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A Buffalo developer is starting work on two new west side distribution centers. The same developer that tried to build a Grand Island facility and was chased away. Doesn't mater who it's for, actually.
Channel 8 announced today, that the new building is destined for Amazon... When Kodak was the sole occupant (and owner) of the "Tech Park" campus, building 10, the building on the north east side of the complex that appears to be 6-7 stories tall, is actually a fully automated warehouse. Other than the number of fork truck operators that regularly came in and out of the building, there were only 2-3 people that actually worked in that large building.
I know that at one time, as EK was winding down it's operations, Wegmans was leasing the building. I have no longer have any idea if they're still occupying it, but if they aren't, it would make an excellent "distribution center" for someone, and it's already in existence.
Channel 8 announced today, that the new building is destined for Amazon... When Kodak was the sole occupant (and owner) of the "Tech Park" campus, building 10, the building on the north east side of the complex that appears to be 6-7 stories tall, is actually a fully automated warehouse. Other than the number of fork truck operators that regularly came in and out of the building, there were only 2-3 people that actually worked in that large building.
I know that at one time, as EK was winding down it's operations, Wegmans was leasing the building. I have no longer have any idea if they're still occupying it, but if they aren't, it would make an excellent "distribution center" for someone, and it's already in existence.
That's rather interesting. I knew there was a lot of vacant land on that campus, but I didn't think it was enough to allow a building that large, to be constructed. It's been a while, since I've been out that way, I should take a ride, some day, to see how things have changed.
Amazon takes mega project to Rochester suburb instead of Grand Island
Buffalo News 1/14/21
Grand Island's loss may be Rochester's gain.
E-commerce giant Amazon is still bringing its massive national distribution center to the western half of New York after all – but instead of Grand Island, it's going to the Rochester suburbs.
Seattle-based Amazon and its development partners at Trammell Crow are proposing to put up a five-story warehouse and distribution center in a technology park in the Town of Gates, with 2.6 million square feet of space.
The plan is comparable – although somewhat smaller – to the proposed $300 million development that Amazon and Trammell were seeking to develop on Grand Island. That venture, called Project Olive, would have brought 1,000 jobs to the region at a 3.8-million-square-foot facility on 145 acres of land at 2780 Long Road. And it's similar to one the company is working on in Liverpool, N.Y., outside Syracuse.
But the Grand Island project drew such fervent opposition from residents and some town officials – even after Amazon tried to sweeten the deal with $10 million for public amenities for the town – that the company scrapped the plan last summer.
However, it's not clear if the Gates proposal is a replacement for Grand Island, or would have been in the works anyway for the fast-growing Internet giant, which is also erecting a large project in the Albany area.
The $412 million project for Amazon.com Services would occupy 100 acres at 2600 Manitou Road, on land owned by Williamsville-based Acquest Development, which also owned the abandoned Grand Island site. The Rochester project would employ more than 1,000 workers at full operation, according to an application filed with the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency, or COMIDA.
Amazon – which would be the tenant – is working with national real estate developer Trammell Crow and San Antonio-based USAA Real Estate, which will co-own the facility under USRE Manitou, which filed the COMIDA application.
The Gates site – a former Eastman Kodak facility – is zoned for general industry. According to the COMIDA application, the proposed building would include a one-story office section, with storefront windows and doors, and then the warehouse area. The facade would feature precast concrete panels for the ground floor and insulated smooth and corrugated metal panels for the upper floors.
The project was also reviewed by the Gates Planning Board.
Amazon and the developers are seeking $142.9 million in tax incentives – $25.52 million in sales tax breaks, $1.99 million on mortgage recording relief and $115.42 million in property tax breaks – for the construction and equipping of the facility.
If approved, plans call for acquiring the property from Acquest and starting construction by March 1, with completion by Sept. 1, 2022.
Amazon is also developing smaller distribution or last-mile warehouses in the Rochester suburbs of Ogden and Greece, and it has similar facilities in Tonawanda and Lancaster. It's also proposing another in Hamburg.
Amazon is also developing smaller distribution or last-mile warehouses in the Rochester suburbs of Ogden and Greece, and it has similar facilities in Tonawanda and Lancaster. It's also proposing another in Hamburg.
I've never heard about an Ogden facility. I'm sure they mean this one
I've never heard about an Ogden facility. I'm sure they mean this one
Indeed, as I believe the Ogden town line is somewhere within "spittin distance" of the west side of Manitou Road....
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Amazon takes mega project to Rochester suburb instead of Grand Island
