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The Bikman penthouse: a closer look

Written February 23rd, 2017 by Hasso Hering
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For decades, the penthouse atop the Bikman Building has intrigued people who glimpse it from afar as they come into downtown Albany on the Ellsworth Street Bridge. This week I finally got a closer look.

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The Bikman penthouse: Story of a life

Written October 18th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
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Everyone driving across Albany’s Ellsworth Street Bridge can see there’s a house on top of the Bikman Building. Newcomers wonder why it’s there, and on Facebook someone asked about it a few days ago. The short answer is that the Bikman family built the house so they could live atop the building they owned. But I went looking for more.

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