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Black-owned company buys, rehabs another rundown Schenectady-owned property | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 SCHENECTADY – A Black, family-owned business that has taken on neglected, city-owned properties was feted by city officials Wednesday for its work transforming a run-down former church into a gleaming two-family apartment building in the Mont Pleasant neighborhood. Led by Pamela Swanigan, AIK Property Group bought 1073 Howard St. as part of a cluster of purchases from the city. It gutted, rehabbed and transformed the former church into a pair of three-bedroom apartments with o...

Racial issues raised during Rotterdam public hearing on home short-term rentals | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS ROTTERDAM – Claims of racism were aired during a public hearing held Wednesday to discuss whether the town should place a moratorium on short-term rentals like Airbnbs. The town is considering the moratorium while it studies possible rules for short-term rentals. The moratorium would also allow the town to discuss the impact of short-term rentals in the town’s comprehensive plan, which is currently being worked on. If passed, anyone violating the moratorium could face a fi...

Airbnb owners frustrated with Rotterdam, will fight moratorium if approved | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 The town of Rotterdam is entertaining the idea of setting a moratorium on short-term rentals. However, the owners of some Airbnb properties here say the move would infringe on their rights as property owners and business owners. “We’re concerned about the government overreach,” said Glenn Schworm, who owns six short-term rentals in Rotterdam with his wife Amber. “This is a property; we’re not breaking any laws. Matter of fact, we checked, there’s no laws being broken and...