Built 2025 Weekly Update
November 8 and 9, 2025

Tickets for Built 2025 are on sale NOW!

Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating incredible local artists, Albany’s breathtaking architecture, and one amazing party to kick off the season!  Enjoy an evening of special music, food, complimentary wine and beer, creative mocktails and more! 

This year’s event will be held at the stunning Emmanuel Baptist Church (275 State Street, Center Square) - a true historic gem whose soaring steeple and unique architecture will take your breath away.

Don’t miss out on HAF’s biggest fundraiser of the year on the evening of Saturday, November 8th!

Get your tickets here 

Attention Artists
The art submission deadline is 5pm on Friday, September 26th.  For the Prospectus and Entry Form, please click here.

Advocacy Update

Bath House No. 2 For Sale Through RFP
 
In case you missed it, the Bath House No. 2 on Fourth Avenue in the South End is available for sale via an RFP through the City.  

Bath House No. 2 was constructed as one of three public bath houses in the middle of the public health movement at the beginning of the 20th century when indoor plumbing was just becoming available to the general public. It was used by community members from a number of neighborhoods and surrounding towns until 2010. The building is in the South End/ Groesbeckville Historic District and eligible for tax credits. This building is also within the area eligible for some of the $200M to transform Downtown.

See the RFP here

Preservation Merit Award Spotlight

Purchase Tickets Here & Get Ready to Celebrate!

Lee Pinckney III
Lifetime Achievement Award

Lee Pinckney has had a large and long impact on preservation through out the Capital Region and New York State. Born and raised in Harlem, he grew up in public housing in a close knit family and had a passion for drawing. He attended the High School of Art & Design in mid-Manhattan and studied architecture at Syracuse University. Lee got his feet wet with rehabilitation toward the end of school working part-time at Syracuse-Onondaga County Planning Agency. After graduating, he worked at the NYS Dept. of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation as a Junior Historic Sites Restoration Coordinator administering grant programs and incentives for preserving historic buildings. Lee was proud of being an African American in this field. For the next 47 years, he would devote a major part of his life to architecture and historic preservation. In 1989, he went from public service to construction management and construction drawing development at multiple local firms including Mesick, Cohen, Waite, John G. Waite Associates, and CS Arch. Lee worked on many historic structures from Tweed Courthouse in NYC to local historic schools. In 2016, he went to work at South End Improvement Corp assisting low income homeowners repairing their older homes, utilizing Federal funds. Now, as a semi retiree, Lee takes on the occasional design project. Last, but certainly not least, Lee served on Albany’s Historic Resource Commission for over 25 years, reviewing and providing guidance for thousands of restoration and repair projects throughout Albany’s local historic districts. Lee has always been known for his forthright comments and thoughtful recommendations for building treatment, offered with a wide smile in a boisterous and passionate tone. He also served on the board of directors at Schuyler Mansion.

Join HAF in celebrating Lee's lifetime in preservation along with that of the other award winning project owners and individuals in the Class of 2025!

Preservation Merit Award Ceremony & Annual Meeting
Thursday, September 25th
at the Albany Armory, 195 Washington Avenue
5:30pm Reception
6:00pm Ceremony & Meeting

48 Hudson Update

48 Hudson Construction Update
 
We're getting down to the nitty gritty details at 48 as construction moves into the home stretch. This week HAF staff have been combing the Warehouse's tile section for floor and wall tile for our three new bathrooms, one with a shower. We're feeling the retro funk. Are you?

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