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Regional Economic Development Council Round 3 City of Albany Public Forum

Join Mayor Jennings and Commissioner Mike Yevoli to learn about the REDC process and share you ideas for local City of Albany round 3 priority projects.

Capital Region Economic Development Council: Local Advisory Report

In response to Governor Cuomo’s announcement last summer about the Regional Economic Development Council initiative, the Capitalize Albany Corporation and partners acted to solicit public engagement. Capitalize Albany Corporation conducted a survey and held a forum, Prioritizing Albany, in the fall of 2012 to assist with the development of this report outlining issues, opportunities, and […]

Save the Date! June 18 – 2013 Development Today

Capitalize Albany Corporation will be hosting the 2013 Development Today event on Tuesday, June 18th starting at 5:30pm at the Albany Hilton. For more information on this event please email us at [email protected]

Capitalize Albany Celebrates Ribbon Cutting at 27 Western Avenue Apartment Complex

Capitalize Albany Corporation along with Mayor Gerald D. Jennings and Fairbank Properties celebrated the ribbon cutting of the 27 Western Avenue Apartments earlier this week.  The luxury apartment complex was once a former Albany High School Annex, and now features 31 studio, 1 bedroom, and 2 bedroom apartments and lofts.  For more information about the […]

Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Building a Tactical Revitalization Plan for Downtown Albany, NY

Information Available • Capitalize Albany Corporation procurement policy Information regarding project partners, downtown Albany, destinations within downtown, and neighborhoods surrounding downtown can be found at the following links: • City of Albany • Downtown Albany BID • Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau • Albany Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce • Albany Convention Center Authority […]

Downtown Stakeholder Forums

2nd Wednesday of Each Month | 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Please save the date for the first of a series of six monthly Downtown Stakeholder Forums hosted by Mayor Jennings, Capitalize Albany Corporation and the Downtown Albany BID.  These forums will each focus on a specific downtown theme and will be open to all […]

Development Today June 19th

Capital Region Economic Development Council: Local Advisory Report Completed

In response to Governor Cuomo’s announcement in the summer about the new Regional Economic Development Council initiative, the Capitalize Albany Corporation and partners have acted swiftly to solicit public engagement. Over the past few weeks Capitalize Albany Corporation has conducted a survey and held a forum, Prioritizing Albany, to assist with the development of a […]

Developers are working to meet the strong demands for downtown Albany living

Albany’s downtown apartment market is starting to sizzle. Over fifty new residential units have been added in the last few years. And according to the building owners, all of those units are fully rented and there is strong demand for more. In addition to those fifty units, the number of projects in the pipeline is […]

New Apartments Coming to Downtown Albany

Albany, NY – The Capitalize Albany Corporation has approved financial assistance to support another downtown residential project that will rehab a vacant building. This project will continue the trend of downtown residential development, with 4-6 Sheridan, LLC, redeveloping the 20,000 square foot building located on Sheridan Avenue between North Pearl and Chapel Streets. “Today is […]