Guilderland

The first of three Tru by Hilton hotels under development in the Capital Region is expected to open sometime this fall next to Crossgates Mall, while construction is expected to begin on the second, near Albany International Airport, later this summer.

The Crossgates hotel will be a dual brand that also includes a Homewood Suites by Hilton.

It's unclear when work on the third, planned for downtown Troy, will begin. The $9 million four-story, 98-room hotel received unanimous approval from Troy's planning commission in July 2016 and was initially slated to open in August 2017.

The project is being developed by Corning-based Visions Hotels, which didn't respond to calls and emails for comment. It would be built on land along the north side of Congress Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues.

Troy's director of planning and economic development, Steven Strichman, said he believed the project was on hold. He said that Troy Lodging Associates, affiliated with Visions, purchased the property from University Partners in September 2016.

Tru by Hilton offers features targeting economy-minded customers, including free wifi, smaller but more efficiently designed guest rooms, free breakfast bar, and such technology features as digital room keys, remote printing and plenty of outlets and charging stations.

British American Development Corp. wants to build a three-story, 106-room Tru by Hilton next to an existing Hilton Garden Inn and across Albany Shaker Road from the Albany airport. Joe LaCivita, Colonie's planning and economic development director, expects the project will get final approvals sometime during the summer, and that "I would think they'd want to be breaking ground as soon as possible."

Officials at British American couldn't be reached.

The Guilderland Tru by Hilton is part of a dual-brand $31 million project that also includes a Homewood Suites by Hilton sharing the building. The project is being developing by Pyramid Management Group. Together, the two brands will have 192 rooms.