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A facelift for the old post office/city hall

Written September 20th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

If you’ve wandered around downtown Albany, as I was last week, you may have noticed that things are happening with the old city hall at Second Avenue and Broadalbin Street.

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Tags: downtown, Federal Building, Lepman, old city hall., Sears warehouse

Renovation under way at the ‘old City Hall’

Written March 15th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 12 responses.

Renovation of a downtown Albany landmark is now under way after years of the building standing empty.

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Tags: downtown Albany, Federal Building, Lepman companies, old city hall., old post office, remodeling, renovation

Landmarks OK’s three downtown renovations

Written August 7th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 9 responses.

Plans to renovate or restore three downtown landmarks — well, two landmarks and one other building — can go ahead now that the Albany Landmarks Commission has given its approval.

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Tags: 401 Second, Albany Landmarks, downtown, old city hall., old post office, restorations, St. Francis

A new plan to save the St. Francis and then some

Written October 21st, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 10 responses.

Scott Lepman, the Albany real estate investor and developer who has tackled several big restoration projects, has come up with an even bigger one. His organization will save the former St. Francis Hotel downtown and also restore the former city hall building if the urban renewal district, CARA, will help him lower the financial risk.

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Tags: CARA, historic hotels, old buidlings, old city hall., Scott Lepman, St. Francis, urban renewal