OUT OF SPACE Over the years and with refined techniques, STS Steel has shown a craftsmanship in its work that landed it bigger and more profitable projects. These are the qualities that allow a business to expand. Except STS Steel has run out of space. It’s now landlocked. The company fi led a summons in early June in state Supreme Court against the developer of the former Alco site for allegedly blocking access to property it’s had access to for 23 years. The Gazette wrote about the dispute, and Tabolt declined to discuss the lawsuit for this story. But he did address the steel fabrication company’s future. “I don’t think we’re going to be able to expand here,” he said from his second-story office inside of Building 304. It overlooks an expanse of industrial land that’s used up. Construction vehicles sit on the property, and random steel components lie on dirt patches. After its other building was demolished, it had to pull the steel from that building out. Some of it is fi nished product that needs to be shipped; some is raw material coming in for the next job. “It created a little bit of a mess in the backyard,” said Tabolt. After 23 years in the community, STS Steel wants to stick around. Work is steady as usual, if not more abundant. “You can see right now that things have developed to where we’re not going to be able to expand,” he said, looking out the window from his office, “so that concern has actually become a reality now. Whatever we could buy or lease, we’re already doing.” As the mounds of fill next door are leveled off in the coming year and a multistory hotel and riverside apartment complex go up, Tabolt is hoping for the best. “I’m hoping that we can work together to achieve the development that they would like to see, while preserving our company’s strong history that we’ve had here,” he said. “And part of that strong history is not just the good jobs that we’ve created, but we’ve been good citizens here, as well. I feel like we’re part of the community, and more than just a job count.”
McC, Gillen, and the DEMS are preventing a long established business from expanding.
WHY are we NOT surprised????????
They will probably have to move if demand grows. And the good jobs will go away, And low paid maids and lawn mowers will replace it.
So, another government hotel. That will make how many government hotels in the city? How many?
Speaking of government hotels, how are they doing? Isn't Parker in bankruptcy?
And, what is the occupancy rate of the hotel on State & Clinton????? You know, the hotel owned by the multimillionaires whose property taxes on the building are paid by the financially struggling homeowners in the city whose incomes are typically $35,000 a year??????
So, just what IS the occupancy rate?
The FACT that the hotel was built with taxpayer money and the FACT that these millionaires are exempt from paying their taxes, and the FACT the FACT that the financially struggling homeowners pay the taxes of this hotel which results in the FACT that the homeowners pay almost the highest taxes in the whole country, and the FACT that the values of the homeowners homes are plummeting DRASTICALLY, means that the occupancy rate MUST be published and actually should be so on a weekly basis.
So, were is McC and Gillen forthcoming with a DETAILED breakdown about that Hilton Hotel. What are they covering up?
By the way, I happened to go over to Proctors to buy tickets our office was giving as a gift for a retirement. It was daytime, near lunch. Why were there few seemingly working people walking around downtown? Why did it seem most were street people, mental cases, and guys with no shirts but droopy drawers? Oh, and the many late teens, maybe 20-something girls with the strollers and kids in tow while they yell, and I do mean yell, at their (kid)s with their potty mouths, like "I'm gonna slap your mother f*n' a** when we git home!" or the so called adults talking to each other, "you know you can tell that b*tch to f*k off," and "your ma b*tch girl" etc. This is what downtown is attracting?
By the way, perhaps someone can enlighten me as to why the so many upstairs/upper floors of all these taxpayer paid/tax exempt buildings down there clearly do not have occupants in them? I'm NOT talking about buildings in the midst of being worked on with taxpayer money, but the ones that are all finished! Why why even street level has many vacancies.
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Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
Even the Days Inn on Nott Terrace looks like a ghost town holdout. Nothing but skanks and unsuspecting out of towners go there. I wouldn't park my car there at night
Metrograft and the city have proven time and time again that they couldn't run a lemonade stand and show a profit but continue to blow millions of dollars on projects that FAIL.
Not to fear.......you can bet that there is already a 'sweet deal' in progress! There always is when this crap hits the gazetto! Thecity don't want a steel company right near a multimillion dollar development. I'm sure they are already in talks if not a solution. The METROPLEX/GILLEN, MCMAYOR MACHINE.......will play it like they came in and saved JOBS!! Look for a relocation to a property near you!!!
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“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Is Galesi trying to ride STS Steel out of Schenectady on a rail?
Thank you, Bethany Bump, for the fascinating and insightful report on STS Steel (July 1), an innovative and successful steel fabrication company based in Schenectady. Driving by the company’s headquarters at the old American Locomotive Company (ALCO) site, various steel creations can be seen awaiting their final destiny as parts of bridges or buildings, piquing our curiosity and reminding us that Schenectady can still make things. Several years ago, ALCO was sold to the Galesi Group, a complex transaction involving, among others, Metroplex Development Authority, which acted as lead agency for the required environmental impact study [EIS]. During the public comment period, STS Steel raised concerns, including whether its leased warehouse would be demolished. Most of these questions went unanswered, except the one about their warehouse: Galesi demolished it, along with all the other historic ALCO buildings. Ms. Bump’s story explained that because STS Steel’s warehouse — a historic building they described as uniquely suited to its large-scale needs — was demolished, steel and fabricated products now lay out in the open. STS also had legal easements allowing it to use ALCO’s roads. Apparently, these are now null and void. This has left the steel company landlocked and unable to grow its business in its current location. STS would like to expand, but is now in court with Galesi, who is “allegedly blocking access to property [STS] has had access to for 23 years.” The 2010 EIS included light industry as a permitted, non-conforming use in ALCO’s proposed redevelopment. Did this include STS Steel? The latest Galesi plans call for mixed use. Hotels, retail and upscale housing are just some of the ideas that have been proposed. Galesi should have kept STS informed of its evolving redevelopment plans, especially if light industry will no longer be permitted. If STS is forced to move, an alternative location in Schenectady County should be found for it, and it should receive incentives at least as generous as those Galesi is receiving to redevelop the ALCO site. STS Steel has been in Schenectady for over two decades, employs 60 people in highly skilled jobs, and generates millions in revenue. Wages earned from STS jobs feed the local economy. There is nothing more important to Schenectady’s economic viability than retaining companies like STS Steel. It would be terribly ironic if STS — a successful company with a proven track record — was squeezed out of Schenectady in order to make room for speculative economic development at the ALCO site.
Dirty smokestack businesses must yield to high tech bars and nightclubs and shops... all dreamed up in the central planners' minds
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