Category Archives: Construction Planning

By Jennifer Farnsworth
The condo market in Saratoga has been thriving over the past decade. Robert Bucher Jr.’s company, Design Logic Associates PC, is planning a condo development on a half-acre lot on Henry Street in Saratoga Springs that he says will be a type of condo that Saratoga has not seen before.
The project is at 128 Henry St.
“This project is different in terms of style. These condos will be very modern and unlike anything else in the city,” he said.

By Rachel Phillips
After years of growth, Saratoga Eagle Sales and Service is expanding its Saratoga warehouse.
Saratoga Eagle Sales and Service is a beverage distributor, which delivers products to restaurants, pubs, convenience stores, grocery stores, concert venues and other retailers all over the area.
Currently, they provide service in counties from Albany, Schoharie and Rensselaer all the way up to Franklin County.
Recently, the company acquired Plattsburgh Distributing in Clinton County, prompting the need for more storage space, officials said. The warehouse, located at 45 Duplainville Road in Saratoga Springs, will be expanded 30,000 square feet, and will then encompass a total of 165,000 square feet to help meet increased demand.

by Andrea Palmer
The Saratoga Housing Authority is partnering with Norstar Development on a 63-unit affordable workforce housing project in Saratoga Springs.
When Paul Feldman took over as authority executive director he was asked to serve on a task force to address the affordable housing needs in the city. As the task force started looking, there was not much available land on which to develop housing.
“I realized I had some land already owned by the Housing Authority, under a declaration of trust, that we could develop. We had three acres of land behind the Stonequist high-rise. It was basically going unused other than a picnic area out there for Stonequist residents, and some community gardens,” said Feldman.

By Jill Nagy

The land is cleared and the footings and foundations are going in for a new luxury condominium development at 116 West Ave. about a mile west of downtown Saratoga Springs. 

When completed, West Condominiums will include 34 two-bedroom residences, 4,100 square feet of retail space, and amenities including a rooftop swimming pool and underground parking.

The developers are waiting for final approval of their offering plan from the Office of the Attorney General, according to Scott Varley, a licensed real estate broker with the Scott Varley Team Keller Williams Capital District, who is marketing the project. If all goes well, a model unit will be available in about a year, he said. 

By Jill Nagy

The large Victorian gothic building on Washington Street, once a church, stands empty except for construction workers. However, Teddy Foster, campaign director for the Universal Preservation Hall, which now owns the building, can already see it as the home of a 700-seat theater-in-the-round, a year-round venue for performances and community events.

Furthermore, the campaign she heads is within $300,000 of meeting its $5.5 million goal to pay for this phase of the transformation.

The theater, with a 45-foot-high ceiling, will occupy the second floor of the building. Community space and an atrium will be on the lower floor.

By Greg Hitchcock

It all started with a sawmill. In 1827, Captain Isaac Henry Curtiss built his sawmill on Charlton Road and by it’s 125th anniversary in 2015, Curtis Lumber Co. grew to over 600 employees in 21 locations in New York and northern Vermont.

It had $200 million in sales in 2018, according to the company.

Aside from selling materials, part of the company’s effort goes to working with builders and design teams to see what projects are going on and how Curtis Lumber can help them.

Margie Miller, architectural representative for Curtis Lumber, said the company’s success couldn’t have happened without a strong, knowledgeable sales team and good customer service from the Curtis Lumber team.

By Christine Graf

Construction of Maple Leaf Childcare Center’s new building at 41 Werner Road in Halfmoon is nearing completion. 

The facility is tentatively scheduled to open in mid-April. It is being built by Clifton Park’s Puro Construction and financed by 1st National Bank of Scotia.

The Werner Road center will be Maple Leaf’s seventh location. They operate three centers in Malta as well as one in Guilderland, Glenville, and Rotterdam.