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Nipper, stay! The future of a beloved dog statue on a New York warehouse is up in the air
City officials and preservationists are seeking landmark protections as the vacant warehouse beneath the 28-foot statue faces foreclosure and safety warnings.
- Nipper, a 28-foot tall statue, has sat atop an Albany warehouse for nearly seven decades, but the building below has sat unused for a decade and was recently marked with a red placard warning of structural hazards.
- Foreclosure litigation has stalled redevelopment for years, and nothing became of plans announced a decade ago to convert the space; by 2024, the Historic Albany Foundation placed the building on its list of places in peril.
- Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs' office is working to add Nipper to the city's list of historic landmarks, which could protect the structure from damaging changes and make it eligible for state and federal historic preservation tax credits.
- Serving as an unofficial mascot, Nipper appears on merchandise at the Fort Orange General Store, where owner Erica Cubello said items featuring the dog are bestsellers, highlighting local pride in the statue.
- Cara Macri, director of preservation services for the Historic Albany Foundation, warned that removing the roughly four-ton statue would be logistically expensive, noting "if something happens to it, it's going to be kind of hard to take him off.
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The iconic symbol standing on top of the warehouse faces an uncertain future.
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Future of beloved 28-foot-tall dog statue named ‘Nipper’ on a NY warehouse is up in the air
After years of litigation, the unused four-story warehouse on which Nipper sits was recently marked by a red placard with white slash — a warning to firefighters and other first responders to use caution when entering.
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Nipper, stay! The future of a beloved dog statue on a New York warehouse is up in the air
Albany residents love Nipper, a giant dog statue perched atop a warehouse for nearly seven decades. This 28-foot statue depicting the famous RCA dog listening to a phonograph has become a local icon.
·United States
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