Once again the uniformed nayboobs take to throwing rocks without any real knowledge of the situation. It was the veterans group that FAILED to follow through -- despite the efforts of a number of officials who interceeded at the local level. This happens has happened before with development proposals. And not just in Schenectady but in every city and town across the country. A person or group of persons has an idea for a project, local officials bed over backwards trying to help get the project "off the ground" and then the person or persons with the idea doesn't follow through. The reason(s) for the failure to follow through run the gamut from lack of finances to go ahead with the project to even loss of interest in pursuing a project to even the death of one of the principals involved in the proposal. Th nayboobs want to try to score points and blame local officials. But once again the nayboobs don't know what the hell they are even talking about.
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ROTTERDAM : Offi cials to seek Draper School plans Veterans lack proof of funding BY JUSTIN MASON Gazette Reporter County officials will begin marketing the former Draper School building after the Disabled American Veterans failed to produce proof of financing to transform the increasingly derelict property into special housing. In early February, the county’s Metroplex Development Authority asked the organization to offer the proof within 90 days and to formally take title to the property within 120 days. But the veterans remained uncommitted to either deadline, prompting Metroplex to look elsewhere for redevelopment options. “We’re showing the building to other developers,” Metroplex chairman Ray Gillen said Tuesday. Gillen said state DAV commander Tom Reiter indicated that his organization was able to proceed with their plans. The DAV had planned a $25 million project to renovate the school into 120 apartments for combat veterans over the age of 55. The redevelopment of the long- dormant building that housed the International Charter School of Schenectady was announced in December 2011, when county offi cials made a deal with the DAV to foreclose on the building and partially clear the $163,226 in back taxes that accrued over a three-year period. Metroplex authorized $50,000 to be used toward payment of the outstanding taxes, the veterans agreed to match the amount with $60,000 and the county Legislature agreed to waive the remaining liability. At the time, Reiter was optimistic that the project would begin shortly and indicated the organization already had a developer in line to start the renovation. But in the months that followed, the veterans made no discernible progress to pay the match and take title to the property. Contacted in February, Reiter said that his organization was still highly interested in the site but declined to discuss when the veterans would take control of the property. He could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Metroplex is now taking steps to ensure the property is secure. Gillen said the authority has lined up a contractor to “button up” the building better at a cost of $37,000 — funding that will come from the county’s Capital Resource Corp. “If you’re going to have a chance to redevelop that building, you have to preserve it,” he said. The property is still technically owned by the defunct charter school, which no longer exists. First Niagara Bank, the fi nancial institution that held the charter school’s mortgage, has since written off the loss and yielded its lien on the property. County officials won’t foreclose on the property, since there’s no developer to take title and no clear project to rehabilitate the building in sight. Gillen said Metroplex lawyers are now exploring the bizarre legal limbo surrounding the property. The 94,000-square-foot building is located in a densely populated neighborhood — something that sparked complaints from surrounding homeowners when the charter school started occupying the property in 2006. Some residents living near the structure complained about the quality-of-life impact the school had among the surrounding homes. The charter school, however, was short lived. After only two years, state officials declined to renew the school’s charter, citing poor academic performance. The charter school staff essentially abandoned the property after its final classes concluded in June 2008. Since that time, the structure has suffered from burst pipes, squatters and repeated vandalism, including a small fi re.
JUST BECAUSE SISSY SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO...BUT HE THINKS IT DOES!!!!! JUST BECAUSE MC1 SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO!!!!!
do you see whats been marching up broadway hill and guilderland ave as they empty out the city?
the city won't be able to fix the poor.....it never has because the county just keeps shuffling them around and guess where that dumping ground will be?
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do you see whats been marching up broadway hill and guilderland ave as they empty out the city?
the city won't be able to fix the poor.....it never has because the county just keeps shuffling them around and guess where that dumping ground will be?
When you foreclose on over 500 properties a year the residents are forced to relocate.
the truth of the matter is..............the METROPLEX/GILLEN tried to market the beast to developers and clearly there were no takers. That is why it's up for auction!!!
and the METROPLEX/GILLEN invested almost $40K (that we know of) to 'button up' the bldg............only to auction it off to the lowest bidder!!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
If we'd only known. Draper sold for $25,000. We Grads could have thrown in a few dollars & bought it. But then what? I hope the future bodes well for the old building which holds so many fond fond memories & few not so fond. It all remains to be seen. Like the Old shoe with so many children it didn't know what to do....I'm sure it can be used to do some good
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
I've been noticing a trend, in the city, places that allegedly sold at auction, and it looks as if nobody ever took possession of them. I don't get it, because as far as I know, you have to have a cash deposit to bid. We shall see what we shall see, I guess.
I've been noticing a trend, in the city, places that allegedly sold at auction, and it looks as if nobody ever took possession of them. I don't get it, because as far as I know, you have to have a cash deposit to bid. We shall see what we shall see, I guess.
I thought that changed......I was told that you just needed a pre-approval/qualification letter from a bank....no?
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
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