Multi-Family Residential Expansion on Front Street
Schenectady
Summary
Neighbors packed the hearing worried the 60-unit project will flood, jam narrow side streets, and erode the historic character of East Front Street. The commission approved it anyway, but with conditions, noting multi-family housing is allowed there by right.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
Adds 60 rental units to the housing stock; rents planned as market rate.
Renters and the applicant get new market-rate housing near downtown and the river trail.
Nearby homeowners fear flooding, traffic, and loss of neighborhood character.
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