Real Estate Development

9W Project to Bring New Development, Streetscape and Transportation Improvements

May 18, 2018 – 4:02 pm

A new $10 million investment at 351 Southern Boulevard will create 60 jobs (30 construction and 30 permanent) and provide new neighborhood amenities. A project made possible with support from the City of Albany Industrial Development Agency, on Thursday the City of Albany IDA board approved an application to provide financial assistance to 351 Diamond […]

Albany Distilling Expands With New Bar And Bottle Shop

April 5, 2018 – 8:16 pm

.@AlbDistCo‘s new Bar & Bottle Shop is part of a $1 million-plus investment and expansion which renovated 75 Livingston Avenue into a new bar, retail shop, tasting room and outdoor patio space. https://t.co/ATcVcWdRgp #ImpactDowntown #Albany pic.twitter.com/vOlHiyd2kA — ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ᴀʟʙᴀɴʏ (@CapAlbanyCorp) April 9, 2018 Photos: www.AllOverAlbany.com The Albany Distilling Company’s new facility at 75 Livingston Avenue officially opened […]

Restore NY Program Supports City of Albany Neighborhood Revitalization and Rehabilitation of Vacant 251 North Pearl Street

March 27, 2018 – 4:12 pm

PRESS RELEASE: Click Here To Read More  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced Monday the City of Albany will receive $1.8 million in funding as part of Round 5 of the Restore New York Communities Initiative to be utilized for renovation of the vacant 251 North Pearl Street, into the new and permanent home of the […]

Capitalize Albany to Host Public Engagement Kick Off Regarding Albany Skyway Design and Engineering

March 5, 2018 – 8:21 pm

  .@CapAlbanyCorp is kicking off the Albany Skyway project with a public engagement event in order to generate ideas that will support the project’s initial design and engineering. The project team wants to hear what matters to you. RSVP and learn more here: https://t.co/R76Ep7bzSU pic.twitter.com/9PGO3NErZp — Capitalize Albany (@CapAlbanyCorp) March 5, 2018 With support from […]

363 Ontario Street Project To Reinvest In Pine Hills Neighborhood

March 1, 2018 – 2:03 pm

Press Release: Click Here To Read More A redevelopment plan for Albany’s Playdium Bowling Center will reinvest $16.2 million into the 1.8 acre parcel located at 363 Ontario Street in Albany’s Pine Hills Neighborhood. The completed project will immediately double payments to local taxing jurisdictions, and is projected to generate $4.76 million in payments in […]

Plan for First Downtown Residential New Construction Project Progresses

January 19, 2018 – 8:31 pm

Read More And View The Press Release A new construction project at 760 Broadway will transform the vacant property, bring new revenue to Albany’s taxing jurisdictions and create a total of 88 new apartment units. The project is expected to be completed in the fall of 2019. To take shape at the 1.4-acre parking lot, […]

Extensive Rehabilitation Project to Infuse Albany Neighborhoods with New Energy

December 21, 2017 – 9:19 pm

Home Leasing has committed to rehabilitating 210 units of housing in the Arbor Hill neighborhood and along Clinton Avenue and Ten Broeck Triangle. Local momentum caught the Rochester based developer’s attention, nearly 100 new affordable homes recently came online in Sheridan Hollow—implementation of a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy redeveloped the Sheridan Hollow neighborhood into a […]

Capitalize Albany and Convention Center Authority Collaboration Moves Forward Toward Redevelopment Success at Liberty Park

December 13, 2017 – 7:58 pm

A Purchase and Sale Agreement was approved this week by both the Capitalize Albany Corporation and Albany Convention Center Authority (ACCA) Boards for transfer of property interests in the roughly five acre ACCA surplus property surrounding Liberty Park in downtown Albany. This decision follows a collaborative and intensive due diligence period during which Capitalize Albany […]

Building For Tomorrow 2017

November 16, 2017 – 3:51 pm

Joined by its investors, hundreds of community leaders and stakeholders, Capitalize Albany Corporation hosted its annual event, Building For Tomorrow 2017 on Nov. 14 at Berkshire Bank’s 30 South Pearl Street office penthouse, celebrating an extraordinary year of building momentum in the Capital City. In review of 2017, Capitalize Albany presented on an unprecedented year of […]

Introducing Amazon To The Heart Of Tech Valley

October 20, 2017 – 1:46 pm

With support from Capitalize Albany Corporation, the Center For Economic Growth hand-delivered Tech Valley’s pitch for Amazon’s $5 billion second corporate headquarters on Thursday.  Amazon’s proposed HQ2 location would include unprecedented linkages to the Hudson River—the Amazon Promenade—millions of square feet of office space in downtown Albany and Rensselaer connected by multiple transportation options which include an aerial […]