Join us on Saturday, April 22nd at 6 pm for food, entertainment, drinks, a fantastic auction, and brand new for 2023 - ‘Windows on Albany’ (see more below).  This year’s event will be on the fourth floor of the New York State Museum (222 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY 12230) in downtown Albany.

The evening will include
- Fabulous food from BMT Catering
- Live entertainment with a 5-piece band
- Virtual auction open to all
- Wine donated by Capital Wine & Spirits Albany
- Spirits Tasting donated by New Scotland Spirits
- Beer donated  by Wolf Hollow Brewing Company
- Dessert donated by Cider Belly Doughnuts
- Photo Booth donated by Outside the Box Photobooth

All of the proceeds from this fundraiser go to our mission of preserving and protecting the architectural heritage of Albany, helping us to continue our programming, technical assistance, and advocacy

Tickets $135 for General Public, $125 for HAF Members, $85 for under 35s

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New for #Feast2023 -
Window on Albany

Custom Windows available to bid on

Historic Albany has asked individuals and groups located in Albany to create a depiction of the city via any medium (poetry, prose, architectural drawings, maps, representations of buildings/people). The only requirement? That they are created using a salvaged window from our Architectural Parts Warehouse.

These one-of-a-kind pieces will be available to bid on for attendees of the event. We will be releasing further details about the donors of these items soon.

Salvage from the
Ann Lee Nursing Home

Shaker Heritage Society

The Ann Lee Home, situated between the historic Shaker Site and the Albany International Airport was to be demolished this week.  It got a short stay of execution because of Tuesday’s impending snow storm.

And, while Historic Albany Foundation hates to see any building sit vacant for years only to see its demise via demolition, the County of Albany did reach out to us to salvage.  Our Warehouse Manager Dave Ritrovato, along with a crew of volunteers was able to go onsite this past Monday to rescue what architectural items best fit our inventory needs.
Built in the late 1920s and named for the founder of the first Shaker settlement in the United States, the Ann Lee Home has sat vacant since 2008. Despite being on the Shaker Heritage Society site, the Ann Lee Home was not built by the Shakers. And, despite its name, Ann Lee did not live there. She died at the site in 1784 and is buried just a few hundred yards away. Albany County named the nursing home as a way to honor the Shaker community’s founder.

City of Albany Self-Service
Portal Launches

The City of Albany has just released its Citizen’s Self-Service Portal, a public database of all code violations and permits at every property in the city dating back to 2017. The portal contains information on construction permits, residential occupancy permits (ROPs), code violations and more. The data updates in real time, and in the future will also allow the public to submit registrations and permits. The access the portal, follow this link and click on the QR Code at the bottom of the page: https://www.albanyny.gov/2156/Citizens-Self-Service-Portal#

Once you are in the portal, click on “Search Public Records” to search for information. Use the “MapGeo” link to identify the address if you are not sure what the address is, and click on the “CSS Information Dispute” to give us feedback on any incorrect data you see in the portal.

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