Canalside project would house packet boat. < BACK

When the Zoning Board of Appeals meets today to review the request by the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. for a series of variances from the city’s Green Code, it should keep prominently in mind the effort being made to link Buffalo’s revitalized present with its storied past. The agency is constructing a “longshed” that..

Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. is moving ahead with plans to construct a new “longshed” facility as part of Canalside, as the state agency seeks the first city approval for the $4 million project. The agency, a subsidiary of Empire State Development Corp., wants to erect the long, slender barn-like structure on 0.2 acres just..

The Swinburne Building, named for a nearby city park, will be built on a vacant lot at 526 Central Ave. near Manning Boulevard. Completion is expected in summer 2020. < BACK

TM Montante Development announced last week that construction has started on its $5 million mixed used development project, 616 Niagara, at the corner of 7th and Niagara streets in the City of Niagara Falls. Montante Construction is based on Kenmore Avenue in the Town of Tonawanda. The company said the project includes an adaptive reuse..

The Central Terminal Restoration Corporation (CTRC) was awarded $5 million in April from the Buffalo Billion Initiative to support the implementation of the Urban Land Institute’s recommendations for the historic East Side landmark.  CTRC has taken a critical step towards putting that money to work by soliciting proposals from architecture, engineering, landscape architecture and land surveying consultant..

On Tuesday, December 18, there will be a public hearing concerning the future of the longshed on Canalside and the packet boat project. The hearing, hosted by the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The Erie Canal Packet Boat project would see the construction of a 4000 square foot longshed that would..

Renovations are nearing completion for both historic properties. < BACK

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Barton House has undergone a $2 million restoration that included replacement of stucco eaves, masonry and chimney repairs, restoration of the veranda wood floor, the repair and replacement of original plaster, refinishing of all interior woodwork and built-in cabinetry, rewiring and repair of original light fixtures, and minor art glass restoration. The..

The Nineteen North apartment building in Allentown is nearing completion, one of a growing number of ground-up apartment projects being constructed outside of downtown. First Amherst Development is constructing the four-level, 39 unit luxury apartment building one block west of Main Street. The building will include parking for forty cars on the first level and 24 two-bedroom..