De Laet’s Landing developer seeks seaweed compromise
You might remember that de Laet’s Landing, the massive development planned for the Rensselaer waterfront, is being stalled by state concerns about the project’s potential impact on Hudson River weeds....
View ArticleWould high-speed rail hurt the Capital Region?
Business Editor Eric Anderson wrote a piece on the region’s high-speed rail prospects for Sunday’s newspaper. Today, he wrote a blog post noting the negative reaction, among some in the Capital Region,...
View ArticleState money for Troy, Rensselaer waterfront projects?
As reported in Tuesday morning’s Times Union, the Capital Region Economic Development Council has released its requests for state funding, as part of a five-year blueprint for economic growth. Among...
View ArticleRosetti Properties breaks ground on Stonegate apartments
Work is underway on Stonegate apartments in North Greenbush, a Rosetti Properties development. It will consist of 104 luxury apartments when it is completed in the fall. The four-building complex will...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Tudor in Rensselaer
This week’s selection, a Tudor-style home at 19 Elmhurst Ave., Rensselaer, is in Eastland Park. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom, two-story house was built in 1929, not long after the original developers...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Custom contemporary in Brunswick
This week’s house, with its dark wood exterior and shape, suggests an early American style blended with 1990s-contemporary details. It is a custom-built house at 71 Dearstyne Road, Brunswick,...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Modern in Sand Lake
I believe this house will evoke strong opinions. You will not feel lukewarm about this house. You will either love it or hate it. The house at 8711 Miller Hill Road, Sand Lake, was modeled after the...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Contemporary in Melrose
This week’s house is a large home in the Rensselaer County countryside. The house at 38 Meadows Drive, Melrose, is 3,108 square feet and rests on nearly 4 acres overlooking the Tomhannock Reservoir....
View ArticleKids behaving badly
A break in at a local farmhouse is making news, and what’s interesting isn’t just the act by irresponsible, disrespectful teens, but the homeowner’s reaction. Brian Holloway (yes, former N.E. Patriot)...
View ArticleGood people doing a good thing, and other news
Tropical Storm Irene was more than two years ago, but the pain isn’t over for many people. Here Bob Gardinier’s story about a group of volunteers, Catholic Charities and Home Depot teaming up this week...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Model in Woodland Hills, Averill Park
Update: Eberle Real Estate Experts will host an open house at 8 Magnolia Drive from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday (3/30). I don’t usually like new houses – too big, too flashy, all “look at me, I was expensive!”...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Log cabin in Sand Lake
Remember that episode of Parks and Recreation when Ron Swanson sells his cabin? He would think this week’s house is too fancy. It’s a log cabin at 271 Old Route 66, Sand Lake. It is 1,920 square feet...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Contemporary in Sand Lake
Okay, the listing says, “house needs TLC,” and this place at 1218 Burden Lake Road in Sand Lake is definitely unique. It’s an ordinary colonial with tweaks — rounded portions with wood paneling in the...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Two-fer in Poestenkill
This week’s selection was built in 1923 as a summer getaway for one of the titans of the Collar City. The houses on the property at 240 Davitt Lake Road in Poestenkill sit on 3.64 acres above the...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Federal style in Eagle Bridge
This week’s selection is an ornate brick home in Rensselaer County. Mountainside Manor at 22420 State Route 22 in Eagle Bridge, town of Hoosick, was built in 1800 and has had only three owners. It...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Foursquare in Averill Park
A house overlooking Wynantskill Creek is this week’s selection. The house at 14 Tin Can Alley, Averill Park was built in 1920. Current owner Ken Goewey (of “what a guy” car sales fame) did an update...
View ArticleUnder contract: Sale of RenCo house to raise money for charity
The home at 21 Douglas St., Wynantskill, the subject of my Spaces cover story on Sunday, is under contract. Kevin Bailey, founder of The Sky is Not Limited, let me know today he has a buyer. The house...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Lakeside in Sand Lake
The owners of 38 Manning Way, Sand Lake, dismantled a family camp built in 1941 and reused all the parts and pieces in 1996 to create three-story, 3,900-square foot Great Camp. The owners’...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Townhouse in Rensselaer
This week’s selection is in the Valley View Townhome development in Rensselaer. It is a 1,755-square-foot end unit built in 2010 and has a number of nice upgrades: wood floors throughout the first...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Custom in the Taconic Mountains
A secluded country estate near the Massachusetts border is this week’s selection. The house, built 10 years ago by the current owners, is more than 4,000 square feet, including a furnished basement,...
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