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Ten Eyck Hotel project sources


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Vanderhyden Palace, was at the southwestern corner of Maiden Lane and N. Pearl St. 1725 by Johannes Beekman. Washington Irving mentioned it in the story- Bracebridge Hall. Sunnyside (Tarrytown, New York)'s south facade is an replica and has the original iron weather vane Irving took from the Vanderhyden Palace. The palace sat next to Livingston's home.
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Second Baptist Church replaced Vanderhyden Palace. Stood until 1870. Replaced by Albany Savings Bank (Albank), which was replaced in 1971/2 by a bus stop. Maiden Lane erased.
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Was the site of the Female Academy, built in 1834 moved in 1890s, today the Albany Academy for Girls
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Tweedle Hall demolished for expansion of Ten Eyck Hotel in 1915. Ten Eyck was 15 story tall. Original hotel was west of Tweedle Hall, built in 1889.
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Livingston's Elm Tree cut down on June 15, 1877. Tweedle Hall built in 1860 replacing a pianoforte factory.
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Livingston's Elm lived for 123 years. His house sat at that corner
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Bar from the restaurant at the Ten Eyck, at more than 40 feet long. Was brought to The Depot Grille prior to demolition. Lewis Swyer, also developed One Commerce Plaza, SPAC, 80 State St, Albany Academy for Girls, Stuyvesant Plaza, Temple Beth Emeth Albany Hilton at Ten Eyck Plaza, opened 1980, then Omni Albany, and then Crowne Plaza. Hotel Albany, soon Hilton Albany. Has 386 rooms American Airlines had a ticket office at the Ten Eyck in 1945 Ten Eyck Courtyard a wireless hot spot. provided by Tech Valley Communications. Considered one of Gov Rockefeller's major projects in Albany The only major hotel downtown at the time of completion. Corning got Lee Swyer involved. The governor wanted a proper setting for guests to stay at. Corning pushed for the Ten Eyck to be demolished and for office and retail to be included along North Pearl. Governor used money from the Urban Development Corporation KD Hallmark and KD Giftbaskets, 3200 sq feet of retail in the Ten Eyck Office Building, opened in 1996 replacing Suburban Gal, closed in 1994. Suburban Gal, once up to 15 locations, had the third to last open was at Ten Eyck Office Building enclosing Ten Eyck Plaza into a wintergarden for $2 million as part of the Capitalize Albany plan Mr Charles Beautiful Shoes, space in the Ten Eyck Office Building from the beginning after having been at three locations since 1946 in the area of demolition. 1994 workers get sick from bursting heating/cooling pipes spilling chemicals on ceiling tiles and desks coolant escapes from central air unit on 12th floor Built by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) a state owned public authority. State Office of General Services (OGS) rents from the UDC. The Department of Social Services was billing the Federal govt for reimbursement of rent. Federal Govt declared that arrangement to be a sham because they dont reimburse a state agency renting from a state-owned building, only if it was from a privately owned building Walgreen's Super-Drugstore opened in 1948 at Ten Eyck's Hotel and claimed it had Albany's longest soda fountain with 23 stools State sued owners of Albany Hilton for unpaid taxes Snappy's Men's Shop, shared space with Mr Charles Beautiful Shoes, but went out of business. Suburban Gal moved from different storefront in building to share space with Mr. Charles. Hotel pays the UDC $70,000 in PILOT (Payments In Lieu Of Taxes) to the UDC instead of taxes. Deferred until profit was made. Opened in 1981. bookstore and veteran's group once held space in arcade Child daycare once at building Criticism of architecture 1927 plaque dedicated on Ten Eyck Hotel marking birthplace of Philip Livingston 17 stories, 204 feet tall, 83 State Street $45 million project not counting hotel. 16 story office tower. bank. garage. $18 million hotel, $3 million loan from UDC Kennedy mentions the Ten Eyck Hotel in Roscoe Schine Hotels ran Ten Eyck from 1945 to 1954 when sold to Sheraton. 1963 Koffman family buys from Sheraton and gives 21 year lease to Schine Elm tree corner and early history 91 State Street, also called the Woollard Building, from 1896 to 1916 was the Albany County Building; housing the county court system. Intersection of Chapel and State eliminated Ramada was in competition to be the hotel. L.A. Swyer chosen as developer. Corning regrets the destruction of the Ten Eyck super-block and calls the project "Rocky's baby" Tax PILOT agreement
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