Plans to complete the Lake Front Commons development in Waterfront Village appear to be moving again. Nemo Development is heading to the Zoning Board of Appeals next week to seek a variance necessary to build 26 townhouses in six buildings located on the east side of Lakefront Boulevard, a private cul-de-sac located between LaSalle Park and the I-190. NEMO first proposed the project in 2008 and has owned the land since 2007. The developer’s previous plans for the 1.3 acre site were blocked by existing Lake Front Commons homeowners. A covenant on the property governs the exterior appearance of the…
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Governor Kathy Hochul broke ground yesterday on the $71 million rehabilitation of the Ellicott Town Center, a decades-old housing development near downtown featuring 281 homes located among four high-rise towers and 12 townhomes east of Michigan Avenue between E. Eagle and S. Division streets. “We remain committed to uplifting the East Buffalo community, and the preservation and improvement of our affordable housing stock is one of the most important ways we can address systemic social and economic inequalities that continue to impact this community,” Governor Hochul said. Ellicott Town Center’s townhomes, originally constructed in 1998, will continue to be set aside…
Work continues on the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center’s new steel clad and polycarbonate facade is underway. Funded through the County’s capital projects fund and the RENEW Plan, the building will have a much more modern and inviting exterior appearance once complete. The new façade design incorporates steel cladding and a polycarbonate face that will be backlit using color-changing LED lighting. The remaining façade will be repointed and power washed. Trautman Associates is heading up the project. The facade makeover follows a recent investment of $1.2 million in Convention Center lobby improvements including new flooring and lighting.
A fire-damaged Elmwood Avenue building is on its way back and looking better than ever. Deco Development & Management is renovating 1076 Elmwood Avenue that was damaged in May 2019 when neighboring 1074 Elmwood caught fire, and now demolished. The building contains three full-floor apartments. A historic rear garage has been converted into an apartment. Karyn Trapp is project architect.
Redevelopment plans for the Broadway Market are moving into the design phase. Empire State Development (ESD) is seeking an architecture/engineering firm or team to provide design services for the effort. The market was identified as an anchor institution to be funded through ESD’s East Side Corridor Economic Development in 2019 and through the subsequent NYS Regional Revitalization Program (“RRP”) in 2022. In total, $43 Million has been committed thus far by the State and City and a consortium of local philanthropic organizations to fund renovations and provide technical assistance throughout the Market’s rehabilitation process. In 2020, officials took the first…
The City is planning an indoor sports field house at 445 Beard Avenue in Shoshone Park. The complex will be built on the site of a pool that was demolished in 2019. An indoor multipurpose turf field, indoor batting cages, a multi-purpose/community room, and support spaces including toilets, storage, office space, and mechanical space are planned for the 34,500 sq.ft. facility. The City project does require two variances from the City: – The required property setback is 15′. On the east side only, the building is sited just under 10′ from the property boundary, not at a zero-lot condition. Additionally,…
Neighborhood Health Center of Western New York’s expansion of 300 Niagara Street is making good progress. The health care provider is expanding the building by 16,000 sq.ft. with a two-story addition at the Carolina Street/Niagara Street corner. Neighborhood Health purchased the property from Kaleida Health in December 2020 for $3.05 million. The $3 million expansion project was designed by Carmina Wood Design. The addition will provide space for a dental facility and administrative facilities. To make way for the proposed addition, an approximately 3,500 sq.ft. portion of the existing building was demolished.
Buffalo is a city with a long history of celebrating the Nation’s pastime of baseball. From the National League Buffalo Bisons of the 1880’s to our current AAA franchise, there has always been a love of the game here in the Queen City. As the 2023 Buffalo Bisons take the field, baseball historians will gather at the Buffalo History Museum for an evening of stories about Buffalo Baseball. The details of the event are listed below: Join a series of speakers for this retrospective look into Buffalo’s baseball teams, players and ballparks at The Buffalo History Museum on Wednesday April…
Go Golden Griffins! Beat Golden Gophers!Fourth placed Canisius Golden Griffins (20-18-3) face top team Minnesota Golden Gophers (26-9-1) tonight in an NCAA Tournament game in Fargo, ND. The mens college hockey game can be viewed at 9:00 p.m. on ESPN2. The victor will face off against either second seed St. Cloud State or third-ranked Minnesota State at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday (ESPNU). That winning team will be only the second Atlantic Division team to play in the Frozen Four on Easter weekend in Tampa, FL. For more information visit USCHO.com
The Towne Restaurant building is for sale but not necessarily the restaurant. The property at the Allen and Elmwood corner is being marketed as a ‘redevelopment opportunity’ with an undisclosed asking price. The 14,554 sq.ft. building is on a 0.36-acre lot and has 30 on-site parking spaces. From the Recckio Real Estate & Development listing: This well established corner has been owner occupied since 1972, consists of 2 floors with a full basement. Plenty of on site parking with traffic signal access and curb cuts on both roads. 1st floor full restaurant with seating capacity 200+/- people. 2nd floor currently…