Downtown Construction Update (Buffalo, West Seneca, Ellicott: employment, salary, zoning)

[donbuy]

Originally Posted by Buffalonian4life

Construction beginning on Main Street eyesore:

HOME Starting Work at Main and Ferry | City | Buffalo Rising

Another flower sprouting out of Buffalo's long Winter of decline into it's Spring of rebirth. Looks great.

[Buffalonian4life]

More great news for the Queen City!

AM&As Store Rehab Plan Revealed:



AM&As Store Rehab Plan Revealed | City | Buffalo Rising

Rocco Termini's plans for reuse of the AM&As Department Store will be reviewed by the Planning Board next Wednesday. The busy developer wants to turn the long-vacant structure into a mixed-use complex with hotel, residential and commercial space. It would be Termini's eighth project downtown.

The AM&As store would contain a 117-room hotel with banquet facilities, a food court and an unspecified amount of office space and apartments. Termini has not yet purchased the building and previously said that the conversion project would cost upwards of $80 million.

Termini is currently converting the former AM&As warehouses on Washington Street into a mix of 48 loft apartments and ground floor commercial space. He will also be appearing at the Planning Board meeting with plans to convert the Lafayette Hotel into 115 apartments and 15,000 sq.ft. of commercial space.

Former design for the giant structure:

[donbuy]

I dunno, it sounds like Termini is starting to spread himself a bit too thin. We don't want another Issa here.

[cheese9988]

Wow, I havn't heard the name AM&A's in awhile!

[Buffalonian4life]

Originally Posted by donbuy

I dunno, it sounds like Termini is starting to spread himself a bit too thin. We don't want another Issa here.

He's never failed us!

[donbuy]

Originally Posted by Buffalonian4life

He's never failed us!

Each of these new projects is looking for some sort of government assistance - in these tough economic times I doubt that there is enough gap money for all of them. Concerning AM&A's and the Statler - both very heavy lifts with a ton of State money required. My guess is it will be an either or situation with the Statler coming out on top because it would finish of that area of downtown.

[Buffalonian4life]

Genesee Gateway Update:

Construction Watch: Genesee Gateway | Real Estate | Buffalo Rising





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Updated pics courtesy of David Torke.

[donbuy]

It will be truely awesome... almost woth the long wait.

[Canerican]

Those look nice. Buffalo is officially an amazing city and people will flock back.

[Buffalonian4life]

Construction on the redevelopment of the three former AM&A's warehouses, is speeding along!

Some updated pics and post taken Monday morning:

Construction Watch: AM&A's Warehouse Lofts | City | Buffalo Rising












Lots of overdue development happening along the Washington/Main Street Corridor, leaving many WNY residents wondering Why now? Albeit the recession, downtown development continues to surge ahead over other similar cities, thanks in large part to Rocco Termini, one of Buffalo's most successful urban developers.