Schenectady

Ten more blighted buildings are scheduled to be demolished, the mayor's office said Tuesday.

Jackson Demolition of Schenectady submitted a bid of $568,410, the lowest of three bids received, Mayor Gary McCarthy's office said. The City Council must approve the contract. Structures will be demolished at 401 Brandywine Ave.; 636, 642-644, 706 and 710 Crane St.; 113 and 319 Duane Ave.; 1580 Foster Ave.; 227 Furman St.; and 80 Wylie St.

The city has $10 million in state grants, federal funds, local assistance and private resources to demolish severely blighted buildings and rehabilitate others.

The Capital Region Land Bank is working on nine demolitions, many in the Eastern Avenue and Northside neighborhoods, using $3 million from the Attorney General's Land Bank Community Revitalization Initiative.

The project is part of the city's Home Ownership Made Easy in Schenectady program to increase homeownership and boost livability of neighborhoods.