Troy project draws raves (Times Union)
This story by Kenneth C. Crowe II was published in the Times Union on February 3, 2014.
Above: Times Union’s website, February 3, 2014. Click to enlarge.
The Times Union reported that Mayor Lou Rosamilia had announced a $27 million plan to redevelop the old City Hall site at 1 Monument Square, led by Kirchhoff Companies, Sequence3 Development and CSArch, with 50-plus luxury apartments, a 175-space parking garage and a year-round home for TWFM on the first floor of the northern building. Nearby merchants welcomed it, and City Council President Rodney Wiltshire said he was impressed. The story noted this was the city’s third attempt to redevelop the site; the first two stalled over financing questions, and this time the city said it was assured the partnership had access to the money. Board president Seth Jacobs said the market would study similar waterside markets and that several large producers were interested in selling downtown daily.
“It’s something we’ve all been waiting for.”
— Tom Clement, co-owner of Clement Frame and Art Shop, in the Times Union
Read the full story at the Times Union.
Related: On Feb. 13, 2014, Duncan Crary published “Expecting better for One Monument Square,” an All Over Albany Soapbox column that was the first comprehensive public critique of the proposal, including a warning that the developers were trying to “greenwash” the project with the farmers market. (Crary has served as the market’s communications consultant since 2018.)