Just a reminder that many Albany restaurants, ordered by the state to close their dining rooms, are trying to survive the corona panic by serving take-out meals.
St. Francis project takes a step forward
Written January 15th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
It will take a few years and millions of dollars, but if things happen as intended, the former St. Francis Hotel and adjacent Rhodes Building in Albany will become a downtown showplace once again.
A new chapter for the old St. Francis
Written January 11th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
The city of Albany has finally made public its plan for the old St. Francis hotel building downtown. The plan is to buy the building from the printing company that owns it, and sell it to Marc Manley, who with his wife Anni owns and restored the Flinn Block farther east on First Avenue.
CARA update: $34.5M spent, $21.5M to go
Written December 11th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
CARA, Albany’s downtown urban renewal district, was created in 2001 and originally was scheduled to last until 2027. Now it’s expected to expire in 2033.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany downtown, CARA, Tiberius Solutions, urban renewal, Wells Fargo redevelopment
Tags: Albany downtown, CARA, Tiberius Solutions, urban renewal, Wells Fargo redevelopment
Downtown parking: Study says it works
Written November 9th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Anybody hoping that Albany’s parking consultant would recommend building a downtown parking structure will be disappointed. Rick Williams, the consultant, recommends only “moderate upgrades” in the parking sytem because he found it to be working well.
St. Francis comes up at city meeting
Written October 19th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
The former St. Francis Hotel, a downtown landmark for more than a century, was mentioned twice at last week’s meeting of the Albany Revitalization Agency. That’s the city council when it acts as the agency governing CARA, the Central Albany Revitalization Area.
Corona: Day Two of Albany staying home
Tags: Albany downtown, corona shutdown, Day Two