Stacks Espresso Bar Expands With Opening of Second Downtown Albany Location, Fifth In The Capital Region
May 27, 2026
Newly Renovated Space At 90 State Street To Serve As hub For Coffee Enthusiasts, Gathering Spot For Professionals, Residents And visitors Near Capitol.
Stacks Espresso Bar’s leadership and management team gathered with City of Albany Mayor Dr. Dorcey Applyrs, community leaders, the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District and the City OF Albany’s economic development organization Capitalize Albany Corporation to celebrate the opening of its new second downtown Albany location at 90 State Street. A decade in the making after opening its first downtown location at 488 Broadway, with this latest strategic investment Stacks Espresso Bar has grown to five locations total in the Region.
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This expansion places Stacks Espresso in the heart of downtown’s central business district among its residential population which is poised for growth, steps from the capitol and adjacent to Albany’s evolving warehouse district.
Stacks Espresso Bar specializes in high-demand artisanal coffee. Its locations spotlight different brewing methods, different coffee regions and beans. It’s continuously bringing in unique coffees from diverse roasters. Customers can experience specifically chosen coffees in their most flavorful form while sitting at Stacks’ Slow Bar which focuses on manual brewing methods such as pour over. Its menu at 90 State Street will center on crafting coffee using contemporary techniques and sustainable practices. The slow bar, additional educational and coffee programming will be a focus area for this location.
The shop will also focus on serving as a hub for coffee enthusiasts as well as a gathering spot for professionals, residents, and downtown visitors alike as the central business district continues to grow. Looking beyond its early months of operation, In the future Its management team looks to bring Stacks’ lineup of cocktails and additional offerings featured at other locations. This location is also uniquely situated to maximize expanded evenings with community-centered programming with the MVP Arena being just around its corner.
Located on the ground floor, the 15-story building at the corner of South Pearl and State streets, known as Abraxas at 90 State, today features more than 160 market-rate apartments on the upper floors following an extensive renovation project completed over the last several years.
Made possible through the Downtown Albany Retail Grant Program, Stacks Espresso Bar received a matching grant award to complete renovations of The new 1,104-square-foot space, which expands beyond the building’s former Stagecoach Coffee’s space into an adjoining area. The Downtown Albany Retail grant program is supported by the City of Albany Capital Resource Corporation (CRC) and administered by Capitalize Albany Corporation.
This is Stacks Espresso Bar’s second award and project supported through the matching grant program which also assisted with renovations of its first downtown location at 488 Broadway.
Stacks Espresso began on Lark Street and then in 2016 expanded to Broadway in Albany, its other locations are in the NYS Museum (Carousel Cafe) and on Third Street in downtown Troy.
Since its inception in 2016, the Downtown Albany Retail Grant Program has proven to be an advantageous tool in attracting new, and supporting the expansion of existing downtown businesses. The program has supported more than a dozen new and expanding businesses in recent years, helping revitalize the city’s urban core. Since its launch, the program has leveraged more than $2 million in private investment and helped attract a diverse mix of restaurants, retailers, and creative spaces including The Bevy Vintage Collective, Viva Empanadas, Loch & Quay, and Stacks Espresso Bar.
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