Downtown Construction Update (Buffalo, Huron, Ava: school, housing, nicest)

[Buffalonian4life]

Construction Watch: Main Street 700 Block:

Construction Watch: Main Street 700 Block | Real Estate | Buffalo Rising




Construction continues on the first phase of a multi-year effort to bring two-way vehicular traffic back to Main Street. The $2.4 million streetscape project on the 700 block is scheduled to be complete in July.

The restoration of vehicular traffic on Main Street, from Goodell Street to HSBC Arena is expected to cost in excess of $40 million. Work crews are putting the finishing touches on the first phase, from Tupper to Goodell Street.

The construction on Main Street and a flurry of building redevelopments has brought new life to the block. World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara took space at 725 Main relocating from Delaware Avenue. Also new to the block is BCG Property Management at 723 Main, and Avalon Document Services at 721 Main.
Avalon Development is currently renovating 715 Main Street at the corner of Tupper. The building is receiving a new brick facade and new windows (photo below).


Buffalo attorney Eric Genau is planning a wine store at the 715 Main Street property. City Wine Merchant will offer a large variety of wines and will host tasting events. 2,500 sq.ft. of retail space on the Tupper Street side of the building is still available.


Other recent additions on the south end of the 700 block include Zoom Copy, Chow Chocolat, and Hair to go Natural. The critical 700 block between West Tupper and Goodell streets connects the Theater District to Allentown and the nearby Medical Campus.


With Road and Utility work complete, trees have replaced bland sidewalks, including a center median. There will be bike lanes, with diagonal parking eliminated.
As part of the 700-block work, the city will also convert a section of West Tupper Street-- between Pearl and Washington streets -- from one-way, eastbound traffic, to a bi-directional thoroughfare.
Design work will be underway this year for the addition of cars to the 600 block of Main Street, as well as the foot of Main Street, from the Buffalo River to Exchange Street.




Took the photos on Wednesday.

[cheese9988]

Originally Posted by bellafinzi

Which we could see a similar building, but taller constructed in Syracuse.

Any pics to the proposed building?

[bellafinzi]

Originally Posted by cheese9988

Any pics to the proposed building?

Oops, sorry, my mistake. I meant to say I WISH Syracuse had a new building like that....

Buffalo and Rochester are lucky to have so many newer sleek modern buildings built after 1980. In Syracuse, stylish modern buildings are very few and far between, which is one reason why much of the city is so drab and depressing IMO.

For some odd reason every developer in Syracuse wants all the new buildings to "fit-in" with all the junk built in the 50s, 60s and 70s.

Sometimes I wonder if there is a conspiracy to cultivate the ugly in Syracuse.....

[prg4]

any updates on the new casino?

[Buffalonian4life]

Originally Posted by prg4

any updates on the new casino?

Still dead for now. Who knows what the future is for the site... I suspect it will remain a rotting steel joint for the next few decades... sigh.

[bmd69]

What happened to the ethanol plant? I heard they were going to build it.

[cheese9988]

Originally Posted by bellafinzi

Oops, sorry, my mistake. I meant to say I WISH Syracuse had a new building like that....

Buffalo and Rochester are lucky to have so many newer sleek modern buildings built after 1980. In Syracuse, stylish modern buildings are very few and far between, which is one reason why much of the city is so drab and depressing IMO.

For some odd reason every developer in Syracuse wants all the new buildings to "fit-in" with all the junk built in the 50s, 60s and 70s.

Sometimes I wonder if there is a conspiracy to cultivate the ugly in Syracuse.....

I admit I have not spent alot of time in Syracuse, but the couple times I went there it seemed like a nice city. Last time I went for work I think you were putting an addition onto the hospital. There is also a round glass tower that I like, Rochester has one but it is brick.

[Buffalonian4life]

Originally Posted by bmd69

What happened to the ethanol plant? I heard they were going to build it.

The one near the waterfront headed by Greatbatch? Planning stages...

[bmd69]

I guess their not going to build it until the economy picks up. That may be awhile.

[cheese9988]

So I was in Buffalo for the past four days, looks like they are doing a good job with Main st. Adding the trees to the medians will give a nice look, supposidly they are Cherry, so they will bloom nicely in spring.

Are they doing anything with Hertel ave? Some parts of Hertel are just as nice as main st.