The Village of Richfield Springs, New York, is awarded $9.1 million for water systems improvements by the State, Governor Kathy Hochul has announced. The grant is intended to protect clean, healthy water and alleviate the burden of critical infrastructure projects on ratepayers in small, rural communities across the state.

THE BANK LOFTS—at 118 W Main Street in Richfield Springs, New York—welcomes the public for an Open House tour on Friday, September 20, 2024, from 4 PM to 6 PM. Project owners Faith E. Gay and Francesca Zambello, architect Juhee Lee-Hartford of River Architects, and builder Josh Edmonds of Simple Integrity will take guests behind the scenes of the award-winning Phius Design Certified renovation project, which transformed a vacant bank building into a fossil-fuel-free, mixed-use multifamily residence with 9 rental apartments and ground-floor commercial space.

Passive House Accelerator’s new Reimagine Buildings video tour goes on site with the team from THE BANK LOFTS—a NYSERDA-award-winning, Phius Design Certifed mixed-use retrofit project in a Central New York village ready to be rediscovered by a new generation. Meet owners Faith E. Gay and Francesca Zambello, architect Juhee Lee-Hartford of River Architects, builder Josh Edmonds of Simple Integrity, and project manager Karl Hansen of River Architects behind the scenes in the historic small town of Richfield Springs.

A first look inside THE BANK LOFTS, an award-winning, mixed-use multifamily building in a historic Otsego County village near Cooperstown, New York, that’s ready to be rediscovered by a new generation. Just 90 mins from Albany and Syracuse and surrounded by natural beauty.

River Architects’ award-winning design includes an on-site resident parking lot. A solar array atop the carport canopies will help power the building’s energy-efficient systems and 4 EV-charging stations.