BUFFALO | Development Thread

[mstem58]

A number of projects underway in Buffalo,
including:
AKG art museum
Heritage Point
1111 Elmwood
The Barcalo lofts
Silo City lofts phase one
Pilgrim Village
Thats off the top of my head, would be nice to see someone post photos of any of these projects.

Can't believe the last post on here was in 2021???

[Wigs]

Originally Posted by mstem58

A number of projects underway in Buffalo,
including:
AKG art museum
Heritage Point
1111 Elmwood
The Barcalo lofts
Silo City lofts phase one
Pilgrim Village
Thats off the top of my head, would be nice to see someone post photos of any of these projects.

Can't believe the last post on here was in 2021???

Skyscraper City has an active Buffalo subforum
https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threa...6809/page-1063

[benp]

BUFFALO

Current images of recently completed and ongoing projects with shovels in the ground. Where I have no current imagery I included the design renderings.

Mill Race Commons - Larkin district - completed 2021

IMG_4180 by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_4178 by bpawlik, on Flickr

District West Lofts - Elmwood - completed 2022

District West by bpawlik, on Flickr

Elmwood Crossing - Elmwood - completed 2021

Elmwood Crossing by bpawlik, on Flickr

201 Ellicott - new apartments and market - Downtown - completed 2021

Braymiller and 201 Ellicott by bpawlik, on Flickr


201 Ellicott by bpawlik, on Flickr

Westminster Settlement - East Side - completed 2021

Westminster Settlement by bpawlik, on Flickr

Mt. Aaron - East Side - completed 2022

Mt. Aaron by bpawlik, on Flickr

Pierce Arrow - conversion of Pierce Arrow Admin building to apartments - Elmwood - completed 2021

Pierce Arrow by bpawlik, on Flickr

The Police - conversion of former police HQ to apartments - Downtown - completed 2021

Police by bpawlik, on Flickr

The Mill at Crossroads - conversion of former factory to apartments and mixed use - East Side - completed 2021

Mill by bpawlik, on Flickr

The Powerhouse - conversion of the Buffalo Color Corporation 1917 powerhouse into a major venue, and much of the adjacent former factory areas into college and adult sports complex - East Side - completed 2021.

WAS:


Power North by bpawlik, on Flickr

Elmwood-Forest Condos and mixed use - under construction - ECD 2022

New Corner by bpawlik, on Flickr


Rainbow Condo by bpawlik, on Flickr

Elmwood-Bidwell - new construction retaining facades - ECD 2024

Elm-Bid by bpawlik, on Flickr

Barcolo - conversion of Barcolounger plant to apartments - Old First Ward - ECD 2023

Barcolo by bpawlik, on Flickr


Barcolo by bpawlik, on Flickr

Trico - conversion of former wiper factory to apartments and commercial Medical Center/Downtown - ECD 2024

Trico by bpawlik, on Flickr


Trico Downtown by bpawlik, on Flickr

Silo City - conversion of former American Mill and warehouse to apartments - Buffalo River - ECD 2023

American Mill by bpawlik, on Flickr


American Malt by bpawlik, on Flickr

AKG Art Gallery (formerly Albright-Knox) - renovation and expansion - Elmwood - ECD 2023

AKG by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_8534 by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_8536 by bpawlik, on Flickr

Pilgrim Village Apartments - new construction - Med Center/Fruit Belt - ECD 2023

IMG_8527 by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_8525 by bpawlik, on Flickr

Rails on Main Apartments - University/Lasalle - new construction and conversion/reuse of exiting buildings - under construction - ECD 2024

Rails on Main by bpawlik, on Flickr

Folwell Apartments - conversion of former maternity hospital to apartments - Elmwood - ECD 2022

IMG_7488 by bpawlik, on Flickr

Kam Malt House - conversion of former malt house to apartments - Black Rock - ECD 2024

Malt House Conversion by bpawlik, on Flickr

Statler City - restoration and conversion of former Statler Hotel into a mix of apartments, hotel rooms, event space, and commercial - ECD 2024

Statler by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_7515 by bpawlik, on Flickr

Niagara Square Apartments - new construction replacing former Shoreline Apartments - Downtown - ECD 2022

IMG_7501 by bpawlik, on Flickr


IMG_7503 by bpawlik, on Flickr

La Plaza - new infill construction - Lower West Side - ECD 2022

IMG_7499 by bpawlik, on Flickr

Heritage Point - new construction at Canalside - under construction - ECD 2024

Heritage by bpawlik, on Flickr

Note that many previously announced and posted projects on this thread disappeared off the radar. I may update this in the future when I see firm commitment to build (permits, shovels in the ground, etc) from the multiple announced projects in the city. Others feel free to add or comment.

[Wigs]

So many projects going on in the small city limits of Buffalo it's getting harder to keep track!

Thanks for the update, benp

[Austinlee]

Wow, I love seeing so many quality projects. Buffalo is on the rise!

[Wigs]

Originally Posted by Austinlee

Wow, I love seeing so many quality projects. Buffalo is on the rise!

Austin, so glad to see you still posting. Haven't seen you in awhile!

Check out benp's comprehensive before/after streetviews. It's actually hard to comprehend how many changes have occurred in the 40sq miles of Buffalo in the past decade:

https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threa...post-178897204

[benp]

On the Public side of development:

Groundbreaking held at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park

The former LaSalle Park is now the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park, and on Tuesday, a big groundbreaking celebration gave us an update on how its transformation is going. The Ralph C. Wilson Junior Foundation announced a $50 million commitment to the project in 2018, now nearly four years later, funding from other groups has brought the total up to $110 million.

Work done to date has been shoreline stabilization and breakwall replacements, with bulk of park and access work just beginning. The Fund is part of the proceeds of the sale of the Buffalo Bills from the estate of Ralph Wilson, which was 100% given to charities and community development in Detroit and Buffalo.







Here's what's coming to city's waterfront with the new park -
Ceremony kicks off $110 million project



Ampitheater and Outer Harbor projects.

Continued development of Outer Harbor areas, including creation of the large amphitheater developed from former Port Terminal B building, and significant state funding for park and access improvements.




Terminal B Transition by bpawlik, on Flickr

Controversial Outer Harbor Amphitheater to be Reviewed by Planning Board

Advanced funding jumpstarts 4 major projects on Outer Harbor & Canalside



Delaware & Lackawanna Railroad Terminal

Located at the foot of Main Street on the Buffalo River, the terminal last served commuter trains in the 1960s, but has served as the Metro Rail service and storage shed. The last 2 years it has been modified to become a new Metro Rail passenger station, with access to Key Bank Center and Canalside, and with rail work approaching completion the upper floors are proposed to be fitted for commercial or recreational use, including its riverside 40,000 square foot deck.





Sneak peek: See latest on plans to turn DL&W terminal into Metro Rail station



New York Central Terminal

Terminal has been undergoing extensive stabilization an weatherproofing, with many inferior sections refurbished to date. The State is kicking in $61M to finish out the main concourse with to be followed by an RFP to complete development.


Central Terminal by bpawlik, on Flickr


Station Tour by bpawlik, on Flickr

Hochul: Central Terminal revival to get 'transformational' $61M boost



Cars Sharing Main Street

Ongoing work to restore 2-way traffic to Main Street, which became a pedestrian and rail only road in the 1980s, and by the 1990s became a failure as retail and businesses closed. restoration of many sections to date has been followed by recovery of commercial and entertainment, and addition of thousands of residents.


Lower Main by bpawlik, on Flickr


Foot of Main by bpawlik, on Flickr

More of Main Street will be open to cars, as Cars Sharing Main Street project gets more federal aid

[mstem58]

Bpawlik, thanks for posting all those photos, there is really a lot of projects going on. good to see.

[ecoasttransplant]

Penrose NY Developer LLC working with GSD Urban Solutions and the Westminster Economic Development Initiative beat out two other proposals for the two-acre site Aud Block site. Plans call for 367 residences with half of them restricted as affordable. Buildings along the canal would be four to five stories and 10 to 14 stories on the north along the Niagara Thruway I-190.





Post by me on Buffalo Rising:
https://www.buffalorising.com/2023/0...d-block-plans/

[NYC2ATX]

Is that not right across from the Heritage Point project? The combined effect of both will be enormous! Canalside might finally be becoming a thing!

[jdcamb]

I have noticed how many more riders utilizing the Metro Rail.

[ecoasttransplant]

Hispanic Heritage Cultural Institute project a three-story, 37,000 sq.ft. building proposed for the northwest corner of Niagara and Hudson streets. The facility will include a museum and art gallery and a performing arts center, which is planned to be the new home of the Raiices Theatre Company.



From Buffalo Rising:
https://www.buffalorising.com/2023/0...ral-institute/

[ecoasttransplant]

Nemo Development has dusted off plans for 26 townhouses in Lake Front Commons. A previous design for the project was rejected due to the final units not matching those constructed in the 1980s.

[ecoasttransplant]

Proposed redevelopment of the Broadway Barns public works site on Broadway for a mix of indoor sports fields, community space and up to 130 apartments.

[ecoasttransplant]

Eight additional townhomes underway at The West End in Waterfront Village-

[ecoasttransplant]

East Aurora's 42 North Brewing is planning a Theater District location in the Wurlitzer Flats building that was recently renovated.

[ecoasttransplant]

Jemal is dropping plans for a hotel in the Statler- so residential count goes from 334 to 558 units, is getting rid of parking on the lower levels and only adding parking in the basement, and is putting 126,000 sq.ft. of office space on the mezzanine and second floors (so much for office space demand being 'dead').

[benp]

The Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly Albright-Knox Gallery) has reopened after its 4-year closure for remodeling of its existing buildings, and the addition of its new Gundlach building, Albright Bridge, Common Sky/Town Square, and Great Lawn (replacing former parking lot with underground parking).


Buffalo AKG Gundlach Building and Albright Bridge by bpawlik, on Flickr


Buffalo AKG Town Square/Common Sky between Knox and Wilmers buildings, and Great Lawn taken from Gundlach Building by bpawlik, on Flickr

[Innsertnamehere]

Originally Posted by ecoasttransplant

Jemal is dropping plans for a hotel in the Statler- so residential count goes from 334 to 558 units, is getting rid of parking on the lower levels and only adding parking in the basement, and is putting 126,000 sq.ft. of office space on the mezzanine and second floors (so much for office space demand being 'dead').

That's actually a pretty significant amount of units now. That'll be a decent boost to downtown's residential population.

[benp]

The revised Statler plan has been re-revised, as the plan submitted to the city was an earlier revision. The final plan will have 443 apartments and 218 hotel rooms.