New developments are taking shape in Downtown Niagara Falls especially around the newly reconfigured Robert Moses Parkway that has begun to open up access to the long-neglected waterfront. The warmer weather has been a blessing for construction crews on the Doubletree by Hilton hotel on Buffalo Avenue under-construction. Developer Faisal Merani is undertaking the $27 million project that includes significant demolition at the former Fallside Hotel, taking down the entire two-story section fronting the Robert Moses Parkway, renovating the four-story section of the building and building a nine story tower overlooking the Niagara River. The hotel will have 194 rooms,…
Author: Niagara Falls Guy
The redevelopment of the Former Moore Business Forms is well underway and is slated to open in Spring 2016 along with the newly reconfigured Robert Moses Parkway. Both developments are expected to give the visitors a friendly and inviting welcome into the downtown district. Erection of the 3rd and 4th floor has been completed featuring sweeping views of the Niagara River and the downtown skyline. Replica windows mimicking the original 1950s windows of Moore Business Forms are currently in the process of being installed with glass panes to immediately follow. Parking lot re-paving is wrapping up alongside new landscaping additions…
Niagara Falls City Council agreed on Monday to sell a land-locked half-acre City-Owned parcel to Sheraton at the Falls owner NFNY Hotel Management for $190,000. Although formal plans have not been announced by Michael Dicienzo, President of NFNY Hotel Management, City officials have confirmed that the intentions are to add a water park to the hotel that has in recent years developed a T.G.I. Fridays, Rainforest Cafe, a candy store, and a Starbucks Cafe. The parcel has been used as short-term parking by the hotel for several years with few redevelopment opportunities available due to its size and location. The Dicienzo Family,…
Pints 4 Progress has been moving community projects forward since 2013 when the idea was conceived by group of movers and shakers in Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls Pints 4 Progress is a simple idea – Bring people together for a different type of civic gathering. Apply local music, location and refreshments to create a unique setting, unlike traditional meetings. Invite any and everyone to pitch a project that can better the City of Niagara Falls. Let the attendees vote on the winning project, and award the ticket proceeds to help make it happen. Eleven events later NF Pints for Progress has continued…
Plans to develop Niagara Falls’ first Skate Park have been steadily moving forward over the last couple months. In March the Niagara Falls City Council approved a $9,000 planning and design contract with Spohn Ranch Skateparks out of California to begin the project’s design. The preferred location chosen through the Community Development department’s outreach sessions is a site in Hyde Park along Hyde Park Boulevard adjacent Sal Maglie Stadium. For years community members have lobbied for a public skate park for the city’s growing number of skaters and the recreational, economic, and social benefits that are related to them. Now the next milestone is…
Old Falls Street in Downtown Niagara Falls will once again be host to Niagara Falls’ most popular festival of the year on Friday, June 19th through Sunday, June 21st. In its third year on Old Falls Street the NFMAF has grown tremendously into one of Niagara’s key events during the summer. Visitors will have plenty to experience and enjoy during this year’s festival … This year’s festival is stacked with 34 of your favorite or budding local bands/musicians including JJ Swing, Thurman Brothers, Den of Lions, Dee Adams Band, CLYDE, Next Level, Generation Gap, Tiger Chun Lee, Navigator, The USA Band,…
The South Junior High School located at 561 Portage Road just across from Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital is slated to be redeveloped by CB-Emmanuel Realty into a mixed use building featuring loft style apartments with a central community area and over 18,000 square feet of commercial space available for lease. In total the project is estimated to cost $20 million with $5.7 million coming from New York States Low Income Housing Trust Fund program. The apartments will be marketed to nearby Memorial Hospital and Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel employees. According to Community Development Director Seth Piccirillo, this redevelopment answers…
The Rainforest Cafe currently under-construction on Old Falls Street in Downtown Niagara Falls is slated to open in early June 2015. Crews recently installed the sign which will prominently face Third Street and Rainbow Boulevard.
Block Parties signal summer in the neighborhood. Each block party is special, as a reflection of that specific place and the people who live there. Downtown Niagara Falls welcomes millions of visitors from around the globe each year. At the same time, there is a growing effort to make the downtown core a place for both locals and visitors to come together for a unique experience, as well as a launching pad into the rest of Niagara Falls. The Third Street Block Party on May 24, 2015 is a way to offer local flavor to the world and hopefully the…
A letter of intent has been signed between Canadian developer Harry Stinson and Matthew Shollar of Reception Hotel & Resorts for the iconic Hotel Niagara that has sat vacant in the heart of Downtown Niagara Falls for several years. Harry Stinson has struggled to attain financing for his vision of restoring the Hotel Niagara back to its 1920s glory as an independent destination hotel. If a deal is struck, Shollar and his partners intend on pursuing a Raddison flag or comparable flag for the hotel redevelopment. It is estimated that the total project cost will be $27 million with much of it being…