Scott Lepman doesn’t have an estimate of how long it will take to refurbish the old St. Francis Hotel at Ferry Street and First Avenue in downtown Albany. But he, his brother Spencer and their construction crew are about to start.
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Tags: Albany downtown, Albany Revitalization Agency, historic restoration, Lepman, Opera House, St. Francis
Tags: Albany downtown, Albany Revitalization Agency, historic restoration, Lepman, Opera House, St. Francis
A sign appears of downtown building’s past
A century-old sign of Albany history saw the light of day again when workers took the stucco off the brick wall of the old King Griff Building on the northeast corner of Third Avenue and Lyon Street.
Tags: CHANCE, downtown Albany, Historic buildings, historic restoration, King Griff Building, Pyburn & Sons Inc., Third and Lyon