Infill opportunity: The time is now

One of those lots needs a huge multi-level gym. The BAC should build it. Or dance studios. Glass windows, so people can see all of the activity as they walk by. Like Alvin Ailey: http://bit.ly/MXDkgB

Its time to tear down that low income senior housing in the distance and replace that with some real condos!

Should wait and see what the plan may be for the emptied CHOB-if it all comes down, that corner lot would play a large role in how all of Bryant St. is redeveloped. It's been a lot...how long? No rush, let's get it right.

If no one is leasing the two commercial spaces next to coffee culture, then how does anyone expect to lease more and other commercial across the street ?
To me it doesn't make sense but that's just me ....., I want it to happen to but who in the world is gonna take the chance????

CHOB when it's vacant should be demolished by and with kaleida money- then a few condos on the lot with a great family friendly park setting with a basketball court and swings - maybe a tennis court as well...,,,,, well supervised though..... Elmwood village and residence deserve a close park ...... There are more and more children every year in this area and Hoyt lake is to far ......... Let's sign a petition .....

You will need to get past the NIMBY nut cases to have that many floors but it should be this kind of size. This neighborhood is going to need additional population once Children's is gone.

On another related note between this parking lot, the giant Utica Street parking lot, the gas station parking, the drug store parking and the multilevel parking deck this couple of blocks of Elmwood has probably over 1000 parking spaces. More than any other part of the street. It is also the part of the street with the biggest problem with store vacancies. Don't let anyone tell you that parking is the key to filling stores or growing business.

i agree. lose the faux pine forest at the corner. no one goes to elmwood for an adirondack mountain experience.

Children's vacating will be a boon for those home owners surrounding the current facility. A right sizing of low rise condos and new home builds will do wonders. It is such a wonderful part of the city, the prospects are extremely exciting.

There is no place for surface lots on Elmwood. It should be one long shopping district hopefully one day continuously from Buff State all the way downtown.

Children's Hospital: implosion = solution

Id like to see another apartment tower on Elmwood and NOT MODERN or CONTEMPORARY. Elmwood is expensive and has some of the best appreciation in Buffalo. We should leverage that!

Infill with period buildings on Utica

Put up a period 5-10 story building and put that density back into the neighborhood.

LOL- this rendering made me laugh. What type of lending market do you think we're in right now? NEW market rate in Buffalo won't work without significant incentives for the construction shown in the rendering. I'd like to see more inteligent articles written by developers and people with construction lending experience - not so much of this dreamy non-reality! Even the simple light-framed and stick-built paste-brick and EIFS covered structure across the street had to receive IDA credits to work financially.

Jack-hammer the paving, plow a hundred tons of cow manure into the 'soil', and plant the whole thing with native trees.