Urban Co-Works is growing again in Schenectady. The firm has agreed to lease an additional 1,859 square feet at 430 Franklin St. across from city hall, next to the Jay Street Marketplace, a pedestrian mall downtown. The expansion will provide nine more private offices, boosting the total to 46 offices and nearly 15,000 square feet of flexible workspace, the company announced. The building, known as The Benjamin, is owned by Spraragen Partners. The new offices are expected to

Developers hope Our World Montessori's move will help prevent the town from becoming a "childcare desert" By H.R. Schneider,Staff Writer NISKAYUNA — Childcare facility Our World Montessori will be getting a newer, larger home this September in Niskayuna Commerce Park. The $2.45 million project will offer more space and allow for increased enrollment. Developers say it’s also a means for improving childcare access following daycare closures in the past year that created a “chi

Construction recently started on the new childcare facility at 46 Commerce Park Drive in Niskayuna. Local approvals and permitting were expedited for construction to finish by September, when the school's current lease ends. It is Niskayuna’s first newly constructed, licensed childcare facility in more than 20 years.

“This is a bigger investment than just doing a building. We look at it as creating stability for families and strengthening our community.”