Keene
Real Estate
Help is on the way: Both Meadow
What is it? Four affordable cape-style homes in the hamlet of Keene. Who are the developers? The Housing Assistance Program of Essex County, along with the Town of Keene and the Keene Housing Task Force. How does it work? The land was sold at a discount to HAPEC by former...
Taking Stock of Housing: Infrastructure woes limit growth
What’s missing from the housing equation? Infrastructure, such as public sewer systems. And although the price tag is more than small towns can afford, grants are often out of reach. By land mass, the village of Speculator in the Southern Adirondacks is bigger than Buffalo. But instead of Buffalo’s...
Taking Stock of Housing: Market mayhem
Why we can’t ‘single family home our way out’ of this dilemma. Thumbing through a 2023 report underwritten by the Lake Champlain/Lake George Planning Board, Jeremy Evans, director of the Franklin County Industrial Development Agency, was stopped cold by one particular factoid: The cost of building a 1,000-square-foot home in the Adirondacks is $250,000 to $300,000.
Land trust acquires Adirondack Loj Road entranceway
“Iconic” view protected for future generations. The Adirondack Land Trust has preserved one of the most magnificent views of the High Peaks this week, buying 187 acres off Adirondack Loj Road and Route 73 just outside of Lake Placid. The property offers a vista of Mount Marcy, Algonquin Peak,...
Help is on the way: Saranac Lofts
Affordable apartments and commercial space in downtown Saranac Lake. What is it? A new two-building, 70-unit apartment and commercial-space project, including a 63-unit apartment building and a seven-unit building that includes commercial space. Where is it located? Between Broadway and Depot Street in Saranac Lake on 1.1 acres previously used...
Help is on the way: Wilmington Homestead Housing
Examples of attainable housing projects in the North Country. What is it? Six affordable townhomes on Route 86 west of the hamlet, with the potential for three more free-standing homes. What is the design? The homes will be clustered near the road, but the 10-acre parcel also fronts the Ausable...
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