Planning board accepts application to convert 80 Fourth Street to 12 residential units, schedules August hearing

Kyle Engstrom of ME Studio Architects told the Troy City Planning Board that the owner of 80 Fourth Street seeks approval to convert an existing mixed‑use building (one ground‑floor commercial space and three apartments) into a total of 12 residential units while retaining ground‑floor commercial space. He said the project includes work on a separate rear carriage house structure that will hold four units and that the Zoning Board of Appeals has granted an area variance for that rear structure. The board declared the proposal an unlisted action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, made a negative declaration, and voted that the application is…