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Community Builders presents 'Mansion Initiative' for Grand Street; planning board grants negative declaration
Summary
Community Builders proposed four new affordable townhouses and a tenant/community hub at 70 and 108–114 Grand Street, requested an administrative lot‑coverage adjustment, and the board voted a negative declaration under environmental review to move the project forward.
Community Builders told the Albany City Planning Board Tuesday that it plans to build four new affordable, contextual townhouses and a tenant‑management community hub on a cluster of parcels at 70 and 108–114 Grand Street as part of a broader “Mansion Initiative” to revitalize the block.
Bennett Balmer, project manager with Community Builders, said the project would add a tenant amenities hub at 70 Grand Street with laundry, community space and management offices and would replace lots at…
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