Yesterday I toured the almost completed AP Lofts in Buffalo, NY. I am so proud of this beautiful and challenging project, and so proud to be part of the Larkinville community. #KCG Companies #BuffaloRising #historicpreservation #adaptivereuse #affordableh…https://t.co/5kzjgdQnTH

— Stacy Kaplowitz (@stacykap) November 20, 2018

June 30, 2018 - An "Affordable Housing" Project ? One reads in a City of Utica CDBG document, "...by the Utica Municipal Housing Authority (UMHA). To this project, the City of Utica committed $500,000 in HOME Funds several years ago. However, due to the size of the project and issues with State funding, the project did not break ground until late 2017. The first units are expected to be occupied by Fall 2018. The Johnson Park Phase VI will be completed near the end of 2018 and will provide 8 new units with a percentage dedicated to the chronically homeless. Other large-scale affordable housing projects, such as the Globe Mill project in West Utica and the Hotel Street project in Bagg's Square, are still on hold in a similar state for similar reasons. The Globe Mill project is looking to move forward at this time, though no HOME funding has been requested or awarded as of this writing." Ref.

February 16, 2018 -Coming Soon! Lofts at Globe Mill Landsman Real Estate Services, Inc. has recently contracted to manage the LOFTS AT GLOBE MILLS redevelopment, Utica, NY. This is an exciting project to be developed by KCG Development, based in Carmel, Indiana.

January 3, 2018 -Wealthier renters fill apartment market Maria McNiel, building manager at Primo Property Management, stated, “It’s definitely something that is in desperate need in downtown Utica with the growth of everything going on downtown in Utica,” she said before listing five loft projects around the city. “You can tell that this trend is definitely here to stay. This is what people want in this area.”

December 1, 2017 -Developers hope to begin new West Utica apartments in summer Indianapolis-based KCG Development is continuing redevelopment of 811-827 Court St. — which once housed textile mills and the former SUNY College of Technology — into 130 loft apartments along with additional commercial space. The firm purchased the property in September for $1.5 million, according to the city Assessor’s Office.

March 11, 2017 - Old Textile Mill in Utica's Brewery District to be Transformed Into Loft (Video) An old textile mill in the city of Utica will soon be transformed into loft apartments. The Globe Woolen Company Mill campus in Utica's Brewery District includes several buildings on a six-acre lot. Most of the buildings were erected in the 1870s and still exist today.

March 8, 2017 -Globe Mills development grows closer

March 8, 2017 - New bars add variety to Varick Street, Brewery District “Development is certainly progressing in the neighborhood with the continued construction on the Irish Cultural Center, which will bring more of a family focus to that area, and plans continue to be developed for the rehab of the former Globe Mill building into over (120) units of mixed-income housing, which I think will certainly add to the development of the brewery district,” said Brian Thomas, Utica’s commissioner of urban and economic development.

June 9, 2016 - - West Utica’s Globe Mills site could become housing Indianapolis-based KCG Development is looking to transform the three-building complex at 811-827 Court St. into about 131 apartments. The company has the property under contract and hopes to close on a deal this fall, said Anthony Ceroy, vice president of development with the firm. The project is expected to cost about $32 million and is expected to consist of a combination of market rate and affordable housing. The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., which occupies about 36,000 square feet in one of the buildings, is expected to stay at their location. “Our timeline as it stands right now would have us ... closing and initiating construction in the fall of this year,” Ceroy said, “and then I think, given the size of the complex, I think you’d be talking about a 15- to 18-month development timeline.” Attorney Murray Kirshtein, who owns the property, had no comment when asked about the potential development.

October 18, 2015 - Globe Woolen Mills Building in Utica added to state historic register The Globe Woolen Mills building in Utica will be added to the state’s register of historic places, reports Assemblyman Anthony J, Brindisi. The existing building replaced earlier structures that were destroyed by fire in 1871. At one point the textile mills employed more than 1,100 workers who operated 166 looms. Today the Globe Mills building is a key part of the revitalized West Utica Brewery District and is home to several successful businesses,” Brindisi said. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (PDF)

March 31, 2015 - Radio show (Lite 98.7) host Eric Meier teameds up with Folklorist P.W. Creighton to Explore the historic globe mill haunts & legends.

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National Park Service

DEC Fact Sheet: Brownfield Cleanup

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April 1, 2019 - Broad Street: Loft project launches at 310 Broad St. in Utica

November 13, 2015 - Artspace: Developer seeks Utica buildings to house artists, studios Representatives of Artspace Projects Inc., a nonprofit developer of affordable spaces for artists and creative workers, spent Wednesday and Thursday touring the city and meeting with artists, city officials and the public. The visit continues today. The visit, funded by a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties and $5,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds, comes as the Minneapolis-based group is looking into the possibility of finding a space in the city.

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