Professional Documents
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Moving Forward
Over 425 events, over 500,000 visitors during the summer of 2012
Guiding Principles
Accessibility
Public Access Things To Do/Public Use No/Low Cost Opportunity
Diverse Use
Neighborhood Mixed Use Cultural/Story of Buffalo
Design
Urban Green & Sustainable 4 Seasons
Financial Payback
Economic Growth Increase Tax Revenue Local Business Opportunity/Jobs
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation
Placemaking at Canalside
Buffalos Waterfront
Canalside
CANALSIDE
Ice Skating
Winter Festivals
Central Wharf
Canalside Accomplishments
Current Demonstration
Future Vision
East of Main
The Sabres' plan calls for two indoor ice rinks that would be available for public use, a sports bar, a hotel and retail space.
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation
Reinforce the physical connection between Canalside and the Outer Harbor
Public art project involving lighting of grain elevators and bridges
Outer Harbor
ECHDCs Efforts to date:
Light House renovation, $170K grant masonry repairs and stonework, with public access Sand study at Gallagher Beach A/E work on Parcel OH (creation of shovel ready site). Construction to begin ASAP Residential Neighborhood Study
Outer Harbor
NYPA Investments +/- $4 million for purchase $1-$2 million for stabilization of grain elevators +/- $4 million for future improvements
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation
Residential Neighborhood
Residential Neighborhood
Residential Neighborhood
1. Temp. Ext. of Central Wharf 2. Clintons Dish 3. Liberty Hound 4. Greening E2-E7
11.Ohio Street 18.Buffalo Harbor 24.Public Art Parkway Bridge Installation 12. Grain Elevator Lighting 19. N. Aud Block: Public Market 20. N. Aud Block: Childrens Museum 21. Brownfield Opportunity Assessment 25. Central Wharf Land Acquisition
10. Parcel OH
5. Water Taxi
26. Cars on Lower Main (COB) 14. Skyway 27. N. Aud Block: Misc. & Lighting Private Development 15. Sand 22. OH: Small Boat 28. N. Aud Block: Demonstrat Harbor Parking ion Project 16. Perm. Ext. 23. OH: 200 Acres 29. South Aud of Central of Block: Wharf development Construction 17. Webster Block (COB)
Financial Payback
ECHDCs efforts have spurred the first private investment in Buffalos waterfront in over 50 years
Benderson Development is renovating the former state office building Phillips Lytle has agreed to locate their headquarters on the top four floors Marriott Hotels Future retail/restaurant
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3) Donovan Office Building 4) Clintons Dish / Liberty Hound Restaurant (completed) 5) Floating Docks 6) Greening of E2 E7 Parcels (completed) 7) Parcel OH
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Ongoing
Ongoing
Q3 2012
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24) Central Wharf Land Acquisition/Development (E2-E7) 25) Buffalo Harbor Bridge
Q3 2012
Ongoing
Q2 2013
1) Canalside Operations & Mgmt/Buffalo Place Management 2) Parcel OH Operations & Mgmt
Q4 2012