint Meadow Road, Jennifer L. Swain to Brandon Stott; Ashley Tabaczynski, $176,030.

BUFFALO Highest price: $575,000 Average price: $85,927 Median price: $42,000 Number of Sales: 85

• 24 Chapin Parkway, Susan M. Sabio; William R. Sabio to Sandra Fernando Sieminski; Mark M. Sieminski, $575,000.

• 515 Richmond Ave., Susan J. Felser; Coleman A. Felser to Acea Holdings, $485,000.

• 598 Lafayette Ave., Lafayette Street Church Society of Buffalo to Lapc Lofts, $440,000.

• 111 Park St., Sandra Fernando Sieminski; Mark M. Sieminski to Patrick Lewis; Ashley Elizabeth R. Lewis, $370,000.

• 256 Allen, J.M. Shep Holdings to 256 Allen Llc, $346,000.

• 344 Ashland Ave., Heather Allen to Tara J. Mahar, $315,000.

• 330 Greene St., Haimish Holdings Inc. to RLGL Works Llc, $312,500.

• 122 Linden Ave., Nancy B. Cheyney; Clayton P. Cheyney to Kirstin Lowry-Sommers, $300,000.

• 54 Fordham Drive, Patricia Gagliardo; Vincent A. Gagliardo; Patricia Flanafan to John C. Starkey, $233,600.

• 1902 Niagara St., Mark McNichol; Marie McNichol to Pacasu Llc, $225,000.

• 416 & 426 & 430 Abbott Road, Clinton Dewitt Root to Lifetime Real Estate Holdings, $216,000.

• 27 Mariner St., Angela M. Hall to Matthew Johnson, $183,000.

• 586 Amherst St., RS Rentals Corp. to Danahy Development, $182,000.

• 474 Starin Ave., Karen L. Teresi; Joseph A. Teresi to Morgan Kennell; Daniel J. Kennell, $174,000.

• 33 Wellington Road, Kendra Faustin to Daniel J. Powers, $167,000.

• 842 Richmond Ave., Ronald F. Rizzo Jr. to Jeremy D. Cooper, $165,000.

• 35 Norwood Ave., Anne Menno; Josephine C. Sigler; J.R. Drexelius Jr. to Sunrise Estates of WNY Llc, $118,773.

• 212 Taunton Place, Shana M. Becker to Christina Difrancesco; Robin Difrancesco, $113,500.

• 417 Woodside Ave., Diane M. Knott to Adam Stephany; Crystal E. Stephany, $99,000.

• 105 Cantwell, Melissa J. Hyla to Nolan R. Skipper, $94,000.

• 11 Holland Place, Belmont Housing Resources For WNY Inc. to Nathan Salter, $90,000.

• 143 Mariemont, Matthew M. Deoca; Shannon M. Deoca to Amanda M. Flower, $89,250.

• 99 South Pierce St., Francis B. Brochowicz to Mary P. Kruse, $89,040.

• 176 East Morris Ave., Dorothy C. Williams; Deborah R. Caldwell to Shanie J. Keelean, $87,000.

• 77 Dodge St., Belmont Housing Resources For WNY Inc. to Radisha T. Wright, $83,000.

• 51 Stevenson, Lorraine A. Flattery; Loraine A. Flattery to Jennifer Balus Palaganas; Tyrone Palaganas, $79,000.

• 446 Norwood, Jimmyu Chebat to J. Chebat, $78,500.

• 11 Pawnee Parkway, Mary Fay; George M. Fay to Danielle Vegas, $75,000.

• 440 Plymouth Ave., Boris Erlikh to Keith Kristich; Colleen Kristich, $70,000.

• 795 Woodlawn, City Of Buffalo to 795 Woodlawn Llc, $63,000.

• 84 Minnesota Road, Ramp 2004-SP3; Mellon Bank of New York Trust Company to Sai Realty 1, $62,000.

• 40 Academy Road, Christopher Lopez to Blanca Castro, $59,000.

• 48 Briscoe Ave., Anthony S. Kowalski; Richard M. Delsignore to Fannie Mae, $52,029.

• 229 St.anislaus St., Darul-Uloom Al-Madania Inc. to Saida Asad Malek, $50,100.

• 57 Thornton Ave., Sliver Tie Homes to Whyte House Investments, $47,450.

• 220 Central Ave., Charles W. Giambra; Donna M. Breier; Cheryl A. Giambra; Patrick J. Breier to Patrick D. Herberger; Rodney W. Rogers Jr., $46,000.

• 226 Central Ave., Charles W. Giambra; Donna M. Breier; Cheryl A. Giambra; Patrick J. Breier to Patrick D. Herberger; Rodney W. Rogers Jr., $46,000.

• 2906 Bailey Ave., Tam Luong Tran; Ha Thi Thu Nguyen to Hamoud A. Zaid, $45,000.

• 403 Hampshire St., Big Mikes Toothpicks Inc. to Adel Said, $45,000.

• 416 Weimer St., Raad Yelda Sr.; Raad I. Yelda Sr. to Bojdo Dale, $45,000.

• 251 Esser, Wing Properties to DHGF Llc, $42,500.

• 228 Linden Ave., Honoura Maria Joyce; Honoura M. Joyce to Clifford R. Dentico; Santina F. Dentico, $42,000.

• 253 Shirley Ave., Troy Berry to Leroy Fraiser, $42,000.

• 297 Normal Ave., CDD Enterprises Limited to MP Development, $37,000.

• 208 Carl, Glebova Realty Group to Mohammad J.H. Sh Alkhadhari, $35,500.

• 56 Moselle St., Glebova Realty Group to Mohammad J.H. Sh Alkhadhari, $35,500.

• 75 Chadduck Ave., Wende Nostro to Ronald Steffans; Patricia Steffans, $35,000.

• 404 Tonawanda, Ambrose C. Hill to Renee Taylor, $30,000.

• 694 Hopkins St., Timothy J. McSweeney to Charlene Morley; John E. Morley, $30,000.

• 34 Laforce Place, Edward Jablonski; Linda Jablonski to Omar Lao, $29,900.

• 88 Manhattan Ave., Marnie O’Brien; Gary J. O’Brien to Abdul Aziz, $29,500.

• 168 Farmer, Oliver Fatico to Ronald Steffans; Patricia Steffans, $26,000.

• 108 Memorial, 2 Warren Ave., Ella Kobylinski to Mohammed Ashak, $25,000.

• 67 Weaver St., Robert W. Badaszewski; Leona M. Badaszewski to Darius C. Jankowski; Beata K. Jankowski, $25,000.

• 250 Rhode Island, City of Buffalo to Buffalo One Stop Multi Service Inc., $23,000.

• 30 Roosevelt, City of Buffalo to Ahmed Ahmed, $22,000.

• 540 Wood Lawn Ave., City of Buffalo to Financial Steps, $22,000.

• 1 Edith St., Raul Baillo to Kenco Properties Inc., $20,000.

• 184 Shirley, City of Buffalo to Shinyin Management, $20,000.

• 239 Glenwood, Malik Babar to Joan Coleman, $20,000.

• 30 Thornton Ave., Lynice V. Carter to Joylene Perry, $20,000.

• 659 Best, City of Buffalo to 659 Best Llc, $20,000.

• 1285 West, City of Buffalo to Medina Llc, $19,000.

• 95 Ericson Ave., Kenneth Winfield; Brian Keyes to Sasco Mortgage Loan Trust; US Bank, $19,000.

• 38 Troupe, City of Buffalo to Mohammed A. Ansari, $17,000.

• 163 Hagen, NPS Enterpries of Buffalo to Eastern Home Management Inc., $15,000.

• 188 Riverside, City of Buffalo to Shirley Brown, $15,000.

• 33 Melvin Place, Matthew F. Jarosz Jr. to Renee Glab McNerney; John F. McNerney, $15,000.

• 782 Smith St., Geraldine P. Panicali; Richard A. Panicali to ABS Enterprise Series 2 Only, $15,000.

• 38 Garner Ave., William J. Kovach to Equity Trust Company; Schneider Claire, $13,000.

• 200 Locust St., Buffalo Center of Social Progress Inc.; Buffalo Center of Social Progress to Gitc Real Estate US Llc, $12,000.

• 268 Newburgh Ave., Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Pinnacle Property Solutions of Western New York, $12,000.

• 31 Hill, Majadi Enterprises Inc. to Glebova Realty Group, $12,000.

• 25 Grace St., Patricia A. Barfield to Glebova Realty Group, $10,500.

• 208 Carl, Majadi Enterprises Inc. to Glebova Realty Group, $9,500.

• 56 Moselle, Willie A. Price to Glebova Realty Group, $9,500.

• 1276 Seneca St., Beville West Llc to Gregory Levin, $9,000.

• 408 E. Utica, City of Buffalo to Maryann Setter, $9,000.

• 437 N. Ogden, City of Buffalo to Mohammad Sheikh, $9,000.

• 72 Kirkpatrick St., Lorraine Brown to Hedayatullah Natiq, $7,000.

• 164 Titus, Richard L. Burzynski to Shameka Perry, $6,682.

• 243 Johnson St., City of Buffalo to Sheryl Bates, $6,500.

• 778 Smith, City of Buffalo to Keith Ware, $5,500.

• 226 Wood, City of Buffalo to Demetrius Davis, $5,000.

• 31 Glenwood, City of Buffalo to Irfan Sikdar, $5,000.

CHEEKTOWAGA Highest price: $136,500 Average price: $88,800 Median price: $100,000 Number of Sales: 19

• 135 Parwood Drive, Craig A. Uhrich; Andrea L. Uhrich to Michael E. Kowalski; Elizabeth E. Radka, $136,500.

• 226 Temple Drive, Douglas M. Kawalerski to Jessica M. Moffitt, $127,000.

• 318 Evane Drive, Christina M. Merritt to Christian M. Kuczkowski, $124,000.

• 53 Deborah Lane, Kathryn A. Patano to Steven J. Houck; Jessica M. Houck, $119,000.

• 33 Petan Drive, Megan B. Manning to David A. Zamborowski; Paula C. Zamborowski, $117,500.

• 174 Chapel Ave., Norman D. Nuessle to Mark Pattison; Janet M. Nelson, $105,000.

• 405 North Creek Drive, Henry J. Andruszko; Helen L. Andruszko to Katie Nguyen, $103,000.

• 191 Greenway Blvd., Bruce M. Augustyn to Charles A. Amato II, $102,000.

• 79 Beale Ave., Jesse E. Adams III to Allison V. Buethe, $102,000.

• 40 Ellen Drive, Ralph Mastrangelo; Ralph D. Mastrangelo to Mary R. Mastrangelo, $100,000.

• 136 Iroquois Ave., Central Development Group Inc. to Jose C. Calderon McCarty; Mary Ann N. Calderon, $89,900.

• 165 Southgate Road, Khim L. Dean; Richard E. Dean to Kevin L. Ross, $88,000.

• 127 Highview, Equity Trust Company; Seaman Kevin to Chanelle C. Chisholm, $82,800.

• 107 Southern Parkway, Denise Denisco to Renee M. Tonkin, $79,500.

• 284 Nagel Drive, Robert K. Jacobe; Keith P. Jacobe to Scott D. Tona; Kristen M. Monaco, $78,000.

• 83 Gabrielle Drive, First Niagara Bank to Dennis Hurley, $62,000.

• 1120 Maryvale Drive, Ann Marie Rogers-Heide; Charles W. Heide IV; John J. Gilmour to Wells Fargo Bank, $33,600.

• 71 Southgate, H-S Truck Stop Travel Plaza Llc to T&C Home Resources, $19,900.

• 1 Shelby Drive, Edward Osiecki to Steven Jensen, $17,500.

CLARENCE Highest price: $509,900 Average price: $237,946 Median price: $195,758 Number of Sales: 8

• 9622 Garden Walk, Rockwell Construction Inc. to Christine L. Wachowicz, $509,900.

• 10115 Clarence Center Road, Paul Pavicich to Steven M. Kinney; Victoria R. Kinney, $361,000.

• 9125 Hillview Drive, Joseph V. Spinella to Jose Orta III; Crystal-Lyn J. Orta, $283,250.

• 8954 Candlewood Lane, Kelly L. Cendrowski; Craig K. Cendrowski; Eugene P. Adams to Fannie Mae, $261,516.

• 8545 Sheridan Drive, Sharon A. Parkes; James J. Parkes III to Michael J. Miranda, $130,000.

• 5105 Ledge Lane, Mark Morgan; Mark E. Wolanyk; Gina P. Wolanyk to Triton Llc, $128,000.

• 4855 West Ave., Carolyn Finger; David Pohl to Susan M. Nagowski, $119,900.

• 5921 Corinne Lane, Cimato Enterprises Inc. to Joseph A. Mariano, $110,000.

CONCORD

• 30 Deer Run, Beth Ann Goodridge; Jeffrey S. Goodridge to Andri James, $134,000.

• 107 South Central Ave., Peter Matthew Kooshoian; Cheryl L. Crossan to HSBC Bank, $127,441.

• Vacant Land/Summit Lane, John T. Hoskins; George L. Hoskins to Phyllis E. Hoskins; Charles E. Hoskins, $45,000.

EDEN

• 8546 Jennings Road, Brooke S. Heber; George F. Herber III to Jeffrey P. Fitzgerald, $169,900.

• 7331 Southwestern Blvd., Neal J. Olszowy to 7331 Southwestern Lp, $145,000.

• 8610 Highland Drive, Erin Burke; Robert P. Burke Jr. to Barry L. Crawford, $140,000.

ELMA

• 111 North Woodland Ridge, Amy E. Lomas to Michael P. Hoeflich; Lisa M. Hoeflich, $425,000.

• 40 Jackman Lane, Michael P. Hoeflich; Lisa M. Hoeflich to Fotinos T. Koutsandreas; Milton F. Koutsandreas, $350,000.

• 150 Colony Court, Andrew E. Keller; Patricia S. Keller to Susan M. Bach; Joseph A. Bach, $295,000.

• 2209 Woodard, Judette Dahleiden; Frederick Dahleiden to Brian S. Lasly; Melissa F. Lasly, $287,000.

• Vacant Land/624 Willardshire Road, Michele Ann Matala; Elaine W. Matala to John Kausner, $62,500.

• 1491 Bowen Road, William J. Hackett Jr. to Prodigy Holdings, $28,000.

EVANS

• 9117, 9118, 9119 Lake Shore Road, John A. Lally to PCB Group Inc., $750,000.

• 6953 Brandywine Drive, Kelly Kirkpatrick to David Garrasi II; Kristen R. Garrasi, $124,000.

• 1541 Burns Road, David Garrasi II; Kristen R. Raab to Brandon D. Spratz; Tonya M. Stanton, $112,254.

• 6976 Revere Drive, Ellen Bielefeld to John S. Horvatits, $79,300.

• 8574 Bay Point Ave., James E. Kisker to Marybeth Weber; Joseph Weber; Timothy N. Kisker, $56,250.

GRAND ISLAND

• 76 Continental Lane, Colin E. Fritz to Kathryn H. Slaiman; Daniel T. Slaiman, $234,720.

• 109 Countryside Lane, Anthony D. Cioppa; Michelle L. Cioppa to Amanda L. Grisanti, $170,000.

• 2651 Bedell Road, Joanne Lozo; Susanne D. McMahon to Josam Enterprises, $20,000.

HAMBURG Highest price: $760,000 Average price: $174,071 Median price: $153,325 Number of Sales: 14

• 4900 & 4942 Bernadette, 5834 & 5894 & 5938 & 5942 Shamrock, Holly Place, South Abbott Road, Rolling Ridge Development to Rolling Ridge Community, $760,000.

• 33 Woodview Court, John E. Agnew to Matthew H. Cullen; Jennifer L. Cullen, $220,000.

• 3800 Howard Road, Our Lady of Charity Hopevale Inc.; Matthew K. Pelkey to Dato Development, $176,575.

• 4718 Milestrip Road, John E. Ciciera; Denise M. Heary to Lisa Stachowski; Gregory Stachowski, $176,280.

• Vacant Land - Big Tree Road, Daniel M. Howard to Parker Road Development Company Inc., $175,000.

• 5034 Mckinley Parkway, Marie E. Lindstrom to Anthony J. Mirabella, $156,000.

• 5990 Margaret Ann Drive, Jonathan A. Monaco to Kristen S. Yusick; Mark C. Dollman, $153,000.

• 2940 Cloverbank Road, Jeffrey P. Fitzgerald to Scott J. Krisiak; Shauna S. Krisiak, $133,650.

• 120 East Prospect Ave., Doreen Labine to Darryl J. Lafalce; Nadine M. Lafalce, $133,500.

• 5207 Bayview Road, Darryl Lafalce; Nadine M. Berdysiak to Mindy L. Jendrowski, $94,500.

• 5162 College St., Stacy M. Gahr; Michael R. Demler to Joseph P. Sanabria, $74,500.

• 4225 East Frontier Drive, US Bank to Quality Investment Group, $70,000.

• 139 Madison Ave., Teddy Matthew Stoklosa; Teddy M. Stoklosa; Florence A. Stoklosa to Margaret Mary Hughes, $65,000.

• 4097 Connors Way, Dato Development to Ryan Homes of New York; NVR Inc., $49,000.

HOLLAND

• 7766 Vermont Hill Road, Kevin C. Bennett; Linda M. Bennett to Steven Swinarski II; Denielle A. Swinarski, $331,000.

• 9458 East Holland Road, E. Letsonmary; Gregory A. Letson to Peter R. Kuhn, $125,000.

LACKAWANNA

• 1810 Abbott Road, Alex Batchev; Joan Batchev to Jasvir K. Atwal, $179,000.

• 130 Highview Circle, Salvatore Santalucia; Michael Santalucia to Philip H. Derousseau; Andrea L. Rousseau, $88,000.

• 120 Wilmuth, David Ries; Joan M. Ries to Elizabeth Kreiley, $20,000.

• 11 Pearl Ave., Abdul H. Albaneh to Mohamad A. Mohamad, $10,000.

LANCASTER Highest price: $292,000 Average price: $129,121 Median price: $113,500 Number of Sales: 14

• 38 Old Post Road, Wayne Drzymala; Carol J. Drzymala; Susan Butlak to Thomas A. Donnelly; Laura M. Donnelly, $292,000.

• 11 Creekwood Drive, Katie Harrod; Kim D. Desiderio; Russell F. Desiderio to Fannie Mae, $274,894.

• 88 Northwood Drive, Christine J. Stoelting to John F. Christopher; Brenda J. Christopher, $154,000.

• 42 South Irwinwood, Thomas A. Donnelly; Laura M. Donnelly to Alan M. Malke; Megan M. Geary, $148,000.

• 43 Kelly Court, Anthony Cafarella; Anthony Cafarella III; Leatha M. Cafarella to Arlene Swarner, $145,000.

• 55 Oxford Ave., Shannon McNichol to Lewis C. Garlow, $133,000.

• 108 Michaels Walk, David L. Monk to City Place Properties, $117,000.

• 84 Kurtz Ave., Rosalie Nowacki; Stanley Nowacki to Carrie Paluszynski, $110,000.

• 2060 Como Park Blvd., Sylvia Rucinski; Randy C. Ruinski; Darcy A. Digiacomo to Courtney A. Hilliker, $106,000.

• 30 Ronald Drive, Judith E. Iwaniszek; Judith E. Donaldson; Joseph A. Iwaniszek to Schiappa Properties, $98,000.

• 24 Middlebury Lane, RJF Development JV to Ryan Homes of New York; NVR Inc., $69,000.

• 35 Cowing St., Gina Cobb; Roger J. Amadori to James K. Moch; Janine M. Moch, $64,900.

• 48 Tranquility Trail, Essex Homes of WNY Inc. to Jaclyn S. Patnella; Adam J. Patnella, $61,000.

• 34 Brewster St., Crestview Property Holdings to Happliarino Properties, $34,900.

NEWSTEAD

• 5048 Havenwood Drive, K&K Development of Alden Llc to Anthony M. Morgante; Michelle A. Morgante, $320,000.

• 12360 Nice Road, Thomas Heri to Christopher P. Rebmann, $110,000.

ORCHARD PARK

• 95 Fox Chapel, John F. Christopher; Brenda J. Christopher to Jason M. Kotwicki, $368,000.

• 23 Southwick Drive, David J. Yox; Donna L. Yox to Sallie E. Reid, $230,000.

• 184 Stepping Stone Lane, Diane Gibson to Cheryl A. Hartman, $110,000.

• 20 Royalcrest Road, Kevin J. Kline; Barbara E. Kline to Marie Brunner; Barbara E. Kline; Kevin J. Kline, $82,500.

SARDINIA

• 10429 South Protection Road, Charlotte Gangler to Keith M. Jirak, $45,000.

CITY OF TONAWANDA

• 89 Colonial Drive West, Dorothy E. Ressman to Christina Marie Merritt, $102,900.

• 87 Bouck St., Amanda L. Rodriguez; Amanda L. Grisanti to Brock R. Hildebrant; Amanda D. Hildebrant, $97,000.

• 251 Niagara St., H. Jane Bainbridge; Charles D. Bainbridge to John Pieri, $65,000.

• 23 Fuller Ave., Margaret R. Riley to Jason Klepp, $40,000.

• 81 Kohler, Samuel J. Burruano to Michael Miller, $12,000.

TOWN OF TONAWANDA Highest price: $195,000 Average price: $115,539 Median price: $104,940 Number of Sales: 14

• 15 Brockett Drive, Edward Wochensky; Edward J. Wochensky to Kenneth A. Short; Diane S. Short, $195,000.

• 384 Louvaine Drive, Joseph A. Gambino to Kelly R. Wassum, $178,000.

• 170 Lorelee Drive, Paula Laduca; Deborah Incorvia; Kathleen Shepler; Donald C. Manhart to Debra Chandra, $140,000.

• 204 Fancher Ave., Lois B. Vishion; Paul M. Vishion to Li Li; Guoxing Miago, $137,000.

• 53 Wendel Ave., Louise Hochreiter to Paula Missana, $128,000.

• 312 Wrexham Court North, Sarah K. Castner Piccirillo; Sarah K. Castner; Sarah K. Piccirillo to Brian Dibble, $113,000.

• 117 Conant Drive, Kelly L. Wiepert to Sarah Lynn Falzone; John J. Kapitany Jr., $106,000.

• 188 Treadwell Road, Colvin Realty Inc. to Jonathon J. Larkin, $103,880.

• 68 Moore Ave., Robert J. McMaster; Michael E. McMaster; Patricia A. King to Lee Ann Vogt; Thomas H. Vogt, $100,000.

• 34 Mcconkey Drive, Michael D. Jeffers; Sandra N. Jeffers to Kari A. Flanders; Chad E. Chyreck, $95,000.

• 57 Hiler, Donald Morlock; Joyce Morlock to Todd Liberati; Sherece Liberati, $91,160.

• 98 Marjorie Drive, Mary Katherine Finn to Melanie K. Relyea, $89,000.

• 686 Harrison, Frances C. Ortiz; Roberto M. Ortiz to Timothy J. Lukasiewicz; Charleen M. Lukasiewicz; Matthew P. Lukasiewicz, $79,500.

• 715 Englewood Ave., Mary S. Neddy to Madison Manor Services, $62,000.

WEST SENECA Highest price: $297,500 Average price: $98,600 Median price: $85,000 Number of Sales: 9

• 37 Conner Drive, Homes By Eugene R. Piotrowski Inc. to Alison L. Tyszka; Michael R. Tyszka, $297,500.

• 49 Naples Drive, Paula Dantonio; Timothy B. Howard; Lucas Fitzgerald to Emily A. Adams; Jesse E. Adams III, $124,900.

• 60 Greenfield Ave., Lisa A. Curtin; Timothy M. Curtin II to Christopher R. Sadowski, $100,500.

• 243 Allendale Road, Corto Living Trust to Katilyn F. Broom, $92,000.

• 160 Bellwood Ave., Doug Barry; Jodie Barry to Karissa L. Richert, $85,000.

• 233 Aurora Ave., Robert H. Schultz; Edith R. Schultz to Norbert Leo Steinwandel III, $76,500.

• 2600 Seneca St., Robert Brodfuehrer; Robert P. Brodfuehrer to Abdulhafed A. Khulaqi, $50,000.

• 711 Harlem Road, Philip Seggio to Donna Evtimov; Zoran Evtimov, $40,000.

• 144 Hybank, Duane Jonmaire to Kenneth Jonmaire; Paul J. Jonmaire; Phyllis Jonmaire, $21,000.

The hallowed halls of the former Holy Angels Academy building in North Buffalo will again be full of students, starting this fall.

The Charter School for Applied Technologies will take over the vast, former all-girls Catholic high school. It will relocate its three middle-school grades from its Kenmore Avenue campus to the vacant Hertel Avenue building as it continues its rapid growth. Both the school and the building’s owners confirmed the move today.

The Town of Tonawanda charter school will occupy the entire 75,000-square-foot building, which has more than 30 classrooms, a new library and auditorium, a new gymnasium and on-site parking. The campus, which is now jointly owned by McGuire Development Co. and Ellicott Development Co., is located on 5.37 acres at Hertel and Shoshone Street.

“We are thrilled to partner with CSAT at this property,” said McGuire President James Dentinger. “We know CSAT’s incredible standard of excellence will guarantee that the future of this iconic facility will continue its tradition of producing exceptional students for our community.”

The move to the new site was approved Monday by a key committee of the state Board of Regents, along with a 40 percent expansion of the school’s enrollment.

Already the largest charter school in the state with 1,675 students from kindergarten through 12th grade, the Charter School for Applied Technologies will expand its program to add 264 students in September from its waiting list of more than 1,000. Those new seats will be in kindergarten, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth grades. The charter school also expects to add 10 teachers next year.

In all, over the next six years, through 2019-20, it will add a total of 690 students, reaching a K-12 enrollment of 2,365 on its current campus and at the Holy Angels site.

“It’s a new chapter for us,” said Justina Fetterly, Applied Technology director of communications. “We’ve gone through a lot of changes. We opened in 2001 as a 700-student school, so to go from that to become possibly over 2,300 students is a huge accomplishment for us.”

The move and expansion is still subject to approval by the full Board of Regents next month.

“Our administration and our teachers couldn’t be more excited about our move into the former Holy Angels Academy. The building is impeccable, it suits the needs of our students and our programs, and allows for future growth,” said J. Efrain Martinez, superintendent of CSAT.

The school’s administrators hope the expansion will alleviate a long waiting list of students who have been turned down for admission to the career-focused charter school. Applied Technologies had 1,188 applications for 133 slots during its annual enrollment lottery earlier this month, Fetterly said.

Applied Technologies currently occupies three Kenmore Avenue buildings near the city line in Tonawanda, with students from 19 different school districts. While about 80 percent of the charter school’s students come from Buffalo, the school is located within the Kenmore-Tonawanda School District and would continue to offer lottery preference to Ken-Ton students.

The elementary and high-school grades will remain on Kenmore Avenue. However, the expansion would move some of the students into the City of Buffalo for the first time. Martinez said he expects that the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders will be able to move into the former Holy Angels building by fall.

Martinez said school administrators had worked out the terms of a lease agreement for the former Holy Angels site with McGuire but were waiting until the state approved the school’s expansion plan before finalizing the deal. Dentinger said no decision has been made yet about whether the charter school will lease the school or buy it.

“It’s certainly something we’re going to wrap up pretty quickly with the school,” he said.

McGuire Development will now work with the charter school to get the facility ready for students by August, while also collaborating with Holy Angels Academy alumnae to preserve that school’s 152-year-old legacy and include its graduates in the building’s future. Dentinger said officials have been talking about how to incorporate the building’s past tradition into its future, such as with honorary plaques.

“It’s their legacy, their building, and we don’t want to step all over it,” he said.

Holy Angels had been a stalwart of the North Buffalo community and educational landscape since its founding by the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart. It closed abruptly a year ago because of declining enrollment and finances. Last-ditch efforts by parents and alumnae failed to keep it open.

Ellicott Development’s Carl Paladino bought the building at auction last August for $2.9 million; the deal included major gym equipment, but not desks, chairs or library furniture.

At the time, he indicated he planned to return it to educational use and said he had a tenant and plan in mind that he believed would be acceptable to the community.

The building has largely sat vacant since then, aside from a short-term lease for the gym space by Nardin Academy. Then, in December, McGuire Development joined forces with Paladino, buying a 50 percent stake in the building and collaborating to market, lease and reuse it.



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