The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced a public auction of three surplus land parcels in Albany and Rensselaer counties set for Sept. 18, 2026, beginning at 11 a.m. The sale will be held at the NYSDOT Main Office, 50 Wolf Road in Albany, with on-site check-in opening at 10:45 a.m. NYSDOT requires all prospective bidders to pre-register by noon on Sept. 17, 2026. The agency provided parcel sizes and minimum opening bids and said the properties will be sold “as-is.”
Auction date, location and check-in
The core scheduling facts are: the public auction is scheduled for Sept. 18, 2026, start time 11 a.m., held at 50 Wolf Road in Albany; on-site check-in will be available beginning at 10:45 a.m.; and pre-registration closes at noon on Sept. 17, 2026. Those items define when and where interested parties must appear or complete pre-auction steps to participate in the sale.
What the agency notice supplies are these timing and venue details. The public announcement does not list the specific documents or forms that bidders must bring to check-in, nor does it describe any identity verification, deposit requirements at check-in, or whether there will be a required buyer’s premium. The notice likewise does not state whether there will be a formal on-site inspection window on the day of the sale or an earlier opportunity to inspect the parcels. Those procedural details are not set out in the public summary and therefore remain unspecified in the information released by NYSDOT.
Parcels listed and starting bids
NYSDOT identified three parcels to be offered at the auction and provided each parcel’s approximate size and a minimum opening bid. Two parcels are located in East Greenbush and one parcel is located in Cohoes. The details provided by the agency are:
- East Greenbush — 12,441 square feet, starting bid $26,000
- East Greenbush — 5.3 acres, starting bid $49,800
- Cohoes — 3,010 square feet, starting bid $8,700
These measurements and the minimum opening bids establish the baseline information that will be used to open bidding on each parcel. The press release does not include additional descriptive material such as photographs, driveway or utility access, current on-site improvements, exact legal boundary descriptions beyond the size figures, or condition details. Those property characteristics are therefore not specified in the public notice and remain unknown from the agency announcement alone.
Sale conditions and municipal considerations
NYSDOT stated the properties will be sold “as-is” and urged prospective bidders to examine applicable municipal zoning and land-use requirements prior to bidding. The agency also noted that the parcels were originally acquired for highway enhancements and are no longer required for transportation purposes. These points define the scope of NYSDOT’s expressed interest in the parcels and the basic sale condition conveyed in the announcement.
What the notice does not do is provide a detailed explanation of the legal or practical implications of the “as-is” sale condition. The public announcement does not specify whether title will be conveyed free of recorded easements or other restrictions, whether environmental assessments or reports are available, or whether any known encumbrances exist. Those matters are not addressed in the press release and therefore are not resolved by the information that NYSDOT provided publicly.
What remains unknown and where to find the full notice
The NYSDOT release supplies the auction date and time, the venue and check-in time, the pre-registration cutoff, the listed parcel sizes and minimum opening bids, and a general “as-is” sale condition with a suggestion to review municipal rules. It does not lay out detailed auction procedures beyond the check-in time and pre-registration deadline, nor does it present payment terms, closing timelines, information about title or recorded restrictions, the existence of environmental assessments, the precise documentation required at check-in, or any post-auction steps and deadlines. Those procedural and title-related items are not described in the agency’s public announcement and therefore remain unspecified here.
Readers who want the agency’s full announcement and any procedural details it contains can consult the NYSDOT press release at the link below. For related coverage in this publication, visit the World News section here: World News.
Source: New York State Department of Transportation press release.
