BUFFALO | Development Thread

[westcoastperspective]

Prominent vacant building along the I190 getting office and residential space topped by 20 apartments.




http://www.buffalorising.com/2013/05...-makeover.html

[sullymon54]

Carl has been pretty active post his ill fated gubernatorial run, nice to see turning some renewed attention to this project. We'll see if this continues now that he has been elected to the school board.

[westcoastperspective]

Originally Posted by sullymon54

Carl has been pretty active post his ill fated gubernatorial run, nice to see turning some renewed attention to this project. We'll see if this continues now that he has been elected to the school board.

His son Bill is now leading Ellicott's development efforts- he is much more aggressive than his father. Not only is their backlog of projects getting done, they're going after more (see Main Street purchase in today's Biz First)

[westcoastperspective]

Here's what about a billion dollars in new construction on the med campus looks like.



http://www.buffalorising.com/2013/06...conventus.html

[Tedious]

Some of these are new to this page, some may already be mentioned. This is the short list. TONS of new development (comparatively). Most of the credit for these images goes to Buffalorising.com, with the remainder being the developers themselves.

Uniland planning a tech office space conversion at 505 Ellicott St.
Est. $5,000,000 conversion of nondescript building.




"Greenleaf & Company is planning to redevelop the City-owned building by combining it with Greenleaf's three story building at 916 Main Street to create apartments on the upper floors along with first floor commercial space. The developer is working with Carmina Wood Morris on the reuse plan.

Work on Greenleaf's 916 Main Street is expected to start this summer and the two-building, mixed-use project is scheduled to be completed next May."


http://www.buffalorising.com/2013/06...xt-spring.html

Casino nearing completion
$130,000,000



Wyndham Garden Hotel - Williamsville/Amherst - Nearing completion

$28,000,000
220,000 square feet
120 room Wyndham
33 Apartments
Retail



Canalside
-Several blocks under construction. Canals under construction.



Larkinville - Building to suit.



Roswell Park Addition - Medical Campus - (any word on this?)
142,000 square feet
$40,000,000
11 stories



Conventus - Medical Campus - Under construction
300,000 square feet
$90,000,000
6 stories



Ohio St Apartments - Buffalo River - (Rumored to be starting?)
48 Apartments
Public Boardwalk



145 - 149 Swan (rehab) - Downtown
$13,500,000
50 upscale apartments
Bicycle Center
Cafe



133-135 Division St (rehab)- Downtown - (any word on this)

12-16 Apartments
Commercial Space


Huron Lofts - Lower West Side - Completed
8 Apartments



Horsefeathers Market and Residences - Nearing completion
(terrible rendering, looks top notch great in person)


Bethune Lofts - Main St - Nearing completion
$15,000,000
87 Lofts



http://www.buffalorising.com/2013/05...ompletion.html

Houk Lofts - North Buffalo - Under construction

"The $6.72 million Houk Lofts project will contain 22 one and two-bedroom apartments and commercial space. A tattoo studio and hair salon are expected to be among the tenants in the 28,160 sq.ft. building."



Cobblestone - New venue



Tishman Building (mixed use renovation) - Under Construction

$41,000,000
20 floors total
Hilton Garden Inn
3 floors of apartments
3 floors of office space



Former FWS Lofts - North Buffalo - Tenents Secured
Office/Retail/Lofts/Restaurant-Brewery

[Tedious]

Greystone - Under construction
Rehab
42 apartments


http://www.buffalorising.com/2013/04...is-summer.html

[Tedious]

Delaware and Virginia - Under construction
9 apartments, office space

http://www.buffalorising.com/2013/02...-virginia.html

[Tedious]

Here is a link to a comprehensive development PDF showing most recently completed, proposed, and under construction developments, in downtown alone.

http://www.buffaloniagara.org/files/...Map-ByType.pdf
http://www.buffaloniagara.org/About_...ownDevelopment

[Tedious]

Buffalo River Fest Park Lodge - Under construction


www.buffalorising.com

141 Elm St. redevelopment

"Plans call for commercial space on the first floor and approximately 25 apartments on the upper floors. Work is expected to start shortly."


www.buffalorising.com

[Tedious]

Tappo to open June 17th


www.buffalorising.com

"The new wave of restaurant openings in downtown Buffalo will continue on June 17 when developer Rocco Termini and restaurateur Michael Andrzejewski unveil Tappo.

Tappo, an Italian-themed restaurant, will open its doors on Ellicott Street in the former Horton Coffee Co. building, a block from the Electric Tower.

Tappo will be open for both lunches and dinners.

The restaurant seats 180 inside and another 50 on its roof."

www.bizjournals.com/buffalo

[westcoastperspective]

Proposed 'Freight House Landing' gets a new look and is now 78 units:




http://www.buffalorising.com/2013/06...alo-river.html

[Busy Bee]

^much better than before.

[Tedious]

I liked the previous design too, but this is lighter and brighter. Something Buffalo could use. That water is about ten shades too clear unfortunately.

[sullymon54]

Catholic Health, Canal Side, Phillips Lytle and Pegulaville (aka Harbor Centre) update

These are in chronological order starting with the shots from about a month or so ago to today.





















A bunch of little school kids bused in to play outside at the harbor. Couldn't have imagined this happening even 5 years ago.












How about my unintentional dragon fly shot?












Tower crane in Buffalo, who knew??






Update on 477 Main


New power line supports for the train. They are off to the side of Main street as apposed to in the middle. I would be great it they did this all the way down and got the post out of the road to better accommodate car traffic.

[westcoastperspective]

It's pretty amazing downtown- the most construction underway since the early 1980s when Norstar (Fleet/BofA), Goldome, and Hyatt were all under construction at once. Back then residential in the heart of downtown was mostly a dream (minus Waterfront Village) and what was built was heavily subsidized (Ansonia Center). Today there are about 1,000 lofts/apts/condos and another 300 or so planned.

[westcoastperspective]

First of two cranes at HARBORcenter are up...working on second one today

[sullymon54]

A couple more updates for canalside















Looks like a real city doesn't it?

[Fortunate4Now]

Originally Posted by sullymon54

Looks like a real city doesn't it?

Thanks for the photos. I was at canal side last Friday when the helicopter was buzzing around. Very vibrant and a good mix of people. It's only going to get better with the hotels, shopping, restaurants, casino and (hopefully) residential.

[Bison716]

"Looks like a real city doesn't it?"

WCP - We are a "Real City"... Go Buff!

[Tedious]

First Glimpse of Explore & More’s New Museum



"Explore & More’s proposed facility at the Aud site at Canalside is coming into focus. Explore & More was selected last year by the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) to operate the planned children’s museum that is expected to open by Memorial Day weekend 2016.

Flynn Battaglia architects is working with Gyroscope Consultants to create a master plan for the 40,000 sq.ft. museum. ECHDC has committed to contribute between $5 million and $8 million towards the core and shell of the building. Explore & More is raising funding to build out the space including finishes and exhibits. That tab could approach $6 million."

http://buffalorising.com/2013/07/fir...es-new-museum/