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New Student Housing Facility Opens At 1385 Washington Avenue Supporting Growth at Albany World-Class Institutions

August 23, 2018 – 4:33 pm

Auden Albany, now open. Supporting local taxing jurisdictions & attracting top talent to Albany’s institutions. In the next 7 years alone, it’s estimated to generate an increase of +5x the revenue anticipated to have been collected without this investment: https://t.co/2qFjTGntvV pic.twitter.com/dZzB2PUvwU — ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ᴀʟʙᴀɴʏ (@CapAlbanyCorp) August 23, 2018 A ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday marked […]

New Coworking Facility Opens at 488 Broadway

August 13, 2018 – 10:17 pm

The newest addition to #Albany‘s coworking landscape, @colab_albany opens at 488 Broadway: https://t.co/8DEeexomjA pic.twitter.com/9qRapV2hLL — ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ᴀʟʙᴀɴʏ (@CapAlbanyCorp) August 13, 2018 CoLab held its official grand opening on Monday. One of the newest additions to downtown located at 488 Broadway, CoLab lights up another critical storefront and amplifies downtown Albany’s building momentum. Supported by Impact […]

Skyway Feasibility Study Findings and Final Recommended Design Presented

August 9, 2018 – 12:58 am

Click here to view the announcement’s press release  The Skyway engineering, design and economic analyst team discussed the findings of the #Skyway feasibility study and presented the final recommended concept based on the community’s input @PalaceAlbany: https://t.co/uvi8lsJ39u pic.twitter.com/rVTtrLpuo6 — ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ᴀʟʙᴀɴʏ (@CapAlbanyCorp) August 10, 2018 Capitalize Albany Corporation hosted its third and final event as […]

Skyway Feasibility Study Findings and Final Recommended Design Presentation

August 7, 2018 – 6:46 pm

Capitalize Albany Corporation is hosting its third and final event as part of a series that has engaged and informed the public regarding the Skyway’s design and engineering. On Thursday, August 9 at the Palace Theatre from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. the engineering, design and economic analyst team will discuss the findings of the Skyway feasibility […]

City Of Albany Small Business Facade Improvement Program Round III Opening In September

August 6, 2018 – 2:22 pm

Following the success of the Small Business Façade Improvement Program’s Round 2, up to $100,000 in matching grants will be available as part of the program’s third round — applications will be made available September 4th. Previous rounds of this small business program have been tremendously successful. To date the program has leveraged more than […]

Art For All Weekend In Downtown Albany

July 30, 2018 – 5:24 pm

A multi-day weekend event made possible in part by the Amplify Albany Grant Program will drive foot traffic downtown, supporting local businesses — Albany Center Gallery’s Art For All event takes place August 3rd and 4th. Mural tour tickets and additional info is here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/capital-walls-mural-tour-tickets-48031191587. Friday, August 3, 5 – 8 p.m. Friday is the […]

A Vibrant Summer With South Pearl Pop-Up Programming 

July 30, 2018 – 2:54 pm

Supporting Impact Downtown implementation, pop-up programming is building buzz this summer in downtown Albany. The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District’s outdoor movie series Bites Camera Action is back. This year’s events are transforming a section of South Pearl Street into an open-air movie theater and block party. Each Monday evening through August 20, popular films, including both classic favorites and […]

Rehabilitation Project Restores Broadway Buildings and Brings 15 New Apartments to The Warehouse District

July 13, 2018 – 10:05 pm

  Rehabilitation project restores Albany buildings and brings 15 new apartments to #Albany‘s warehouse district, marking a significant milestone of 500+ units completed as part of the downtown Albany residential initiative. https://t.co/h2ujaNM1bV pic.twitter.com/KMrqJ9h8Zh — ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ᴀʟʙᴀɴʏ (@CapAlbanyCorp) July 13, 2018 With the redevelopment of 800-806 Broadway completed, property connecting Albany’s warehouse district and the Arbor […]

Expanding Expertise New Board Members Strengthen City of Albany Economic Development Organization

July 11, 2018 – 1:48 pm

Click Here To View The Announcement’s Press Release Strengthening its Board of Director’s wide-ranging expertise — superintendent of the City School District of Albany Kaweeda G. Adams, president and CEO of the Business Council of New York State Heather C. Briccetti, and Nine Pin Ciderworks owner Sonya del Peral, announced today, have accepted appointments to […]

South End Healthy Market Expands 2018 Programming

July 2, 2018 – 7:29 pm

AVillage has been an advocate and innovator in the sound end neighborhood of Albany for eight years. Its work focuses on addressing severe health disparities in the community as its mission is to improve the quality of life for residents in the south end neighborhood. The goal of the South End Healthy Market, which is […]