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Colonie Center changes hands

Investment firm vows new investments and new tennants

Colonie Center has been purchased by an investment firm.

Dementia care pitched for Colonie

64-bed facility would focus on creating home-like setting for patients

Peregrine Assisted Living, based out of Syracuse, is looking to build an assisted adult home with a focus on dementia care at 5 South Family Drive in Colonie. Representatives from the Hershberg & Hershberg engineering firm described a sketch plan to the Colonie Planning Board Tuesday, March 26, for a 35,000-square-foot, one-story memory enhancement facility.

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‘Development’ key word in Glenmont

Housing, shopping, traffic on minds of residents and town officials

Many in Bethlehem see the Glenmont area as primed for growth, but some who live there told town officials at a recent community forum they are concerned about the rate of development in the hamlet, and with the traffic that comes along with it

Dick’s confirmed for Shoppes

Sporting good retailer first new business to join Latham Circle revitalization project

As the old Latham Circle Mall is destroyed, the first new tenant for the shopping center that will replace it has come forward: Dick’s Sporting Goods.

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Tech tenant taxes a hot topic

Decision delayed on abatement for Breonics, potential Vista occupant

An expected decision on tax breaks for the first tech tenant at the Vista Technology Campus was delayed when the developer couldn’t make an Industrial Development Agency meeting.

Steakhouse sets its sights on Wolf Road

Planning Board sees no problems with LongHorn’s initial presentation

Sketch plans for a LongHorn Steakhouse were presented to the Colonie Planning Board on Tuesday, March 12. The 6,266-square-foot restaurant would be the first of its chain to make its way to the Capital District – the nearest franchise is in Newburgh – and it would settle in at 206-208 Wolf Road, next to the Best Western Hotel.

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Demolition begins on Latham Circle Mall

Demolition began Tuesday, March 12, on the rundown Latham Circle Mall, paving the way for construction for The Shoppes at Latham Circle.

Target age subject of apartment review

Murray Manor Apartments would be for 55-and-up

Members of the Colonie Planning Board have reservations about an apartment complex proposed to be built on Boght Road after learning the developer’s intended tenant demographic.

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New Scotland advances proactive rezoning plan

Town considers zoning changes to fit landscape and community

New Scotland has more than 515 acres zoned for industrial use, but industry isn’t exactly booming in the rural town. The industrial classification stems from land’s proximity to the railroad tracks, but a significant portion isn’t suited for large industrial usage.

Planning Board talks CAP COM traffic

Colonie seeks connector road to relieve Wolf Road traffic

The Colonie Planning Board is asking engineers working on a new CAP COM Federal Credit Union headquarters off of Wolf Road to find the best solution to reduce traffic congestion.

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Tech company named for Vista

First interested tenant will seek tax breaks, bring 44 jobs

Bethlehem's Vista Technology Campus may soon have its first technology tenant.

Mabey’s in Latham to expand storage units

Plans submitted for 400 new units across three buildings on Route 9

Mabey’s Moving and Storage has hopes to expand its location on Route 9 in Latham by roughly 400 storage units in three new buildings.

Town weighs expanding development notification

Petition circulates to have more neighbors notified of impending projects

Colonie officials are considering an amendment to the town code that would expand neighbor notification requirements for developers after receiving complaints from concerned citizens.

Group wants racing considered in casino talks

Saratoga Racing says destination of casino money must be decided

While Saratoga Springs leaders are anxious to see Saratoga Casino and Raceway chosen as one of seven permanent casino sites that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing, their main concern is protecting the horse racing industry and the revenue it brings in to the state.

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GloFo submits new fab plans

Chipmaker tinkering with building a second factory

GlobalFoundries submitted an amendment to its Planned Development District (PDD) in the Luther Forest Technology Campus to the town of Malta earlier this month in anticipation of the development of a second computer chip manufacturing plant.