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County moves to lease 1 Broadway Center, citing space, parking and revenue benefits; parking deal secured with Metroplex

5711474 · September 3, 2025
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Schenectady County committees approved forwarding a lease framework to move many county offices into 1 Broadway Center and authorized a companion parking agreement with Metroplex Development Authority.

Schenectady County officials presented and moved forward a lease framework to relocate many county functions to 1 Broadway Center, a 158,000-square-foot office building, and approved a companion parking agreement with Metroplex Development Authority.

Ray Gillen, chair of Metroplex, and County Manager Rory Fluman described the proposal as a strategic consolidation to replace the county—9s aging courthouse-adjacent county building. Gillen said the RFP process produced 1 Broadway Center as the selected site because it offers substantially more space than the current county building (about 158,000 square feet versus roughly 60,000) and large adjacent parking assets. "You are able to keep and grow the office of court administration lease which now pays…

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