May 13, 2019 People, Projects

“ECHDC Board Meets, Approves Construction Contract for Longshed”

The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. board of directors met Monday and authorized ECHDC to enter into a $5.53 million contract with Savarino Companies LLC for construction of the Longshed Building at Canalside. The approximately 4,400-square-foot wood-frame structure will reflect the Central Wharf site’s history by incorporating elements from the Joy and Webster Storehouse located..

May 13, 2019 News, Projects

“Longshed Building, Packet Boat Coming Afloat at Canalside”

After more than a decade of planning, the dream of the Buffalo Maritime Center and Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. to create a Canalside attraction that pays direct homage to the city’s past will become a reality. The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. directors approved a series of measures that will see the construction of the 4,400-square-foot..

April 23, 2019 News, Projects

“New Canisius Athletic Facility to Debut at May College Meeting”

The quest for student physical fitness at Canisius College is moving from the busy Koessler Center to a campus building now with foosball, video games and bubble hockey. Students have long complained the facilities in the Koessler Center aren’t sufficient for both students and the college’s sports teams. The new facilities in Palisano Pavilion are..

April 8, 2019 News, Projects

“Kolkmeyer Plans Apartments, Hotel for Goodyear Mansion, Formerly Oracle Charter”

When developer Paul Kolkmeyer looks at the former Oracle Charter School in Buffalo, he sees a boutique hotel and apartments. Kolkmeyer, head of Priam Development, wants to convert the Goodyear House at 888 Delaware Ave. – home of the former high school – into a combination of hotel and apartments, with 29 guest rooms and..

April 5, 2019 News, Projects

“Boutique Hotel and Apartments Proposed for 888 Delaware”

A Delaware Avenue mansion has a hospitality and residential future. Priam Development is proposing a 29-room boutique hotel and 20 residential units for the Charles W. Goodyear House at 888 Delaware Avenue. The property was most recently used by Oracle Charter School. HHL Architects is working on plans for the conversion project The hotel rooms will be..

January 30, 2019 News, Projects

“Good Look: Nineteen North”

Nineteen North apartments in Allentown is open with a few finishing touches left to be completed on the building. It is one of a growing number of ground-up apartment projects being constructed outside of downtown. First Amherst Development is behind the four-level, 39 unit luxury apartment building one block west of Main Street. The building includes..

January 28, 2019 News, Projects

“You’re Looking at Canalside 2.0′: Longshed Building Wins City Approval”

The shipbuilding industry is about to return to Buffalo’s Inner Harbor – albeit, in a very limited way. The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. got the green light from the Buffalo Planning Board Monday to erect a new wood frame longshed building at Canalside, on 0.2 acres along the Commercial Slip. The long, slender barn-like..

January 17, 2019 News, Projects

“Half Time for Long Shed Approvals in Buffalo”

Two steps down and two more to go for the planned Canalside Long Shed project. Following the Jan. 14 mandated coastal consistency determination by the Buffalo Planning Board, the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals approved some variances needed for the $4 million project promoted by the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. Now, the project goes..

January 17, 2019 News, Projects

“New Longshed for Canalside’s Commercial Slip Sails Ahead”

Another large building for Canalside appears closer to reality, after the city Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday approved a series of waivers to the Green Code, while ordering one significant change in the design, for a structure known as The Longshed. The Longshed would go on a key location at Canalside—on the edge of..

January 16, 2019 News, Projects

“Canalside Long Shed Building Goes Before Zoning Board”

Canalside officials are trying to get approval for minor modifications on this project, which would be a replica canal boat — very appropriate for the waterfront. BUFFALO, N.Y. — We have an update on the construction of a new building at Canalside, which could possibly have a restaurant and restrooms. The project went before the..