The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from May 1-6.

During this time period, Lenhart Enterprises Inc. sold 20 Lakeside Drive and Lenhart Avenue, Bemus Point to Bemus Point Holdings, LLC for $1,844,836. That is the location of Hotel Lenhart.

There were other nearby purchases by Bemus Point Holdings, LLC that took place as well.

It purchased a vacant parcel on Parkside Avenue for $71,000.

Hotel Lenhart was sold in May for around $1.8 million. Additional neighboring properties were purchased by the developer as well. Photo by Gregory Bacon

It purchased 2 Lenhart Ave. for $659,164.

It purchased 8 Lenhart Ave. for $350,000.

It purchased 32 Alburtus Drive for $575,000.

The three homes and the vacant parcel were all sold by members of the Johnston family, which owned Hotel Lenhart.

The hotel, three residences, and a vacant parcel total $3.5 million.

In early May, the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency issued a news release that stated that William and Jill Curry are the ones doing business as Bemus Point Holdings, LLC. That announcement came several months after a sale contract had been finalized in August 2022.

In February 2023, the redevelopment project received support through a low-interest loan from the county IDA. A month later, the IDA approved additional incentives to support the project. Then, in the summer of 2023, the project received additional support through New York State, with a $1.9 million grant from Empire State Development Consolidated Funding Application program.

With the transfer of ownership complete, the effort to redevelop and reopen the iconic building appears to be underway. The hotel is planned to reopen for the start of the 2026 summer season.

Starting this summer, the three adjacent “guest houses” are available for weekly rentals on a year-round basis.

In other sales, Route 5&20 Inc. of Orchard Park sold 926 Route 5&20, Irving to Sunset Properties of WNY, LLC of Irving for $95,100. This is the location of a former Subway restaurant.

J. Joseph Wilder sold 12706 Alleghany Road, Hanover and another parcel to Sunset Properties of WNY, LLC of Irving for $129,900. These two parcels are both vacant and border the closed restaurant property.

Also during this time Wells Enterprises purchased two additional residences.

It purchased 807 Main St., Dunkirk for $250,000 and 801 Main St. for $100,000. Both residential properties sit across the street from its factory where it is currently doing an expansion project, which is expected to cost around $550 million. Wells purchased another home on Main Street in April.

Including the sales previously mentioned, from May 1-6 there were nine sales that were $250,000 or higher. The remaining top sales are as follows:

– 169 Front St., Lakewood sold for $835,000.

– 2803 Fluvanna-Townline Road, Ellery sold for $440,000.

– 4387 Willowbrook Lane, Ellery sold for $425,000.

– 15 Reese Parkway, Fredonia sold for $400,000.

– 3138 Route 394, North Harmony sold for $270,000.

Overall, from May 1-6 there were 69 transactions. The full list of sales higher than $1 is as follows:

MAY 1-2

A referee for the heirs of Russel L. Houser sold 8516 East Forest Ave., Portland to the Wilmington Trust National Association for $238,416.

Joseph and Amanda Mox sold 12215 Hanford Road, Hanover to John Munch for $104,000.

Jason Genberg sold 8348 Fredonia-Stockton Road, Pomfret to Jason Dean for $220,000.

Matthew Mulville sold 10381 Fifth Street, Van Buren Bay, town of Pomfret, to Kenneth and Martha Schmitt for $50,000.

Wild Oak Properties, LLC of Portville, NY sold 2219 Old Chautauqua Road, Lot 6, Gerry to Michael and Shelli Valenti for $35,000.

Bruce and Wenda Nelson, Cheryl Green, and Kristine Pierce sold 31 Chambers St., Jamestown to Cordell O’Brien for $124,900.

Tracy Babcock sold 217 Willow Road, Dunkirk to Lourdes Robles-Burgos for $120,000.

Bruce Piatz sold 38 Lovall Ave., Jamestown to Isabella Palermo for $120,000.

A trustee of the Harry Robert & Carol Jean Blose Living Trust sold 4048 Lawson Road, Busti to Joseph Sell for $209,000.

The executor of the Last Will and Testament of David Tidquist sold 273 State St., Jamestown to Blake Tyger for $98,600.

A referee for Matthew and Nancy Heglund sold 470 Ivory Road, Frewsburg, town of Carroll, to Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing for $199,000.

Nacole Benson sold 194 Hotchkiss St., Jamestown to Lisa Anderson for $162,000.

Molly Barry sold 2803 Fluvanna-Townline Road, Ellery to Steven and Kristi Wrona for $440,000.

Kim and James Mason sold 7 Forest Park, Jamestown to Nicholas Jefferson for $5,000.

Jason Dean sold 807 Main St., Dunkirk to Wells Enterprises, Inc. for $250,000.

Anthony Ricotta sold 44 Spring St., Fredonia to Jacob Blair for $148,294.

Bryon Bilicki and Susan Rackus sold 18 Severn Parkway, Jamestown to Zachary Eklum for $167,000.

Vladislav Bosovets sold 263 Forest Place, Jamestown to Richardo O’Neil White for $48,000.

Jeffrey Evans sold 1551 Boutwell Hill Road, Cherry Creek to Donald and Craig Minnick for $12,000.

Jung Hye Kim sold 15 Reese Parkway, Fredonia to Charles Jr. and Kari Pierce for $400,000.

The executors of the Last Will and Testament of Clark Tyler sold 169 Lincoln Ave., Dunkirk to Beverly Sweda for $50,000.

Jeannene Betts sold 4387 Willowbrook Lane, Ellery to Richard and Cynthia Siegel for $425,000.

A trustee of the Steven W. Jarrett Jr. Living Trust sold 169 Front St., Lakewood to Shane and Megan Pearson for $835,000.

Arvidson Auto & Storage, LLC of Bemus Point sold 145 N. Chicago Ave., Celoron to R. Shane and Jill S. Uber for $130,000.

The executrix of the Estate of the Last Will and Testament of Claudette Baldwin sold 1098 Rt. 83, Villenova to Terri Rosier for $90,000.

MAY 5-6

The executor of the Last Will and Testament of Burnette Carlson sold a parcel on Park Street Extension, Busti to Kim and Judy Greyber for $11,850.

Bryan Heller sold 3138 Route 394, North Harmony to Molly Gustafson and Kyler Majka for $270,000.

Bladdee K-Ley and Nestor A. Segura sold 153 E. Second St., Dunkirk to Javier Gonzalez Rivera for $70,000.

926 Route 5&20 Inc. of Orchard Park sold 926 Route 5&20, Hanover to Sunset Properties of WNY, LLC of Irving for $95,100.

J. Joseph Wilder sold 12706 Alleghany Road, Hanover and another parcel to Sunset Properties of WNY, LLC of Irving for $129,900.

Jodi Crawford sold 509 Norton Ave., Jamestown to Victoria Sulava for $46,500.

The administrator for the Estate of Gayle Hayes sold 134 Nevins St., Dunkirk to Susan Crandall for $27,000.

Joseph Vacanti sold 63 E. Green St., Dunkirk to William Malinowski and Kristina Smith for $187,090.

Philip Floramo sold 801 Main St., Dunkirk to Wells Enterprises Inc. for $100,000.

John Johnston Jr. and Barbara Johnston sold a parcel on Parkside Ave., Ellery to Bemus Point Holdings, LLC of Bemus Point for $71,000. They also sold 2 Lenhart Ave., Bemus Point for $659,164.

Barbara Johnston sold 8 Lenhart Ave., Ellery to Bemus Point Holdings, LLC for $350,000.

John Jr. and Deborah Johnston sold 32 Alburtus Drive, Ellery to Bemus Point Holdings, LLC for $575,000.

Lenhart Enterprises Inc. sold 20 Lakeside Drive and Lenhart Avenue, Bemus Point to Bemus Point Holdings, LLC for $1,844,836.

Lawrence Brown sold 11 Snell Place, Jamestown to Romeo Rental, LLC of Lakewood for $75,000.