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Troy board discusses 73‑unit senior affordable project at Fifth Avenue; tables multiple variance requests pending further technical and planning review
Summary
The Troy Zoning Board on Jan. 8 heard plans for a 73‑unit senior affordable housing building on Fifth Avenue but tabled the application after the Planning Board, acting as lead SEQR agency, had not completed environmental review and several technical items remained unresolved.
Developers seeking to build a 73‑unit senior affordable apartment building on Fifth Avenue presented the project Jan. 8, and the Troy Zoning Board tabled the application for further coordination with planning staff, the lead agency on environmental review, and for additional technical materials.
Five Corners Development, with partner Home Leasing, described a project on a 0.83‑acre site that is heavily constrained by topography, shallow bedrock, steep slopes and historic industrial contamination. Project consultant Kelsey Carr (Abella Associates) said roughly half the parcel is effectively unbuildable because of slopes and bedrock outcroppings; the developer proposes raised ground‑floor parking and to cantilever portions of the structure over exposed bedrock to maximize buildable…
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