Important Troy Facts

Troy is undergoing a renaissance, fueled by Tech Valley initiatives, its fine colleges, its stunning architecture, State support, and its strategic location along the Hudson River. It’s at the epicenter of Tech Valley, an 18-county area (Visit www.techvalley.org) working collaboratively and successfully to attract high tech businesses and support services. Recently, after a world-wide search, AMD announced that it plans to build a huge chip fab plant at Luther Forest Technology Park in Malta, just north of Troy. In the past year, developers and investors have discovered Troy’s potential and initiated a number of major projects.

Downtown Troy has:

674 businesses with 8,658 employees within .5 mile
1,268 businesses with 13,838 employees within one mile
2,421 businesses and 38,177 employees within three miles
22,337 residents within one mile (does not include college students)
77,577 residents within three miles (does not include college students)

Nearly 2,000 employees and 6,300 students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s best colleges, best engineering schools, best value among national universities and one of the top entrepreneurial schools in the country.

Nearly 320 employees and 840 students at Russell Sage College, recently ranked #5 amongst New York State comprehensive colleges. Home of INVEST (Incubator for Nanotechnology Ventures, Emerging Sciences, and Technologies), the first of its kind in the nation to be located at a women’s college. Presently, Evident Technologies, manufacturer of quantum dots, is in residence.

A skilled, educated and cost-effective labor pool

Building Location

• Prominent corner across from famous Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
• Near restaurants and cafes
• Within three blocks of the Hudson River
• Two blocks from Russell Sage College, a historic women’s comprehensive college,
• and the acclaimed New York State Theatre Institute
• Within walking distance of highly ranked Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and its new
• Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) and world-class
• Biotechnology Center
• Three blocks to The Arts Center, City Hall and Riverfront Park
• Approximately 8,100 average cars daily on Third St. (Route 4) (2000)
• On major bus route

Area History
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The Conservatory Apartments
65 Third Street, Troy NY
(518) 581-8280 ext. 205