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June 1, 20163tarchitects Earns Two Preservation Merit Awards
Since 1976 Historic Albany Foundation (HAF) has given annual awards for projects, individuals and organizations that demonstrate excellence and a commitment to preservation initiatives. 2015 was no different and HAF celebrated several Albany projects for an exceptional year of preservation and historic adaptive re-use. 3tarchitects was recognized for two projects this year; 488 Broadway (The Arcade Building) and 58 North Pearl Street (Steuben Place). This makes it the 4th and 5th HAF awards respectively that 3t has been the architect on over the past several years.
The Arcade building is located at 488 Broadway, an adaptive retrofit of a five story, mixed-use downtown building featuring 60 luxury apartments with a high end retail space on the first floor. Contemporary accents add to the historic building and lend itself to an art deco feel adding to downtown’s vibrant atmosphere. Also located in the heart of downtown Albany, 58 North Pearl is a six-story building bordered by a pedestrian walkway known as Steuben Place. The historically rich structure includes 29 market rate apartments above with Steuben Street Market on the first floor. The conversion uncovered hidden details and restored the exterior to its original historic glory. Modern upgrades and contemporary finishes and amenities were added to the interior.
“We are proud to be recognized by the highly respected Historic Albany Foundation once again this year,” said Scott Townsend, Partner at 3tarchitects. “We would like to thank our clients, Fairbank Properties, Omni Development and Dawn Homes. Their trust in us and our ability to assist them in helping their vision come to life is what make these projects so successful.”
The foundation awarded sixteen preservation projects with 6 different awards. The group hosted a ceremony at their annual meeting on May 19th, from 5-7 PM. The meeting was held at Livingston School Apartments, 315 Northern Boulevard, Albany. During the ceremony photos of the award winner’s projects were shown with over 200 people in attendance.
3tarchitects was also the architectural firm for 374 Broadway, Overit Media Offices and 62, 68, and 70 Morton Avenue, all Merit Award Winners from past years. This year, the firm recently finished the Larson Building on the corner of Lark and Madison, 33 2nd Street in Troy and is currently working on the adaptive re-use of 160 Myrtle Avenue, 22 High Street in Rensselaer, 21 & 25 Second Street (Pioneer
Bank) in Troy and, as a team member, the adaptive re-use of 444 River Street also in Troy, NY. 3t is also
the architect for Sheridan Hollow Village, a 2013 ENY/AIA award winning project for the planning of 8
city blocks in a distressed neighborhood found directly adjacent to the historic fabric of Downtown
Albany. When completed this summer, 37 new buildings, housing 87 residential units with street level
commercial spaces and urban parkland will emerge.
Geoffrey MacDonald, partner at 3tarchitect added, “We take great pride in being recognized by our
peers and by organizations of such great standing. Thank you to Historic Albany Foundation for
continuing to recognize historic buildings and transformative projects.”
