Brookmere is a winner! A collaborative project between Bonacio Development and Bonacio Construction, Brookmere, located on the site of the former Longfellow’s, was awarded Best Hospitality Project of the Year at Albany Business Review’s 2025 Best Real Estate Deals (BRED). We’re thrilled with this recognition, as hospitality is still a relatively new industry for us but one we are eager to expand into and grow from this success. Our team attended the BRED event to celebrate this achievement. Bonacio Development’s Director of Project Development, Amber Mathias, and Project Manager, Gianna Bonacio, accepted the award and ensured that we expressed our gratitude to our project partners: Rhinebeck Bank, Balzer & Tuck Architecture, The LA Group, Sims Patrick Design, and Brookmere’s operator, Hay Creek Hotels, who is now leading the charge on what matters most: guest experience.
Photo 1 (L-R): Bonacio Construction VP Joe Fitzgerald, Bonacio Development Dir. of Project Development Amber Mathias, Bonacio Development PM Gianna Bonacio, Bonacio CEO Sonny Bonacio, Bonacio VP Tony Bonacio, Bonacio Construction President Dustin Wetzel
Photo 2 (L-R): Bonacio Development Dir. of Project Development Amber Mathias and Bonacio Development PM Gianna Bonacio
Photo 3 (L-R): M&T Bank Regional President of Albany & Hudson Valley Charles Pinckney, Galesi Group President & CEO David Buicko, Bonacio CEO Sonny Bonacio
Photo 4 (L-R): Brookmere F&B Director Patrick Toomey, Brookmere GM Julian Miller, Bonacio Development President Larry Novik, Bonacio CEO Sonny Bonacio
Photo 5 (L-R): Bonacio Development President Larry Novik and Galesi Group Senior VP Tom Owens
Photos by Andrew Elder of Best Frame Forward.