ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — An affordable housing development in the city of Albany held a preview tour on Wednesday. The Colvin Avenue Commons consists of 63 apartments and over 4,000 sq. ft. of commercial space for a childcare center for building residents and the broader Albany community.
Officials said one bedroom apartments start as low as $829 a month but varies based on each family’s income. Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan said the location off Central Avenue is ideal.
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“This is housing that is affordable to working families, and it is in a location that as part of our Comprehensive Plan, we said we wanted to prioritize,” she said. “As a city, we talked about ensuring that we were creating density near our largest employers and near public transit. And so, this is an ideal location for that.”
Officials said sustainability was a priority for the project. The building’s heat source is a ground system designed to reduce its environmental footprint…