Buffalo - one of the nation's fastest dying Cities. (by Forbes) (Tonawanda: 2011, apartment)

[bellafinzi]

Originally Posted by Rochester-WNY

Its not fair to Buffalo to not put syr in Forbes.

Well, Syracuse is not declining as fast as Buffalo.

[Rochester-WNY]

Originally Posted by bellafinzi

Well, Syracuse is not declining as fast as Buffalo.

I was just recentley visiting family in syr and I drove to your downtown. No projects really going around, kind of depressing. I am moving to downtown Buffalo aug 22nd and let me tell you that projects are plentiful in Buffalo and WNY.

[bmd51]

Originally Posted by Rochester-WNY

I was just recentley visiting family in syr and I drove to your downtown. No projects really going around, kind of depressing. I am moving to downtown Buffalo aug 22nd and let me tell you that projects are plentiful in Buffalo and WNY.

Buffalo always get a bad rap from idiots who have never lived or visited there. They should take a drive downtown and walk around.

[Buffalonian4life]

Originally Posted by bmd51

Buffalo always get a bad rap from idiots who have never lived or visited there. They should take a drive downtown and walk around.

They SHOULD! All people who think bad of Buffalo that haven't been here, always are surprised greatly by the downtown we have. Disapointing the reputation we get.

[giffman]

Originally Posted by Buffalonian4life

Because it's true. We like our community atmosphere and would'nt leave it for anything - not even a high paying job someplace else that is 4 times the amount we currently make. This resembles true WNYers and Upstaters.

I'm laughing as I read this quote. You wouldn't leave WNY for 4 times your salary and most true WNYers feel the same way?

[giffman]

Originally Posted by aka_mouse

Uhm....so don't buy a $200k+ home?


Buy a $100k home.. or $70k home
Just throwing that out there

And you'd be paying $4,100 per year in taxes on that $100,000 home.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Rochester-WNY

I was just recentley visiting family in syr and I drove to your downtown. No projects really going around, kind of depressing. I am moving to downtown Buffalo aug 22nd and let me tell you that projects are plentiful in Buffalo and WNY.

They are actually bringing a good company downtown, building a new Hotel, creating lofts in the Armory and Hanover Square areas, along with others, there's a new mixed use building going up in the Armory Square areas too. So, there are some projects in the works, slowly, but surely. I might be missing some too.

[sweetclimber]

Originally Posted by aka_mouse

Houston is an awful place to live

It figures it ranks the highest.

I guess it really is just all about the bux and how much sq feet you can buy.. no matter how awful the community and the surroundings. Case you're gonna be spending most of your time holed up at work, on in your car on some freeway.

I actually feel sorry for people like you

As a 26 yr old native Western New Yorker who left and went to school in Texas (A&M) and now lives in Houston, I thought I should respond to some of what is being talked about. The job opportunities, to put it simply, stink right now due to an unfriendly business climate in the region. I tried after graduation to find something in Rochester or Buffalo but to no avail. It sucks because I loved growing up there and my family is there, but it seems my future is not there. Houston has been wonderful and the city is a great place, but I do miss the seasons and light traffic. I really hope that Western NY can be restored to it's former glory because it is really nice.

[Rochester-WNY]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

They are actually bringing a good company downtown, building a new Hotel, creating lofts in the Armory and Hanover Square areas, along with others, there's a new mixed use building going up in the Armory Square areas too. So, there are some projects in the works, slowly, but surely. I might be missing some too.

hmm... How big is this company?

[bellafinzi]

Originally Posted by Rochester-WNY

hmm... How big is this company?

O’Brien & Gere will move its international headquarters from its current location in East Syracuse to a Armory Square mixed-use development project that will bring 330 new employees to Downtown Syracuse.

Old news from two years ago...this project still hasn't broken ground yet

WALSH ANNOUNCES GROWING SYRACUSE BUSINESS TO RELOCATE DOWNTOWN