tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post4660086477485907417..comments2024-03-28T14:37:17.081-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: Hudson's Latest Hotel PlanCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-72335373186955508042022-01-15T08:58:52.286-05:002022-01-15T08:58:52.286-05:00Yes so much is the greater economic picture.
Yes so much is the greater economic picture. <br />Signe Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12183129751596868740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-72141421613313297082022-01-14T23:47:34.721-05:002022-01-14T23:47:34.721-05:00Another Galvan boondoggle. The powers that be will...Another Galvan boondoggle. The powers that be will roll out the red carpet for this one too, while his other properties stagnate. Cynthia Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550592770287010816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-2170766828891316422022-01-14T23:37:49.840-05:002022-01-14T23:37:49.840-05:00if it is a real hotel.
however, if it is more S...if it is a real hotel. <br /><br />however, if it is more SRO hotel rooms, woe is Hudson. j kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08669649380477390089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-55640874422037756482022-01-14T23:36:10.942-05:002022-01-14T23:36:10.942-05:00i think the per bed charge is $ 3000.00 per month ...i think the per bed charge is $ 3000.00 per month in the galvan motel. the numbers were in the proposals. there are additional charges also. <br /><br />the hotel benefits the community more --<br />more jobs for locals, more business for local businesses, more sales taxes. j kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08669649380477390089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-431677152330240182022-01-14T19:06:18.762-05:002022-01-14T19:06:18.762-05:00And this was said before they passed the STR law, ...And this was said before they passed the STR law, but no one listened. They should name the neighborhood from the hotel over to the John L Retirement home and the new City Hall (under a 100K study), "The Doofus District."P. Winslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273783030122540297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-21411860408369252022022-01-14T17:52:22.013-05:002022-01-14T17:52:22.013-05:00As long as the mayor gets that good good discount ...As long as the mayor gets that good good discount on rent, he'll crow about whatever Eric tells him to.John Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300676479057228139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-2239714542540150142022-01-14T15:11:00.057-05:002022-01-14T15:11:00.057-05:00I wonder if Galvan will rename the neighborhood ar...I wonder if Galvan will rename the neighborhood around their new hotel, as they did further east in their so-called Depot District. I heard our Mayor mention that term at his swearing in. Apparently he is fine with a developer naming a neighborhood, making it appear official, and perpetuating Galvan's "we own Hudson and do as we please" behavior. The mayor's office will crow about the hotel and how it is another of their "accomplishments." B HustonBILLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165652134301551300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-91927686246425898462022-01-14T15:04:35.098-05:002022-01-14T15:04:35.098-05:00I wonder if a lot of the conversation about housin...I wonder if a lot of the conversation about housing issues is missing the larger point, which is that most people just aren't making enough money? The national economy is so heavily skewed toward the 1% and the corporate sector that it's near impossible for working people to get by. So we look for solutions to the housing challenges faced by many, but perhaps the underlying issue is that most personal incomes are not adequate. Corporate CEO's are now making an average of 430%x the salary of their employees. The Kroger grocery store chain just raised the compensation of their chief executive to $22 million per year, while workers in the company can't even afford healthcare, and thus are now on strike. So I'm thinking that housing issues might be symptomatic of a much deeper problem-- the game has been rigged to benefit those at the top of the economic pyramid.peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15516536444700341403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-67021440631571861922022-01-14T13:40:21.646-05:002022-01-14T13:40:21.646-05:00Monica Byrne submitted this comment by email:
The...Monica Byrne submitted this comment by email:<br /><br />The Short Term Rental law has done (and will do) nothing to help the affordable housing issue, but it has made way for hotels, which have mushroomed this past year. The STR law has eliminated the only affordable lodging for visitors to Hudson, making it more of a destination for the wealthy than ever. Instead of helping to bridge the income gap, and help Hudson be more livable for all people, it has hurt the community. I know I sound like a broken record on this, but it’s just all so shortsighted. And… for anyone paying attention, a huge amount of anti STR research and lobbying is done or paid for by the Hotel lobbyists, and trade groups. Looks like they are getting their money’s worth….. Carole Osterinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-48622101747750934532022-01-14T13:13:59.614-05:002022-01-14T13:13:59.614-05:00How much does Galvan charge the county for a bed i...How much does Galvan charge the county for a bed in the Galvan motel? That's guaranteed income when they import the homeless problem from other communities to Hudson at a rate few hotels can expect in the off-season or during the week.<br /><br />There is almost zero chance the performative outrage directed at the Pocketbook Factory by the very shady Hudson/Catskill Housing Coalition and whatever other 'group' they made up on the spot was just about Pocketbook Factory. This includes the demand they take homeless vouchers.<br /><br />This 'hotel' is an effort to import poverty to Hudson, and anyone who trusts a word out of Dan Kent's mouth hasn't been paying attention.John Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300676479057228139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-1960697321183538612022-01-14T11:03:55.647-05:002022-01-14T11:03:55.647-05:00Hudson desperately needs a Planning Department wit...Hudson desperately needs a Planning Department with a salaried director!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11716001535573143773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-71675833405403945152022-01-14T10:59:13.426-05:002022-01-14T10:59:13.426-05:00Wait, what?! I thought Galvan was all about affor...Wait, what?! I thought Galvan was all about affordable housing? How does turning multiple, multiple-use buildings into STRs promote affordable housing?<br /><br />This seems to be nothing but another amateur real estate move by a guy who has all the business moxie and discipline of a trustafarian. "Hey, I see some folks have invested in hotels in Hudson, we should, too!" Getting in late in the game is the mark of the true amateur especially in a market, like RE development, where the actual development time is measured in years and almost guarantees that coattail riders get crushed by the eventual collapse of a glutted market.<br /><br />I could be wrong -- perhaps there are free tax dollars for hotel development in small Northeastern cities already having multiple hotels serving them. If there are, I'm sure this group of bloodsuckers will have sniffed them out.John K. Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658184081506566069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-73763226538685290292022-01-14T10:34:18.249-05:002022-01-14T10:34:18.249-05:00The Planning Board engaged Alta Planning to consul...The Planning Board engaged Alta Planning to consult on the Galvan project at N 7th & State. <br /><br />The document includes a map of the City's parking, along with some overall recommendations.<br /><br />For those who would question the credibility of this document, please keep in mind that Alta Planning has been around for 24 years. And, in this document, the City of Hudson benefited from the expertise of Lindsay Zefting who was the project manager on the 750-mile Empire State Trail.<br /><br />It might be on the city website, but you can read it here:<br />https://www.dropbox.com/s/0z5on0kdit26a70/Galvan%20On-street%20parking%20recommendations_Alta.pdf?dl=0PETER SPEARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377970654469835056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-78154913238847381862022-01-14T09:08:50.061-05:002022-01-14T09:08:50.061-05:00Couldn't agree more. Apparently everyone think...Couldn't agree more. Apparently everyone thinks they should have a spot right in front of the house, apartment, store, restaurant, etc that they are going to. Having to walk a little way is so terrible!MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16383337895712738766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-38819818280391873382022-01-14T07:56:50.626-05:002022-01-14T07:56:50.626-05:00What is this obsession with parking? All I see is ...What is this obsession with parking? All I see is an abundance of open spaces in the lots and on the streets. Every new project that is proposed the immediate response is "what about parking?"chip Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803425160336646167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-67026045469148604012022-01-14T01:57:38.314-05:002022-01-14T01:57:38.314-05:00It will be interesting to see if the Social Justic...It will be interesting to see if the Social Justice Warriors try to impose the same set of ridiculous contingencies on this Galvan project that they did on the Pocketbook Factory.peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15516536444700341403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-80673596064450398102022-01-13T22:20:53.124-05:002022-01-13T22:20:53.124-05:00And Galvan's other buildings, with WORK IN PRO...And Galvan's other buildings, with WORK IN PROGRESS signs on them never have anyone working on or in them. 5th and Union, the Alger House, one on lower Warren, etc. Then 2 perfectly good houses of theirs, long vacant, on 5th at Prospect. What the hell?BILLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165652134301551300noreply@blogger.com