S 1613: Directs empire state development, in conjunction with the office of general services, to create a plan to develop mixed-use commercial and residential property on a certain portion of the Harriman campus; directs such plan to be completed and made available for public comment no later than 180 days after the effective date; directs empire state development, in conjunction with the office of general services, to create a master plan for the redesign of the Harriman campus; directs that such plan be completed and made available for public comment no later than one year after the effective date.
The bill aims to revitalize the Harriman Campus in Albany, New York. Empire State Development, in conjunction with the Office of General Services, will create a development plan to convert 7 acres of the campus into mixed-use commercial and residential property. This plan must be available for public comment within 180 days of the bill's effective date. Additionally, the bill requires the creation of a master plan for the redesign of the Harriman Campus. The plan should include identifying sites for mixed-use commercial and retail development, repurposing or redesigning the ring road surrounding the campus, and analyzing parking needs in surface lots. The plan must prioritize integrating the campus with surrounding neighborhoods, developing workforce and low-to-middle-income housing, and infrastructure for multi-modal transportation. The master plan must be available for public comment…
| Jun. 01, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Jun. 01, 2026 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 01, 2026 | PASSED SENATE |
| May. 14, 2026 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| May. 13, 2026 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1613 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel- opment and Small Business AN ACT directing empire state development, in conjunction with the office of general services, to create plans for the development of mixed-use commercial and residential property on a certain portion of the Harriman campus, and for redesign of the Harriman campus The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this act, the following 2 terms shall have the following meanings: 3 1. "Harriman campus" means the W. Averell Harriman state office build- 4 ing campus located in Albany, New York. 5 2. "Wadsworth project" means the project under which 27 acres of the 6 Harriman campus are, at the time of this act's effective date, targeted 7 for development of the department of health's new Wadsworth center 8 public health laboratory. 9 § 2. Mixed-use property at Harriman campus. 1. Empire state develop- 10 ment in conjunction with the office of general services, shall create a 11 development plan under which 7 acres of the portion of the Harriman 12 campus targeted for the Wadsworth project shall be developed into mixed- 13 use commercial and residential property. 14 2. Empire state development, in conjunction with the office of general 15 services, shall complete the development plan created under subdivision 16 one of this section, and make such development plan available for public 17 comment, no later than 180 days after the effective date of this act. 18 § 3. Redesign of Harriman campus. 1. Empire state development, in 19 conjunction with the office of general services, shall create a master 20 plan for a redesign of the Harriman campus. Such a plan shall include 21 but not be limited to: (a) the identification of sites on the Harriman 22 campus for mixed-use commercial and retail development; (b) the repur- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04260-02-5S. 1613 2 1 posing or redesign of portions of the ring road surrounding the campus; 2 and (c) an analysis of parking needs in surface lots. 3 2. The master plan created under subdivision one of this section shall 4 prioritize: (a) the identification of opportunities to increase the 5 integration and connectivity of the Harriman campus with surrounding 6 neighborhoods in the city of Albany; (b) the development of workforce 7 and low-to-middle-income housing; and (c) the development of infrastruc- 8 ture needed to further the utilization of multi-modal transportation. 9 3. Empire state development, in conjunction with the office of general 10 services, shall complete the master plan created under subdivision one 11 of this section and make such master plan available for public comment 12 no later than one year after the effective date of this act. 13 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.