One of downtown’s highest profile construction projects is progressing towards an end-of-year completion. Benderson Development’s One Canalside will put a mix of retail, hotel and office uses into the former Donovan State Office Building along lower Main Street.
Law firm Phillips Lytle will be relocating from One HSBC Center to the building’s top four floors. A 96-room Courtyard by Marriott will occupy the second through fourth floors and the ground floor will contain retail/restaurant space.
A two-story, 130-vehicle parking deck is being constructed along Washington Street.
Clark Construction Group, LLC, the nation’s largest privately-held construction company, is general contractor. Orchard Park-based Fontanese Folts Aubrecht Ernst Architects, P.C. is architect.
The eight-story building was acquired by Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation in 2008. Benderson was the only bidder that responded to a request for proposals to redevelop the property.
Bonus- Canals at Canalside clearly taking shape: