Adirondack Trust Co. unveils design for new branch
WILTON, N.Y. » A spring groundbreaking is planned for a new Adirondack Trust Company branch office to replace the building destroyed by fire last March on Route 9 in Wilton.
The new structure, scheduled to open next summer, will have an enhanced service area and layout, safe deposit boxes, and three drive-through lanes, which will include a drive-up ATM.
The building, designed by the Saratoga Springs-based Phinney Design Group, will be repositioned from its original footprint to provide access from Route 9 and Northern Pines Road.
“A reimaging of the existing parking lot improves safety and drivability, increases green space, and adds parking spots, allowing the location to host more customers at a time than before” said Michael Phinney, the firm’s principal architect.
The building design complements the launch of the bank’s new logo and website and “reflects the continual evolution of our brand,” said Charles V. Wait, Jr., Adirondack Trust executive vice president.
“We are working diligently to ensure that our customers are taken care of and that we design the branch to be as customer friendly as possible,” he said.
Adirondack Trust, headquartered at 473 Broadway in Saratoga Springs, has 13 branch offices.
“A reimaging of the existing parking lot improves safety and drivability, increases green space, and adds parking spots, allowing the location to host more customers at a time than before.” — Michael Phinney, the firm’s principal architect.
The fire that destroyed the old building occurred during the height of Winter Storm Stella, a fierce snowstorm on Tuesday, March 14. The bank had closed early at 1 p.m. because of the storm and no employees were present.
It’s believed the fire started in the wood-frame attic and was electrical in nature. The building was constructed in 1991.
All four Greenfield fire companies responded along with Saratoga Springs, Wilton, Gansevoort and Corinth. More than 75 firefighters were on the scene, while departments in Schuylerville and Rock City Falls were on standby.
“These people deserve medals, all of them, for the conditions they had to fight that fire in,” said Charles Wait, Adirondack Trust chairman, at the time. “They did an unbelievable job.”