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St. Francis restoration: What the numbers mean

Written September 15th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

A question was circulating among people with their eyes open in downtown Albany over the last few days: What’s with all those numbers in the windows of the former St. Francis Hotel?

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Tags: Candace Ribera, downtown Albany, historic building, Scott Lepman, St. Francis, window repair

A new old look for a downtown address

Written April 29th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 10 responses.

If the owners follow through on their plans, the building believed to be the oldest wood-framed commercial structure still standing in downtown Albany will get a new look. An old look, that is.

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Tags: 333 W. First, Briggs Building, downtown Albany, historic building, historic district, Landmarks Commission

On the riverfront: Treatment for opioid addicts

Written October 8th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 3 responses.

Based on a notation on a remodeling permit, I reported in April that an “outpatient addiction treatment facility” was going into the historic Avery Mill Building on the Albany riverfront. Today I found out a little more.

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Tags: Acadia Healthcare, Albany downtown, Albany riverfront, Avery Mill Building, historic building, opioid use disorder program, treatment center

HASSO HERING

St. Francis restoration: What the numbers mean

A new old look for a downtown address

On the riverfront: Treatment for opioid addicts