• Exterior sign hangs outside the Playdium Bowling Center on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Albany N.Y. Contents from the storied bowling alley are being auctioned on Saturday morning. (Will Waldron/Times Union) Photo: Will Waldron
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Exterior sign hangs outside the Playdium Bowling Center on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Albany N.Y. Contents from the storied bowling alley are being auctioned on Saturday morning. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
Exterior sign hangs outside the Playdium Bowling Center on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Albany N.Y. Contents from the storied bowling alley are being auctioned on Saturday morning. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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A rendering of the apartment complex proposed for the site of the Playdium bowling alley at 363 Ontario Street in Albany. (Illustration from city of Albany.)
A rendering of the apartment complex proposed for the site of the Playdium bowling alley at 363 Ontario Street in Albany. (Illustration from city of Albany.)
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Bowling shoes are stored at the Playdium Bowling Center on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Albany N.Y. Contents from the storied bowling alley are being auctioned on Saturday morning. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
Bowling shoes are stored at the Playdium Bowling Center on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Albany N.Y. Contents from the storied bowling alley are being auctioned on Saturday morning. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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Steve Hall from Saratoga Strike Zone dismantles the old Brunswick A bowling machine at the Playdium Bowling Center on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Albany N.Y. Contents from the storied bowling alley are being auctioned on Saturday morning. (Will Waldron/Times Union) less
Steve Hall from Saratoga Strike Zone dismantles the old Brunswick A bowling machine at the Playdium Bowling Center on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Albany N.Y. Contents from the storied bowling alley are being ... more
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Bowling machine game counters and controls are shown at the Playdium Bowling Center on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Albany N.Y. Contents from the storied bowling alley are being auctioned on Saturday morning. (Will Waldron/Times Union) less
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Albany residents attend the auction for items from the Playdium bowling alley, which closed last week, on April 14, 2018. (Massarah Mikati/Times Union)
Albany residents attend the auction for items from the Playdium bowling alley, which closed last week, on April 14, 2018. (Massarah Mikati/Times Union)
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Mike Lucey, who has been working at the Playdium bowling alley since he was 15 years old, sells bowling pins during an auction for the closed bowling alley's items on April 14, 2018. (Massarah Mikati/Times Union) less
Mike Lucey, who has been working at the Playdium bowling alley since he was 15 years old, sells bowling pins during an auction for the closed bowling alley's items on April 14, 2018. (Massarah Mikati/Times ... more
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Exterior of the Playdium Bowling Center on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Albany N.Y. Contents from the storied bowling alley are being auctioned on Saturday morning. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
Exterior of the Playdium Bowling Center on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Albany N.Y. Contents from the storied bowling alley are being auctioned on Saturday morning. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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Bowling shoes are stored at the Playdium Bowling Center on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Albany N.Y. Contents from the storied bowling alley are being auctioned on Saturday morning. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
Bowling shoes are stored at the Playdium Bowling Center on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Albany N.Y. Contents from the storied bowling alley are being auctioned on Saturday morning. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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Martin Daley looks at old copies of the Times Union at an auction for various items from the Playdium bowling alley on April 14, 2018. (Massarah Mikati/Times Union)
Martin Daley looks at old copies of the Times Union at an auction for various items from the Playdium bowling alley on April 14, 2018. (Massarah Mikati/Times Union)
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Albany residents attend an auction for various items from Playdium bowling alley, which closed last week, on April 14, 2018. (Massarah Mikati/Times Union)
Albany residents attend an auction for various items from Playdium bowling alley, which closed last week, on April 14, 2018. (Massarah Mikati/Times Union)
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Seating area on the lanes at Playdium Bowling Center on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Albany N.Y. Contents from the storied bowling alley are being auctioned on Saturday morning. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
Seating area on the lanes at Playdium Bowling Center on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Albany N.Y. Contents from the storied bowling alley are being auctioned on Saturday morning. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
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A sample of items up for auction at 11 a.m. Saturday at former the Playdium bowling alley, 363 Ontario St., Albany, by Mazzone's Auction Service.

A sample of items up for auction at 11 a.m. Saturday at former the Playdium bowling alley, 363 Ontario St., Albany, by Mazzone's Auction Service.

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A sample of items up for auction at 11 a.m. Saturday at former the Playdium bowling alley, 363 Ontario St., Albany, by Mazzone's Auction Service.

A sample of items up for auction at 11 a.m. Saturday at former the Playdium bowling alley, 363 Ontario St., Albany, by Mazzone's Auction Service.

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A sample of items up for auction at 11 a.m. Saturday at former the Playdium bowling alley, 363 Ontario St., Albany, by Mazzone's Auction Service.

A sample of items up for auction at 11 a.m. Saturday at former the Playdium bowling alley, 363 Ontario St., Albany, by Mazzone's Auction Service.

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Albany

Real estate developer Ryan Jankow paid $950,00o for the old Playdium property on Ontario Street in Albany as he gears up to build a $16.3 million apartment complex on the 1.8 acre site.

Jankow has already received $7.7 million in tax breaks for the project from the city of Albany Industrial Development Agency.

Jankow, who is a co-owner of the City Line Bar and Grill on Western Avenue, plans to demolish the old Playdium building that used to house the city's last bowling alley.

Jankow and minority partner Tom Lynch of Katonah are planning to build three four-story buildings that will include 109 apartments and between 4,000 and 6,000 square-feet of retail space.

Garry DeGonza of DeGonza Realty brokered the sale of the property, which occurred on Wednesday.

The property was owned by Playdium Bowling Center owner Neil Luther, who had operated the bowling alley since the 1980s.

The broker representing Jankow was David Phaff of Howard Hanna.