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Are there any new city neighborhoods that are seeing any revitalization or gentrification in the area? This is including small cities such as Cohoes, Watervliet and Rensselaer. I know that Cohoes has seen some degree of revitalization, but is there more occurring there or in other cities in the area?
I live in Watervliet, right behind Delollo's, and I just hope that neighborhood doesn't go downhill. I'm right off of 19th St., but it is like a pocket of peace and quiet. No ghetto-blasters, no loud house parties after midnight in the summer. I don't even think they have a Neighborhood Watch (something the neighborhood I moved from, Mont Pleasant in Sch'dy definitely needs!!).
I live in Watervliet, right behind Delollo's, and I just hope that neighborhood doesn't go downhill. I'm right off of 19th St., but it is like a pocket of peace and quiet. No ghetto-blasters, no loud house parties after midnight in the summer. I don't even think they have a Neighborhood Watch (something the neighborhood I moved from, Mont Pleasant in Sch'dy definitely needs!!).
Well, there are the apartments going up in downtown Schenectady around the casino that are supposed to be "luxury." They are also building apartments in Rotterdam, IIRC where the Curry Shopping Center used to be on Curry Road.
It may be a bit early for me to comment as I haven't lived here long and haven't visited most of the smaller cities around .. but I work in the Engineering/Construction Industry- and my job is to know what's being planned.. and what's being built (at least the big stuff)!
So far, the only real notable development action is in Schenectady- just beyond the new casino they are working on Mohawk Harbor- Mohawk Harbor Schenectady
In Troy, they are redeveloping Monument Square- in downtown- to include a movie theater, additional parking and retail. The new new plan for 1 Monument Square | All Over Albany . I heard Troy is also planning on adding 2 new hotels downtown (but this project may account for 1 of those- as a hotel was also proposed for this location-but lost).
Troy also recently had a MasterPlan developed - the first one since 1962... which is a big deal! They are trying to revitalize the city, making it more walkable and finally trying to take advantage of the waterfront... Which Albany cannot do!
I can't think of anything cool or major going on in Albany...
It may be a bit early for me to comment as I haven't lived here long and haven't visited most of the smaller cities around .. but I work in the Engineering/Construction Industry- and my job is to know what's being planned.. and what's being built (at least the big stuff)!
So far, the only real notable development action is in Schenectady- just beyond the new casino they are working on Mohawk Harbor- Mohawk Harbor Schenectady
In Troy, they are redeveloping Monument Square- in downtown- to include a movie theater, additional parking and retail. The new new plan for 1 Monument Square | All Over Albany . I heard Troy is also planning on adding 2 new hotels downtown (but this project may account for 1 of those- as a hotel was also proposed for this location-but lost).
Troy also recently had a MasterPlan developed - the first one since 1962... which is a big deal! They are trying to revitalize the city, making it more walkable and finally trying to take advantage of the waterfront... Which Albany cannot do!
I can't think of anything cool or major going on in Albany...
Thanks for this! It is nice to see that Schenectady has more planned for the city, as it seemed like it isn't mentioned as much as Albany, Troy or Saratoga Springs in regards to development or as an urban option when people look into the area.
Tilley Lofts, one of the nation's most energy-efficient residential developments, opened Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting and speeches, including one by Bob Howland, the 90-year-old descendant of the founding family and the last person to run the Tilley Ladder Co. factory that once occupied the space.
The $8 million project is just about complete, with all but four of its 62 apartments rented. With a combined heat and power unit, plus geothermal heating and cooling, the building emits half the carbon dioxide of a new structure built to modern construction standards, said John Blackburn, a partner in Redburn Development, which converted the factory to apartments.
Tilley Lofts has proven popular both with renters in their late 20s and 30s, as well as to empty-nesters and other older adults who are leaving home ownership behind.
"Modern renters want convenience," Rossi said.
Apartments range from 750 square feet for a one-bedroom unit to 1,600 square feet for two-story loft spaces. Tilley Lofts also offers what's called "all-in living," in which it charges a monthly flat fee for high-speed Internet, HDTV, electricity, heating and cooling, and water. The fee ranges from $135 for a one-bedroom unit to $168 for the largest units.
Blackburn estimated tenants pay about half what they would for the services separately. Heat from a combined heat and power unit is recaptured to run through a heat recovery turbine, producing additional electricity.
"We're actually generating electricity at the same efficiency percentages as a large natural gas power generating facility," Blackburn said.
The building is registered to achieve platinum status, the highest certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program.
Rents range from $800 to $1,500.
Tilley family descendants, touring the building for the first time since the ladder factory closed 10 years ago, were impressed by the transformation.
"I've never seen the basement this clean," one family member said as she left the elevator to tour the heating and cooling area.
There is significant rehabilitation going on in downtown Albany, mainly in the conversion of office buildings to apartments, but there is also new construction. Another big project is in the Hudson Park neighborhood of Albany just south of Center Square. Long Energy's old building is being converted into like 75 apartment units. Also, the warehouse district in Albany is seeing a lot of rehabs. That's just north of downtown on your way to Menands.
There is significant rehabilitation going on in downtown Albany, mainly in the conversion of office buildings to apartments, but there is also new construction. Another big project is in the Hudson Park neighborhood of Albany just south of Center Square. Long Energy's old building is being converted into like 75 apartment units. Also, the warehouse district in Albany is seeing a lot of rehabs. That's just north of downtown on your way to Menands.
Is the warehouse district a part of Arbor Hill or is it a separate district in the general area?
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