This architect’s rendering shows a building proposed by Bonacio Construction that would include
eight residential units, coinciding with upgrades to Caffè Lena, located just to its left.
BY R.J. DELUKE
“Our goal is that 50 years from now people
will still be flocking to this room,” Caffè
Lena Executive Director Sarah Craig said
at a Jan. 26 news conference, standing on
the stage of the historic folk music venue
on Phila Street in Saratoga Springs.
Those words were spoken at the announcement
of a $500,000 philanthropic
partnership between the venue and Saratoga’s
Bonacio Construction that will further
revitalize not only the 55-year-old Caffè,
but its neighborhood, because as part of
the Campaign for Caffè Lena, Bonacio assumes
the Caffè’s parking lot at Phila and
Henry Streets.
Sonny Bonacio announced from the stage
plans to construct a mixed-use building,
which will feature an elevator and stairwell
shared with the Caffè, at 47 Phila. The apartment
space, with an address of 55 Phila St.,
will have eight residential units.
He said if all goes well, the project could
be started in the spring and completed in a
large part by the end of 2016, with interior
work being finished up into early 2017.
