Simone Development Companies Celebrates Grand Opening of Boyce Thompson Center in Yonkers

For nearly four decades, the Boyce Thompson Institute plant research center building in Yonkers, NY sat abandoned and deteriorating, its walls covered in graffiti, greenhouses in ruins and grounds overgrown.

Joe Simone, President of Simone Development Companies joined with Yonkers City Officials to celebrate the remarkable transformation of this historic building into the Boyce Thompson Center, an innovative 85,000-square-foot mixed-use center featuring premier office/medical space, retail stores, restaurants and banking.

“The grand opening celebration represented an important milestone for Simone Development and the City of Yonkers. What was once an eyesore will now be generating tax revenue for the City, creating jobs and bringing new retail and healthcare services to the residents of Yonkers and nearby Rivertown communities. We are especially pleased to be preserving an important piece of history for Yonkers and Westchester County,” said Mr. Simone, the developer of the $35 million project.

Built in the 1920s, the property was acquired by Mr. Simone whose company meticulously restored the main building to its original character with a glorious new plaza and fountain.

Joe Simone said the adaptive repurposing of the Boyce Thompson Center provided the company with a unique development opportunity. “Not only are we restoring an important historic building, we are also creating a mixed-use development that incorporates state-of-the-art medical space with retail, restaurants and other services. As healthcare becomes more consumer-driven, facilities such as the Boyce Thompson Center will become more attractive to medical practices and ambulatory care facilities that want to be located in an environment that offers patients and employees easy access to retail stores, restaurants and free parking,” Mr. Simone said.

2021-09-08T16:42:09-04:00May 1, 2017|

Joe Simone, President of Simone Development Companies Announces Major New Lease at Boyce Thompson Center

Joe Simone, President of Simone Development Companies, has announced that WESTMED Medical Group, a large, Purchase-based multi-specialty medical practice, has signed a long-term lease for 20,000 square feet at the Boyce Thompson Center, an exciting new 85,000-square-foot mixed-use center nearing completion in Yonkers, NY.

“We are very pleased at the level of leasing activity we are seeing at the Boyce Thompson Center. This unique and innovative project is attracting a wide range of tenants including medical practices, restaurants and retail. We look forward to our opening this fall,” said Mr. Simone.

WESTMED will occupy two floors at the Boyce Thompson Center in a new 20,000 square foot building constructed on the south side of original Boyce Thompson building and connected to it by glass-covered connector corridor between the buildings that provides access to the lower level. The complete line-up of specialty medical practice providers at the new WESTMED location are still to be determined.

With the new lease, the Boyce Thompson Center is now over 70 percent pre-leased to 11 tenants. Located off Executive Boulevard in Northeast Yonkers, the Boyce Thompson Center is an innovative mixed-use development featuring Class A office space for businesses and medical practices, retail stores, banking and restaurants.

2021-09-08T16:43:50-04:00September 1, 2016|

Joe Simone, President of Simone Development Companies, Acquires Industrial Showroom/Office Flex Property in Port Chester

Joe Simone, Simone Development Companies, has announced the acquisition of a fully-occupied, two-story, 65,000 square-foot industrial flex property at 21 Grace Church Street in Port Chester, NY.

“This property represents a rare find in the Port Chester market, a modern flex building with 22-foot ceiling heights, a 32,000 square-foot warehouse, two loading docks and modern, air-conditioned office space all under one roof. The existing tenants are successful, long-time businesses based in Port Chester and this acquisition preserves these home-grown jobs while providing an excellent long-term investment opportunity for Simone Development,” said Mr. Simone. Existing tenants include Empire Coffee and AlbumX Corporation doing business as Renaissance Albums.

2021-09-08T16:44:46-04:00August 1, 2016|

Joe Simone, President of Simone Development Companies, Welcomes Dental Group to Purchase Professional Park

Joe Simone, President of Simone Development Companies, has announced that One Dent of Westchester, a newly formed multi-specialty dental practice headed by Dr. Stuart Graber, has leased 10,000 square feet of office space at 3020 Westchester Avenue in Purchase Professional Park, a class A medical office campus owned and developed by Simone Healthcare Development and Fareri Associates. One Dent integrates four dental practices from the White Plains area and will offer general dentistry and all dental specialties under one roof as a single provider.

“We have positioned Purchase Professional Park as Westchester’s best address for modern healthcare practices, and it’s gratifying to add One Dent to the great mix of medical offices here,” said Mr. Simone.

Purchase Professional Park in Purchase, NY, has become a magnet for major medical practices seeking large blocks of high-quality space in a central location. Situated on Westchester Avenue in the heart of Westchester’s Platinum Mile (I-287), the Purchase Professional Park combines first-class office and medical space, exceptional amenities and one of the most convenient office locations in the region. The park-like campus features four modern buildings (3000, 3010, 3020 and the new 3030 Westchester Avenue) totaling roughly 220,000 square feet of Class A office and medical space.

2021-09-08T16:45:56-04:00January 1, 2016|

Joseph Simone, President of Simone Development Companies, Acquires Industrial Showroom/Office Flex Property in Port Chester

koe Simone, President of Simone Development Companies, has announced that Fortina, one of the region’s most exciting restaurants, is coming to Simone’s 85,000-square-foot mixed-used Boyce Thompson Center in Yonkers.

“It is a proud moment for Simone Development Companies and the City of Yonkers to welcome Fortina, one of the area’s most popular restaurants, to the Boyce Thompson Center. Fortina will bring a new level of energy to the local dining scene and be an important dimension of our mixed-use community center,” said Mr. Simone.

“Fortina builds on the momentum of leasing success that we have experienced at the Boyce Thompson Center. We recently announced that St. John’s Riverside Hospital, which is the largest community hospital in Westchester County, is leasing a freestanding building at the center. Adding exciting retail such as Fortina is part of our strategy to create a unique mixed-use environment with healthcare and retail. This is the wave of the future for healthcare facilities,” Mr. Simone said.

2021-09-08T16:47:08-04:00November 1, 2015|

Simone Development Companies Celebrates Grand Opening of Marriott Residence Inn at Metro Center Atrium Complex

In a major milestone for the Bronx, Joseph Simone, President of Simone Development Companies joined with community and elected leaders to celebrate the grand opening of the Bronx’s first upscale brand hotel, the 125-room Marriott Residence Inn, the centerpiece of Simone Development’s new Metro Center Atrium mixed-use project.

“We’re thrilled that Marriott, one of the world’s premier hospitality companies, chose this location. Metro Center Atrium is unique in the Bronx – there’s nothing quite like it available anywhere else in the Borough. This truly is a landmark event for Metro Center Atrium, for our company, and for the Bronx,” said Mr. Simone.

“The Marriott Residence Inn has already been a hit with business executives, hospital visitors to the nearby Bronx Medical Mile and tourists alike, averaging over 80% occupied during the initial pre-marketing shake-out period, an occupancy rate that usually takes over six months to accomplish and speaks volumes about the need for such a quality lodging alternative in the Bronx,” said Mr. Simone.

Metro Center Atrium is a 370,000-square-foot office/retail/hotel complex that Simone Development recently completed as the latest addition to its 42-acre, multi-building Hutchinson Metro Center campus.

2021-09-08T16:48:14-04:00June 2, 2015|

Joe Simone Joins with Yonkers Officials Celebrate Groundbreaking of Boyce Thompson Center

Joe Simone, President of Simone Development Companies, joined with local officials and community leaders to mark the grand opening of Simone’s new Throggs Neck Shopping Center in the Ferry Point section of The Bronx.

“This wonderful new retail center is yet another example of how Simone Development is helping to transform and revitalize the New Bronx with innovative commercial and retail projects that create new jobs and boost the Bronx economy,” said Mr. Simone.

“The new Throggs Neck Shopping Center is a prime example of our dedication to repurposing vacant and under-utilized commercial property in the New York metropolitan area. We acquired this site in 2011. The property had been used as a Postal Service equipment transfer station for many years and had been closed since 2010. What was once a vacant property is now a thriving retail center creating jobs and providing local residents with national brand name retailers and restaurants including Target, TJ Maxx, Famous Footwear, Sleepy’s, Petco, Skechers, Starbucks. and Applebee’s, to name few,” Mr. Simone said.

2022-05-10T11:04:23-04:00June 1, 2015|

Simone Development Companies Joins with WESTMED Medical Group for Grand Opening of WESTMED’s HQ at Purchase Professional Park

Joseph Simone, President of Simone Development Companies, joined with executives of WESTMED Medical Group as well as local and county officials to mark the grand opening of its WESTMED’s fifth full-service office in Westchester County. The new four-story, 85,000- square-foot medical office building is located 3030 Westchester Avenue in the newly renamed Purchase Professional Park in Purchase, NY. The grand opening marks the first new office construction along the I-287 corridor in more than 25 years.

Simone Healthcare Development and Fareri Associates recently completed a major renovation and modernization of the existing buildings and common areas at the Purchase Professional Park.

“The renovations and modernizations we have made at the Purchase Professional Park are a significant investment by our company that will clearly position this complex as the choice location for medical practices and business professionals in Westchester County. We are particularly excited about the addition of WESTMED Medical Group’s full-service facility at 3030 Westchester Avenue, which is one of the most technologically advanced medical buildings in the region,” said Mr. Simone, whose Simone Healthcare Development Group partners with hospitals and large medical practices in the site selection, acquisition, design, construction and management of the state-of-the-art medical facilities.

2021-09-08T16:50:34-04:00May 1, 2015|

Simone Development Companies Transforming Westchester’s Platinum Mile Into Medical Mile

With the explosive growth of the healthcare sector in recent years, Westchester’s “Platinum Mile” has been transformed into a prime location for medical offices and outpatient facilities.

Leading the way is Joe Simone, President of Simone Development Companies. Simone’s Purchase Professional Park has emerged as the foremost location for medical practices on what has become known as Westchester’s “Medical Mile.” Situated on Westchester Avenue, the 13-acre campus features modern buildings with Class A medical and professional space.

“The redevelopment of this new center continues the major transformation underway along Westchester’s I-287 corridor where vacant office parks are being repurposed into new uses including outpatient care facilities, rental housing, retail stores and a fitness center,” said Mr. Simone.

2021-09-08T16:51:50-04:00February 1, 2015|

Simone Development Companies Giving Platinum Mile Office Park New Name, New Look

Joe Simone, President of Simone Development Companies, is transforming one of Westchester County’s premier professional office parks with a new look and a new name. Formerly known as the Harrison Executive Park, the 13-acre campus is undergoing a major capital improvement program and rebranding as the Purchase Professional Park.

“The renovations and modernizations that we are making at the Purchase Professional Park are a significant investment by our company that will clearly position this complex as the choice location for medical practices and business professionals in Westchester County. We are particularly excited about the addition of WESTMED Medical Group’s full-service facility at the Purchase Professional Park. 3030 Westchester Avenue will be one of the most technologically advanced medical buildings in the region offering patients the convenience of a one-stop shopping medical experience all under one roof,” said Mr. Simone, whose Simone Healthcare Development Group partners with hospitals and large medical practices in the site selection, acquisition, design, construction and management of the state-of-the-art medical facilities.

“Situated on Westchester Avenue in the heart of Westchester’s Platinum Mile in Purchase, the Purchase Professional Park combines first-class office and medical space, exceptional amenities and one of the most convenient office locations in the region,” said Mr. Simone.

The park-like campus features three modern buildings (3000, 3010 and 3020 Westchester Avenue) totaling 135,000 square feet of Class A office and medical space. A fourth building comprised of 85,000 square feet of medical space — 3030 Westchester Avenue — has been fully leased to WESTMED Medical Group.

2021-09-08T16:52:55-04:00December 1, 2014|

Simone Healthcare Development Delivers “Bedless Hospital” as Montefiore Opens One of Region’s Largest Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Joseph Simone, President of Simone Development Companies, joined with Montefiore Health System for the grand opening of Montefiore’s new Ambulatory Surgery Center at Simone’s Hutchinson Metro Center in the Bronx. The 12-story, 280,000 square-foot multi-specialty care center developed by Simone Healthcare Development offers New Yorkers the latest in ambulatory medicine. It is one of the largest ambulatory surgery centers in the New York metropolitan region.

“This is a great day for the future of healthcare. This is a major milestone, marking the opening of a revolutionary, first-of-its kind medical facility,” said Mr. Simone. “We are honored to partner on this project with a visionary organization like Montefiore, which delivers world-class treatments through multi-disciplinary teams right here in the Bronx.”

The building was specifically designed to provide a healing environment and give patients a better experience, offering an array of services in one, convenient location: primary and specialty care visits, diagnostic imaging, surgery, and even a full-service pharmacy. The campus’s layout provides space for interdisciplinary approaches to care – with teams of doctors and nurses located on the same floor, allowing for stronger, easier collaborations and referrals.

“Medical advances are allowing procedures traditionally performed in hospitals to be done on an ambulatory basis – with better results for patients. The new campus reflects this evolution in the delivery of healthcare, offering new space for multidisciplinary approaches to care and integrating technology that allows Montefiore to provide necessary treatments without the need for hospitalization,” said Mr. Simone.

The state-of-the-art building includes an ambulatory surgery center, featuring 12 operating rooms and four procedure rooms; an advanced imaging center; onsite laboratory services and pharmacy; as well as new primary and specialty care practices

2021-09-08T16:54:18-04:00November 2, 2014|

Joe Simone, President of Simone Development Companies, Celebrates Grand Opening of New Throggs Neck Shopping Center

Joe Simone, President of Simone Development Companies, joined with local officials and community leaders to mark the grand opening of Simone’s new Throggs Neck Shopping Center in the Ferry Point section of The Bronx.

“This wonderful new retail center is yet another example of how Simone Development is helping to transform and revitalize the New Bronx with innovative commercial and retail projects that create new jobs and boost the Bronx economy,” said Mr. Simone.

“The new Throggs Neck Shopping Center is a prime example of our dedication to repurposing vacant and under-utilized commercial property in the New York metropolitan area. We acquired this site in 2011. The property had been used as a Postal Service equipment transfer station for many years and had been closed since 2010. What was once a vacant property is now a thriving retail center creating jobs and providing local residents with national brand name retailers and restaurants including Target, TJ Maxx, Famous Footwear, Sleepy’s, Petco, Skechers, Starbucks. and Applebee’s, to name few,” Mr. Simone said.

2021-09-08T16:55:25-04:00November 1, 2014|
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