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10/14/2025 - PHNA sends a letter to Albany County Executive Daniel P. McCoy asking “Why these buildings, why now?” and shares the support for the Our Community Re-Imagines Saint Rose statement. See our press release below:
PRESS RELEASE October 14, 2025
On the future of the Saint Rose campus:
Pine Hills NA gains support - asks County Executive “Why these buildings and why now?”
Albany. NY– Established over 50 years ago, the Pine Hills Neighborhood Association’s mission is to preserve and improve conditions that make the Pine Hills neighborhood a viable and pleasant place to reside, work and enjoy life.
The former College of Saint Rose campus has the potential to be a vibrant, safe, multigenerational space that welcomes visitors and residents of Albany County and throughout the greater Capital Region. The Pine Hills Neighborhood Association (PHNA) fully supports the Reimagine Saint Rose process currently underway.
Today, PHNA announced that 10 organizations and 375 individuals have signed onto their statement urging the Albany County Pine Hills Land Authority to complete their redevelopment plan before selling any properties. The following organizations have signed the PHNA statement: League of Women Voters of Albany County, the Council of Albany Neighborhood Associations (CANA), Beverwyck NA, Center Square NA, West Hill NA, Helderberg NA, Mansion NA, Delaware Area NA, Park South NA and Washington Park NA.
In a September 10th letter to the members of the Albany County Pine Hills Land Authority Board (the current owners of the Saint Rose campus), PHNA Vice President Leah Golby reminded the Land Authority, “In the nearly two years since the College announced it would be closing, we have heard over and over again that there is a strong desire among community members to put Saint Rose properties on the tax rolls and contribute to our tax base, easing tax burdens of Albany residents.” Meanwhile, the offer the Land Authority received from the County Executive seeking to purchase five properties was for only 64% of the recently appraised value of those properties, and would not put any property back on the tax rolls.
Today Roslyn Jefferson, Chair of the PHNA Committee on the Future Reuse of the Campus at the College of Saint Rose sent a letter to the County Executive with questions about the vision for the use of the buildings while reiterating concerns about the campus turning into an office park. This letter reminded the County Executive of the desire to put properties back on the tax rolls. She wrote, “PHNA vigorously supports a moratorium on the sale of any buildings by the Authority until after the Reimagine Saint Rose process is complete and a final report is issued. The full potential of the campus cannot be determined before then, and the public must first have the opportunity to be heard and learn of the vision for the campus and prospective uses for all buildings. We expect—and the community deserves—a transparent process with meaningful input before any purchases proceed.”
The letter continued, “Why these buildings and why now? It is not clear why a purchase offer is urgent right now, nor whether the County has specific, well-conceived plans for these five buildings.” The letter goes on to ask several questions about the plans for each of the buildings.
Ms. Jefferson closed the letter stating, “PHNA is committed to being a collaborative partner to the County and the Authority in shaping the future of the Saint Rose campus. We encourage you to draw upon our knowledge and lived experience of our neighborhood and of the Saint Rose campus. Pine Hills Neighborhood Association asks that you and your team further consider the stakes for those of us who have chosen to live and invest in Pine Hills. Long after plans are developed and decisions are made and implemented, neighbors in Pine Hills will live with the results.”
See the attached full letter to the County Executive from the Pine Hills Neighborhood Association. The letter will be linked to this page later today.
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9/10/2025 - PHNA sends a letter to the Albany County Pine Hills Land Authority asking that they pause all sales until after the Reimagine Saint Rose process is completed and the report is submitted
7/10/2025 - Our Community Re-imagines Saint Rose
7/10/2025 - [PDF] Our Community Re-imagines Saint Rose
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