NEW YORK CITY-The Orbach Group plans tocontinue its apartment buying spree in New York City andPennsylvania. The Englewood Cliffs, NJ-based property ownrship andmanagement firm has invested some $70 million for 635 units in bothstates.

On the Manhattan side of the equation, Orbach made a $30-millionpurchase of a six-building, 105-unit Manhattan portfolio with fivebuildings on Amsterdam Avenue on the West Side, between 105th and108th Avenues. The other building is on Cathedral Parkway offColumbus Avenue. Also included in the deal are six retail stores,including Dunkin Donuts, Dominos Pizza and Subway.

The transaction adds to Orbach’s growing city portfolio, whichis likely to grow even larger in the coming months. “We’re actuallyworking on more acquisitions spread out across the city,” sayspresident Meyer Orbach. “We’ve been buying in thecity for the past three years.”