Photos: Crossgates Mall breaks ground on Hotel
On Wednesday morning, Crossgates Mall broke the ground for the new 192-room hotel which will open up in Fall of 2018.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Dirt flies as officials break ground Tuesday for the new Hilton hotel next to Crossgates Mall in Guilderland. From left are: Guilderland Supervisor Peter Barber, with Councilwoman Patricia Slavick behind him; Stephen Congel, chief executive officer of Pyramid, Crossgates’ parent company; Allen Maples, president of M&T Bank, which is bonding the project; Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy; Mark Grimm, Albany County legislator from Guilderland; Jacqueline Coons, Guilderland’s acting chief building and zoning inspector; Paul Miller, Albany County legislator from Guilderland; attorney William Young; and Michelle Viola-Straight, president of the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Unveiling: Michael Gately, general manager of Crossgates Mall, right, and Jennifer Smith, marketing director, pull away a cloth to reveal a drawing of the new hotel planned for Route 20 in Guilderland, next to the mall. The unveiling took place Wednesday morning at a press conference. The five-story Hilton hotel will have 192 rooms and is slated to open in the fall of 2018. The bottom two floors will be “Tru,” a “midscale brand,” and the top three stories will house “Homewood Suites,” an “upscale all-suite brand”; this is the first Hilton dual-branded project, according to Smith.