{"id":121829,"date":"2026-02-03T21:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/121829\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T21:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:14:20","slug":"rockrose-lines-up-100m-buy-at-former-lich-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/121829\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockrose lines up $100M buy at former LICH campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The now-demolished Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle<\/p>\n<p>Share this:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F365747%2Frockrose-lines-up-100m-to-buy-full-city-block-at-former-lich-campus%2F&amp;linkname=Rockrose%20lines%20up%20%24100M%20to%20buy%20full%20city%20block%20at%20former%20LICH%20campus\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F365747%2Frockrose-lines-up-100m-to-buy-full-city-block-at-former-lich-campus%2F&amp;linkname=Rockrose%20lines%20up%20%24100M%20to%20buy%20full%20city%20block%20at%20former%20LICH%20campus\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_reddit\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/reddit?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F365747%2Frockrose-lines-up-100m-to-buy-full-city-block-at-former-lich-campus%2F&amp;linkname=Rockrose%20lines%20up%20%24100M%20to%20buy%20full%20city%20block%20at%20former%20LICH%20campus\" title=\"Reddit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_flipboard\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/flipboard?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F365747%2Frockrose-lines-up-100m-to-buy-full-city-block-at-former-lich-campus%2F&amp;linkname=Rockrose%20lines%20up%20%24100M%20to%20buy%20full%20city%20block%20at%20former%20LICH%20campus\" title=\"Flipboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F365747%2Frockrose-lines-up-100m-to-buy-full-city-block-at-former-lich-campus%2F&amp;linkname=Rockrose%20lines%20up%20%24100M%20to%20buy%20full%20city%20block%20at%20former%20LICH%20campus\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>COBBLE HILL \u2014 ROCKROSE DEVELOPMENT\u2019S Henry Elghanayan is in contract to buy a full Brooklyn city block tied to the demolished   <a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/tag\/LICH\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Long Island College Hospital<\/a> and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University for $100 million, a deal that requires approval from the New York State Office of the Attorney General because a nonprofit is involved, <a href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/new-york\/2026\/02\/02\/rockrose-buying-more-of-former-long-island-college-hospital\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Real Deal reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 258,000-square-foot property spans 363-365 Hicks St., 97 Amity St. and 340 Henry St., and Rockrose previously paid $65 million in 2024 for nearby 91-95 Pacific St. from Madison Realty Capital.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/47461\/lich-everything-you-want-to-know-almost-about-the-deal-to-close-long-island-college-hospital\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">long-running dispute<\/a> involving Fortis Property Group and the State University of New York remains in court, but the report said it is not expected to derail the sale.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2730\u2730\u2730<\/p>\n<p> <a style=\"font-size: inherit; background-color: #fefefe;\" href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/whats-news-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wnb-read-more aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/read-more-wnb-shad-1024x341.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd5hEdpXLwpeWAPMPmcmdn--vHz1InXjphFdhedt_prXKoVFQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ultima-reader-response.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"padding-left: 20px;font-size: 24px;float:left;\" class=\"reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/365747\/rockrose-lines-up-100m-to-buy-full-city-block-at-former-lich-campus\/\" title=\"Share on Reddit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"padding-left: 20px;font-size: 24px;padding-right:20px;float:left;\" href=\"http:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#4b74383e29212e283f76192428203924382e6b2722252e386b3e3b6b6f7a7b7b066b3f246b293e326b2d3e27276b28223f326b29272428206b2a3f6b2d2439262e396b070208036b282a263b3e386d2a263b7029242f327608232e28206b243e3f6b3f2322386b38223f2e6b233f3f3b3871646429392424202732252e2a2c272e6528242664787d7e7c7f7c64392428203924382e662722252e38663e3b667a7b7b26663f2466293e32662d3e27276628223f32662927242820662a3f662d2439262e39662722282366282a263b3e386465\" title=\"Share by Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<br \/>\t<br \/>\n<a class=\"related-articles comment-link\" style=\"clear: both;padding-top:6px;color:#6cc4e8;\" href=\"#comments\" title=\"Leave a Comment\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/47461\/lich-everything-you-want-to-know-almost-about-the-deal-to-close-long-island-college-hospital\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lich-deblasio-arrested-courtesy-of-deblasio-campaign-b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mayor Bill de Blasio, as Public Advocate, fought to save Long Island College Hospital (LICH), even arranging to get arrested for the cause. Now that de Blasio\u2019s role in the sale of LICH is under investigation, the Brooklyn Eagle has compiled an index of hundreds of articles published on the topic since it began to play out.  Photo courtesy of the de Blasio campaign\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLICH: Everything you want to know (almost) about the deal to close Long Island College Hospital<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 9 |<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooklyn Eagle Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/253645\/fortis-vs-suny-lawsuit-over-disastrous-deal-to-develop-lich\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LICH_signroof1_MFrost-250x250.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"The former Long Island College Hospital, known as LICH. Photo: Mary Frost\/Brooklyn Eagle\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFortis vs. SUNY lawsuit over disastrous deal to develop LICH<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 6 |<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooklyn Eagle Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/358642\/hochuls-second-veto-of-lich-act-a-real-shame-says-simon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LICH-Act-01-sign-Mary-Frost-250x250.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"The now-demolished Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHochul\u2019s second veto of LICH Act a \u2018real shame\u2019 says Simon<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 29 |<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooklyn Eagle Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/320704\/former-chief-medical-officer-of-suny-downstate-and-lich-admits-stealing-1-4-million\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dr.-Michael-Lucchesi-250x250.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Michael Lucchesi. Photo from LinkedIn\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFormer chief medical officer of SUNY Downstate and LICH admits stealing $1.4 million<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 16 |<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooklyn Eagle Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyneagle.com\/320409\/simons-lich-act-to-reform-hospital-closures-passes-in-assembly-again\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LICH-nurses-104-Mary-Frost-250x250.jpeg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"LICH nurses protest hospital closure in 2014. Photo: Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSimon\u2019s LICH Act to reform hospital closures passes in Assembly, again<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 13 |<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrooklyn Eagle Staff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a id=\"comments\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The now-demolished Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill. 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