Monthly Archives: June 2015

Capitol Melts Grilled Cheese Cafe Takes Space at 136 State Street on Wellington Row

June 30, 2015 – 4:25 pm

Historic Wellington Row’s newest tenant Capitol Melts Grilled Cheese Cafe, the first grilled cheese focused cafe in the City held a ribbon cutting ceremony and formally opened at 136 State Street in downtown Albany on Tuesday after a soft opening earlier this month. As part of Columbia Development’s redevelopment of Albany’s historic Wellington Row, the space was transformed […]

1852 Vacant Historic Building to Be Restored as Downtown Albany Residential

June 18, 2015 – 8:03 pm

On Thursday, the Albany Industrial Development Agency board approved an application to provide financial assistance to Cass Hill Development Cos. to assist with the redevelopment of a vacant historic and dilapidated property which will be restored into 21 luxury market-rate apartments in downtown Albany. A corner of the 25,368-square-foot building at One Columbia Place collapsed […]

Hospitality Culture Is Focus of Summit as Albany Capital Center and Renaissance By Marriott Set Downtown Albany Opening Dates

June 9, 2015 – 9:41 pm

The new Renaissance by Marriott announced it was set to open in mid-October, complementing the discussion today at the Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Hospitality Summit on developing a hospitality culture. This conversation occurs ahead of the Albany Capital Center opening which is set for 2017. Capitalize Albany Corporation President Sarah Reginelli discussed the new commercial investments […]

Redevelopment Project to Bring 400 Jobs as Broadway Warehouse District Corridor Looks to Transform

June 3, 2015 – 7:28 pm

On Wednesday, June 3, the City of Albany Industrial Development Agency board approved an application to provide financial assistance for a redevelopment project along the Broadway corridor of Albany’s warehouse district. Norry Management Corp. has a five-year lease with Maximus Inc., a contractor for New York’s health insurance exchange, to fill 92,000 square feet of […]