Across the Buffalo Niagara region, new and exciting developments are popping up. It’s almost impossible to keep up on all the action. Below are just a handful of some top developments in the region.
Kids at Canalside
The Explore and More Children’s Museum is coming to Canalside, Buffalo’s revitalized and now lively waterfront. The progress is hard to miss when you’re paddling in a kayak or riding a water bike. The 43,000 square foot building is expected to open this winter. The museum is a $27 million investment.
Our Marketing Manager Sarah Larson might be most excited for it, too.
Niagara Falls breakthrough
TM Montante is developing a new $5 million project in downtown Niagara Falls. The first phase will include an 8,000 square foot headquarters for the Niagara Global Tourism Institute, 16 market rate apartments, a café, and 1,500 square feet of other commercial space.
“The fact is, we see a lot of opportunity in Niagara Falls,” said Christian Campos, TM Montante Development president, at a recent Commercial Development panel with Phillips Lytle and Buffalo Business First. “Niagara Falls is on that verge of a break though moment, just like Buffalo had its break through moment.”
This project comes on the heels of Hamister Group's Niagara Falls hotel project, totaling $35 million. The momentum in Niagara Falls is building.
Bio-tech in Dunkirk
Bio-tech company Athenex has broken ground on its first American pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Dunkirk. The site is expected to top 300,000 square feet when completed.
In 2016, our organization assisted Athenex’s expansion efforts. The project in Dunkirk will yield 460 new direct jobs and a $1.7 billion investment.
Training tomorrow's workforce
The Northland Corridor on Buffalo’s East Side is a historic area, along the old railroad belt line, providing for a dense workforce and industrial cluster in its heyday. Abandoned for many years, Buffalo Urban Development Corporation (BUDC), has taken on the project of reclaiming the corridor and bringing it back to what it once was. The project preserves much of the area’s history, which included Curtiss-Wright airplane manufacturing facility during World War II and Otis Elevator headquarters.
The Northland Workforce Training Center is expected to open later this summer and will focus on preparing the future of our region's advanced manufacturing talent pipeline. The Northland Corridor will also eventually house Buffalo Manufacturing Works, Insyte Consulting, and will have space available for manufacturing companies to lease.
Cheers on Perry Street
79 Perry Street is under development to eventually house The Labatt House, Labatt's first U.S. brewery. The brewery is expected to open this fall. Pegula Sports & Entertainment will also relocate its offices to the five-story building in Buffalo's Cobblestone District.
The project is estimated to total $42 million.
No laughing matter
The National Comedy Center in Jamestown (the home of Lucille Ball) will open on August 1, featuring big-name comedians for a week-long celebration. The National Comedy Center has 37,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space in two adaptively reused buildings, including a historic train station.
The project has been in the works for nearly a decade and has invested over $50 million in Chautauqua County.
Tallest building in Buffalo
Of course, this is an incomplete list. There are too many exciting projects going on throughout the eight counties of Western New York to be captured under one blog. However, one development that cannot be missed is the Seneca One Tower project. Buffalo’s largest skyscraper is getting a complete transformation from developer Douglas Jemal. The office, residential, and retail combination will remake the complexion of office space in Buffalo's Central Business District.