Albany HRC offers design feedback on Grand Street housing project; no formal vote

The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Albany on Wednesday reviewed concept plans for redevelopment of five parcels on Grand Street — addressed as 70 Grand and 108–114 Grand Street in the Mansion Historic District — and provided detailed design feedback but did not issue a vote.

The commission’s comments focused on building height and massing, street context and specific exterior details such as cornice depth, stoop and railing design, window profiles and material palettes. The project team said the proposal includes a two‑story community building at 70 Grand and four three‑story brownstone‑style dwellings for 108–114, with a mix of two‑bedroom units and an accessible garden‑level one‑bedroom unit at 114.

"At 70 Grand Street, we will be doing one building, two‑story, business use for community builders, which will have a community room, fitness center, laundry room. And then on the second floor, we'll have offices, administrative aspects, and a maintenance shop in…