MAYOR BYRON W. BROWNCITY OF BUFFALO
CITY OF BUFFALOOffice of Strategic Planning65 Niagara SquareBuffalo, NY 14202Phone: (716) 851-5224
EQUALOPPORTUNITY
ZONES
OPPORTUNITY ZONE DATA
CITY OF BUFFALOAREA 52.5 mi²
POPULATION 258,592
MEDIAN AGE 32.9
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $34,814
MEDIAN HOME VALUE $92,700(OWNER-OCCUPIED)
POVERTY RATE 29.6%
There are SEVENTEEN (17) Opportunity Zones within the City of Buffalo
The 17 Opportunity Zones have been organized into 10 “Zone Clusters” based on their geography, economy, land use and planning, common infrastructure and assets.
ZONE DISTRICTSBUFFALO: Urban Core, Cultural, Northland-Hospital, East Main & Jefferson, OuterHarbor, Delaware, Broadway-Fillmore, Industrial Heritage, University Heights, and West Hertel.
• 16 mi² (32% of City’s area)
ERIE COUNTYAREA 1,227 mi²
POPULATION 925,528
MEDIAN AGE 40.3
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $55,604
POVERTY RATE 14.6%
WHY BUFFALO?A NEW BUFFALO…ALL NEW OPPORTUNITIESFueled by tens of billions in recent public and private investment, Buffalo, New York continues to develop into a vibrant, equitable and inclusive City of Opportunity, with historic charm, diverse neighborhoods, low unemployment, a magnificent waterfront and all sorts of urban allure, from its award-winning Olmsted Parks network, diverse neighborhoods to cool hotels, with rooftop bars, trendy restaurants, and a growing craft beer industry. All of the major metrics point to a flourishing economy with increased investment and job growth. Business startups and high growth young firms enjoy low taxes, an educated and talented workforce that includes a growing millennial demographic favoring urban living. Opportunities abound in the New Buffalo. Built on a legacy of industry and commerce, Buffalo continues to maintain a strong economy and diverse workforce. Under the leadership of Mayor Byron W. Brown, Buffalo has experienced significant progress, including more than $7 billion in new economic development activity since 2006. His continued vision is of a thriving, healthy and innovative Buffalo – a city that embraces inclusiveness, equity and opportunity for all. His goal was and still is to make Buffalo a place “where no one is left out, and no one is left behind.” Affectionately known as the City of Good Neighbors, small businesses, residents and visitors enjoy unique cultural assets, world class educational institutions and parks, affordable housing and easy multi-modal travel and quick commutes. In the New Buffalo – these economic drivers and community and cultural assets have resulted in a number of highly effective and bold, new initiatives and collaborations that continue to re-invigorate our City.The City of Buffalo Equal Opportunity Zones offer an excellent opportunity for investors to further restore, enhance, and enliven this Great American City. Buffalo’s 17 Zones are urban, dense, diverse, colorful, and full of high-impact real estate projects and operating business deals. We hope you enjoy this sampling of current and potential Opportunity Zone projects in the City of Buffalo. Please also know there are many more coming, with even more to discover as we continue to build a Buffalo that’s inclusive, equitable and restored to its full greatness.
OPPORTUNITY ZONES EXPLAINEDWHAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE?An Opportunity Zone is an economically-distressed community where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment. Localities qualify as Opportunity Zones if they have been nominated for that designation by the state and that nomination has been certified by the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury via his delegation of authority to the Internal Revenue Service. Opportunity Zones were added to the tax code by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
WHAT ARE THE INCENTIVES/ HOW DO OPPORTUNITY ZONES SPUR DEVELOPMENT?Opportunity Zones are designed to spur economic development by providing tax benefits to investors. First, investors can defer tax on any prior gains invested in a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF) until the earlier of the date on which the investment in a QOF is sold or exchanged, or December 31, 2026. If the QOF investment is held for longer than 5 years, there is a 10% exclusion of the deferred gain. If held for more than 7 years, the 10% becomes 15%. Second, if the investor holds the investment in the Opportunity Fund for at least ten years, the investor is eligible for an increase in basis of the QOF investment equal to its fair market value on the date that the QOF investment is sold or exchanged.
WHAT IS A QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY FUND?
A Qualified Opportunity Fund is an investment vehicle that is set up either as a partnership or corporation for investing in eligible property that is located in a Qualified Opportunity Zone.
DOES AN INVESTOR NEED TO LIVE IN AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TAX BENEFITS?An investor can get the tax benefits, even if he/ she does not live, work, or have a business in an Opportunity Zone. All an investor needs is to appropriately invest a recognized gain in a Qualified Opportunity Fund and elect to defer the tax on that gain. (IRS.GOV)
OPPORTUNITY ZONE PARTNERS ERIE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY COUNTY OF ERIEEMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENTBUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIP
INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARABUFFALO LISCNIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
RESOURCE
TAX ABATEMENTS
MORTGAGE RECORDING TAX EXEMPTION
NYS SALES TAX EXEMPTION
FOREIGN TRADE ZONE
FINANCING
SPECIAL FINANCING (VALUE CAPTURE FINANCING)
BUSINESS / ENTREPRENURIAL ASSISTANCE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
BROWNFIELD CLEANUP PROGRAM(BCP)
EAST SIDE CORRIDORECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND
MORE INFORMATION? VISIT:https://info.buffaloniagara.org/incentivesguide
AUTHORITY
Erie County Industrial Development Agency (ECIDA), City of Buffalo
ECIDA
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Regional Development Corporation (RDC) [an ECIDA subsidiary]
Industrial Land Development Corporation (ILDC) [an ECIDA subsidiary]
ECIDA, City of Buffalo
43 North, New York State, StartUp NY, ECIDA, City of Buffalo, Beverly Gray Business Exchange Center, Small Business Development Center
Buffalo Employment and Training Center, Northland Workforce Training Center (NWTC), University at Buffalo’s Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
Empire State Development (ESD)
US DEPT. OF TREASTUERY OPPORTUNITY ZONE SEARCH MAP:https://www.cims.cdfifund.gov/preparation/?config=config_nmtc.xml
DESCRIPTION
Payment In-Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs) Term-limited reduction of property taxes on the added-value of property improvements. Some tax abatements available as-of-right.
A one-time exemption of the NYS and local mortgage recording fee ¾ of 1% of mortgage amt.
Sales tax abatement on construction materials, non-production equipment
Application assistance and zone administration programs that can save thousands in duty fees
Business Loans-Small ($10k - $50k)-Large ($50k - $2M)Innovation Loan Fund-Final Stage Financing Tax-Exempt Bond Financing
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and PILOT Increment Financing (PIF)
Business plan development, financial assistance, and training. Visit: https://www.ecidany.com/entrepreneurs-resource-list
Business plan development, financial assistance, and training
The goal of the Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) is to encourage private-sector cleanups of brownfields and to promote their redevelopment as a means to revitalize economically blighted communities. The BCP is an alternative to greenfield development and is intended to remove some of the barriers to, and provide tax incentives for, the redevelopment of urban brownfields.
https://esd.ny.gov/sites/default/files/Buffalo-East-Side-Corridor-Fund.pdf
LOCAL ZOING MAPS:
BUFFALO - https://bit.ly/2ZY2CCa
DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS RESOURCES
OPPORTUNITY ZONE URBAN CORETRACTS 165, 164
SIZE 1.79 SQ. MI.
POPULATION 4,554 (2017), 4,326 (2013) [+5%]
MEDIAN AGE 36 (2017)
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD $47,500INCOME
JOBS 39,940 (2015), 38,567 (2011) [+4%]
TOP INDUSTRIES Public Administration (23%); Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (16%); Finance and Insurance (12%)
INFRASTRUCTURE Lake Erie; Interstates 90 and 190; Local and Regional Bus Terminal; Amtrak; MetroRail; NYS Route 5; Buffalo River; Main, Ohio, Michigan, and Seneca Street Corridors
ASSETS Canalside; KeyBank Center and HarborCenter; Erie Community College; Sahlen Field (Ballpark); Buffalo Niagara Convention Center; Civic Node; Larkinville; Cobblestone District; Theatre District
is recognized as the TOP OPPORTUNITY ZONE FOR SMART GROWTH POTENTIAL in New York State and is ranked 5th Best in the Country by Smart Growth America.
TRACT 165
ZONE # PROJECT DEVELOPER/ OWNER PROJECT OVERVIEW
165 DL&W Station Niagara Frontier Transit Authority Transformation of over 130,000 sq. ft. of second floor former waterfront Train Terminal to vibrant, mixed- use space adjacent to Canalside and KeyBank Center above new MetroRail Station.
165 One Seneca Tower Douglas Development 38-story tower in heart of Downtown Buffalo. Residential, retail, and office. Opportunities for retail business.
165 74 Franklin – Former Buffalo PD HQ Douglas Development $30M project converting former police Headquarters into 175 one-and two-unit apartments. Major residential in heart of Downtown.
165/164 Michigan Avenue African American City of Buffalo/ESD $7M in capital improvements to anchor Heritage Corridor organizations - including Colored Musician’s Club, Nash House Museum, Michigan St. Baptist Church.
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• City’s major employment Center
• Entertainment Center
• Increasing resident population
• Transit Hub – MetroRail, Bus Terminal, Amtrak, Interstates 190 and 90
• Buffalo Building Reuse Project – concerted public-private effort to restore Downtown as a 24/7 live-work-play community through loan fund
WHY URBAN CORE?
ONE SENECA TOWER
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HARBOR CENTER
OHIO STREET
URBAN CORE CLUSTER
OZ Census Tracts Buffalo Parks
Conway Park
InnerHarbor
OPPORTUNITY ZONE CULTURALTRACTS 171, 610
SIZE 1.45 SQ. MI.
POPULATION 10,224 (2017), 9,762 (2013) [+5%]
MEDIAN AGE 27
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD $29,000 INCOME
JOBS 3,568 (2015), 2,533 (2011) [+41%]
TOP INDUSTRIES Management of Companies and Enterprises (30%); Health Care and Social Assistance (28%); Other Services (8%) [ex. Public Admin]
INFRASTRUCTURE Interstate 190; Niagara River; Buffalo Sewer Authority Treatment Facility; Scajaquada Expressway (NY 198); Upper Niagara Street (NY 268), Grant Street; Elmwood Ave.; Adjacent to Delaware Park – an Olmsted Park
ASSETS Albright-Knox Art Museum, SUNY Buffalo State College, Burchfield Penny, Hotel Henry, Unity Island Park, Broderick Park, West Side Bazaar / WEDI
ZONE # PROJECT DEVELOPER/ OWNER PROJECT OVERVIEW
171 Richardson Olmsted Campus Richardson Center Corporation 93 acre, 145 yr. old former hospital complex – 1/3 recently developed into a hotel. Corporation currently seeking developer interest in remaining property.
171 Dart Street Buffalo State College Foundation Former City of Buffalo impound lot. Buffalo State College needs property to further its educational mission and will be issuing a request for proposals for public-private opportunities.
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• THREE MAJOR ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS• World-Renowned Albright-Knox Art Gallery Visitors: Aprrox. 400,000
• Buffalo State College SUNY Student Population: 9,118 Students
• Richardson-Olmsted Complex • ESD commitment of $76.5M State funding,
$16M in historic tax credits
• Active and Successful Adaptive Reuse Projects – current opportunities
• Fast growing and diverse employment base• Niagara Street – Complete Street initiative • West Side/ Grant-Ferry and Black Rock Communities• Strong Retail Corridors Nearby:
Elmwood, Amherst, Grant
WHY CULTURAL?
H.H. RICHARDSON COMPLEX
HOTEL HENRY
DART STREET - FORMER AUTO IMPOUND
CULTURAL CLUSTER
OZ Census Tracts Cultural Centers
Parks
Unity Island
BroderickPark
NiagaraRiver
Delaware Park
Buffalo History Museum
Albright Knox
H.H. Richardson Olmsted Campus
Buffalo StateCollege
OTHER ASSETS
OPPORTUNITY ZONE NORTHLAND - HOSPITAL
ZONE # PROJECT DEVELOPER/ OWNER PROJECT OVERVIEW
34 Multiple Properties – 631 Northland, Buffalo Urban Development Corp. Commercial/ Industrial Structures 541 E. Delavan, 41 Northland, (BUDC) for redevelopment. 612 Northland
40.01 Highland Park Village Highland Park LLC 27-acre former retail site repurposed into (Central Park Ave. and residential neighborhood. Currently Phase 2 of 3. Holden St., Buffalo)
170 Glenny Drive Parcel Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority/ 17 acre vacant site. Zoned Flex Commercial. City of Buffalo
Buffalo Market INDUSTRIAL VACANCY
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Anchor Institutions
• Erie County Medical Center • Canisius College • Northland Workforce Training Center
WHY NORTHLAND- HOSPITAL?
NORTHLAND WORKFORCE TRAINING CENTER
HIGHLAND PARK
GLENNY DRIVE – 17 ACRES
Northland Cooridor Redevelopment Project
• 35-acre brownfield redevelopment project, return industrial and commercial properties to productive use
• $44M in NYS funding• Project Partners: Empire State Development, New York Power
Authority, City of Buffalo• Walkable neighborhood
NORTHLAND-HOSPITAL CLUSTER
OZ Census Tracts Buffalo Parks
Glenny Park
TRACTS 34, 40.01, 170
SIZE 1.7 SQ. MI.
POPULATION 10,028 (2017), 9,136 (2013) [+10%]
MEDIAN AGE 37
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD $25,000 INCOME
JOBS 3,023 (2015), 6,423 (2011) [-53%]
TOP INDUSTRIES Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (32%); Manufacturing (11%); Educational Services (11%)
INFRASTRUCTURE Main Street (NY 5); Kensington Expressway (NY 33); Bailey Ave. (NY. Rt. 62); Delavan Ave.; MetroRail at Amherst Station
ASSETS ECMC; NWTC; Buffalo Manufacturing Works; Canisius College, Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Delavan-Grider Community Center, True Bethel Baptist Church, Math Science Technology Preparatory School
OPPORTUNITY ZONE EAST MAIN – JEFFERSON TRACTS 25.02, 31, 168
SIZE 1.67 SQ. MI.
POPULATION 7,502 (2017), 8,100 (2013) [-7%]
MEDIAN AGE 45
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD $26,229 INCOME
JOBS 10,233 (2015), 9,875 (2011) [+4%]
TOP INDUSTRIES Health Care and Social Assistance (68%); Other Services [ex. Public Administration] (8%); Educational Services (5%)
INFRASTRUCTURE Main Street (NY 5); Jefferson Ave; Broadway Ave; Kensington Expressway (NY 33); MetroRail subway [4 stops]
ASSETS Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC); Fruit Belt and Allentown Neighborhoods; Beverly Gray Business Exchange Center; Masten Park; MLK Park and District
ZONE # PROJECT DEVELOPER/ OWNER PROJECT OVERVIEW
31 Pilgrim Village McGuire Development 11 acre site. Potential for residential development – proximate to graduate and medical students and workers.
168 Osmose Holdings 780 Ellicott LLC 4.4 acre property owned by BNMC. Adjacent to campus. office, medical, warehouse, parking.
168 1159 Main Cedarland Development 130K sq. ft. , 215 unit new construction Transit Oriented Development. 1st floor commercial.
25.02 Buffalo Forge SAAKC 490 Broadway. $50M, 185 unit mixed income infill. Attached commercial space. Active design.
31 1091 Main Ellicott Development $20M development. New 6-story, 167K sq. ft. building and adaptive reuse of former church, office, retail, residential and parking.
16,000 EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS
AND VOLUNTEERS
WHY EAST-MAIN – JEFFERSON?BUFFALO NIAGARA MEDICAL CAMPUS• Collaborate World Class clinical care, research
and education not-for-profit organization
• Select Medical Partners/ Members: • Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center • Kaleida Health • University at Buffalo (SUNY) • Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute
BEVERLY GRAY BUSINESS EXCHANGE CENTER• One-stop small business technical resource center
developed to support entrepreneurship and innovation for M/WBEs, Service-Disabled Veteran–Owned Businesses, and small businesses in the City of Buffalo and WNY region
METRORAIL SERVICE• 4 stops within East-Main Jefferson Cluster Area: Allen-
Medical Campus, Summer-Best and Utica Stations. Utica Station is the most trafficked Metro Rail station.
NYS COMMITMENT - EAST SIDE CORRIDOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND• Jefferson Ave. Commercial District
33
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25.02
BUFFALO FORGE
1091 MAIN STREET
1159 MAIN STREET
EAST MAIN-JEFFERSON CLUSTER
OZ Census Tracts Buffalo Parks Metro Rail Stops
MLK ParkMain Street
OPPORTUNITY ZONE OUTER HARBOR
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TRACT 5
SIZE 2.4 SQ. MI.
POPULATION 2,053 (2017), 1,968 (2013) [+4%]
MEDIAN AGE 32
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD $27,000 INCOME
JOBS 1,209 (2015), 1,279 (2011) [-5%]
TOP INDUSTRIES Manufacturing (52%); Other Services [exc. Public Admin] (19%); Educational Services (7%)
INFRASTRUCTURE Buffalo Ship Canal; Skyway (NYS Route 5); Ohio Street; South Park Ave.; Fuhrmann Blvd.; City Ship Canal; Slips 1 and 2
ASSETS Lake Erie; Buffalo River; Wilkenson Pointe; Bell Slip; Times Beach Nature Preserve; Old First Ward; Red Jacket River Front Park; Buffalo BlueWay; Mutual Riverfront Park, Buffalo River BOA
ZONE # PROJECT DEVELOPER/ OWNER PROJECT OVERVIEW
5 Outer Harbor Master Plan Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. 196 acres, mostly passive recreation project.
5 RiverWorks Pearl St. Properties Adaptive Reuse - entertainment / event facility: restaurant, sports complex, recreation, historic. 309 Ganson.
5 Barcalo Karl Frizlen and Jason Yots $25M adaptive reuse for 119 Apartments, 40 k sq. ft. of office, commercial, lite manufacturing space. 225 Louisiana.
5 Cooperage Ellicott Development Adaptive Reuse Project – former factory complex near to Buffalo River and major public infrastructure investment on Ohio St. Brewery, Climbing Gym, Apartments.
WHY OUTER HARBOR?Unmatched Public Assets – Lake Erie and Buffalo River
Significant Public Investment into Assets
• $125M OuterHarbor Revitalization Plan
Burgeoning destination and attraction uses
• Indoor/ outdoor recreation, entertainment, leisure, historical; food and beverage (many small restaurants, brewing, distilling, baking, large scale food production)
Residential and Manufacturing Heritage
RIVERWORKS
OUTER HARBOR RENDERING
BARCALO ADAPTIVE REUSE PROJECT
OUTER HARBOR CLUSTER
OZ Census Tracts Buffalo Parks
Tifft Nature Preserve
Outer Harbor
BuffaloRiver
OPPORTUNITY ZONE BROADWAY FILLMORENYS East Side Corridor Economic Development Fund
• Planned projects taking place as part of $50M ESD Fund • Broadway and Fillmore Designated Corridors • East Side Main Streets Grants Program • Building Preservation Fund
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TRACT 16
SIZE 0.8 SQ. MI.
POPULATION 2,312 (2017), 2,031 (2013) [+14%]
MEDIAN AGE 32
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD $15,000 INCOME
JOBS 1,025 (2015), 1,108 (2011) [-7%]
TOP INDUSTRIES Manufacturing (35%), Wholesale Trade (32%), Health Care and Social Assistance (10%)
INFRASTRUCTURE Broadway St.; Fillmore Ave.; William St.; Various Rail Lines
ASSETS Central Terminal; Broadway Market; Broadway-Fillmore Local Historic District; Historic Cultural Churches; WNY Human Services Collaborative
ZONE # PROJECT DEVELOPER/ OWNER PROJECT OVERVIEW
16 Central Terminal Central Terminal Restoration Corp. ~ 500 k sq. ft. historic former railroad station. & City of Buffalo $5M in NYS funds committed to improvements for year-round events use. Urban Land Institute Study.
16 Broadway Market City of Buffalo 90,000 sq. ft. community and small, local retail market. $4M in NYS funds for planning and improvements for a year-round market.
16 950 Broadway Cedarland Development 40,000 sq. ft. Mixed-use, workforce housing adaptive re-use. $2M from NYS Better Buffalo Fund.
16 Schreiber Brewery Reuse Project Buffalo Brewing Company Renovation of long-vacant historic brewery for production, tasting and brewing museum.
16 City-Owned Vacant Property City of Buffalo Various contiguous vacant residential and commercial lots.
CENTRAL TERMINAL
BROADWAY MARKET
950 BROADWAY
WHY BROADWAY FILLMORE?Historic neighborhood (Polonia) with nationally significant built and cultural assets
• One of City’s Strongest Growing Tracts Positive population growth +14%
BROADWAY FILLMORE CLUSTER
OZ Census Tracts Buffalo Parks
WHY SOUTH BUFFALO INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE?
SOUTH BUFFALO INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE
Massive physical Opportunity Zone area – 5.4 Square Miles. Significant commercial opportunities across clean, reclaimed land. Supportive infrastructure for large commercial uses. Concentration of Manufacturing, Distribution, Wholesale and Warehousing businesses. Additional opportunities available in underused building stock.
NYS Commitment:
• $750M, 1.2 MSF SolarCity/ Tesla “GigaFactory 2” – photovoltaic production facility
• $125M Outer Harbor Revitalization Plan
• East Side Corridor Economic Development Fund
❒ Bailey Ave Corridor and Clinton-Bailey Investment Area
TRACTS 1.10, 163
SIZE 5.4 SQ. MI.
POPULATION 5,039 (2017), 5,527 (2013) [-9%]
MEDIAN AGE 32
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD $34,000 INCOME
JOBS 3,470 (2015), 3,657 (2011) [-5%]
TOP INDUSTRIES Wholesale Trade (28%), Manufacturing (25%), Transporting and Warehousing (9%)
INFRASTRUCTURE Interstate 190; Buffalo River; Skyway (NYS Route 5); Bailey Ave. and S. Park Ave. (NYS Route 62); CSX Rail Service; High-Power Electric Service; Seneca St.; Union Canal; Port of Buffalo; City Ship Canal; Slip 1
ASSETS Lake Erie; Buffalo River; Outer Harbor; South Buffalo BOA; Niagara Frontier Food Terminal; Clinton-Bailey Farmer’s Market; Ship Canal Commons; Tifft Nature Preserve; Buffalo Harbor State Park; Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens; Valley and Seneca-Babcock Neighborhoods; Outer Harbor Trail
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163 Elk Street Commerce Park The Krog Group 35 acres of developable land. Remediated former brownfield. 586 Elk St. Adjacent to Buffalo River, proximate to US Thruway 190, rail lines. Zoned Heavy Industrial.
1.10 Buffalo Lake Side Commerce Park Buffalo Urban Development Corp. 105 acre smart growth urban commerce park with (BUDC) multi-modal transportation and interstate access. Zoned light industrial and mixed-use.
1.10 Outer Harbor Master Plan Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. 196 acres, mostly passive recreation project. (ECHDC)
UNION SHIP CANAL
TESLA GIGAFACTORY 2
NIAGARA FRONTIERFOOD TERMINAL
INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE CLUSTER
OZ Census Tracts Buffalo Parks
OPPORTUNITY ZONE
NYS Rt. 5
Tifft NaturePreserve
Buffalo Lakeside Commerce Park
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OPPORTUNITY ZONE DELAWARE OPPORTUNITY ZONE WEST HERTELTRACTS 67.02, 56
SIZE 0.3 SQ. MI.
POPULATION 2,858 (2017), 3,212 (2013) [-11%]
MEDIAN AGE 32
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD $36,000 INCOME
JOBS 4,866 (2015), 5,710 (2011) [-15%]
TOP INDUSTRIES Health Care and Social Assistance (67%); Other Services [excluding Public Admin.] (9%); Management of Companies and Enterprises (5%)
INFRASTRUCTURE Elmwood Ave.; Delaware Ave.; Main St.
ASSETS Delaware Avenue National Historic District; Elmwood Village; Elmwood Village Association
TRACTS 56
SIZE 0.85 SQ. MI.
POPULATION 4,268 (2017), 4,176 (2013) [+2%]
MEDIAN AGE 32
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD $27,000 INCOME
JOBS 3,687 (2015), 3,827 (2011) [-4%]
TOP INDUSTRIES Manufacturing (33%); Health Care and Social Assistance (20%); Retail Trade (17%)
INFRASTRUCTURE Interstate 190 access; CSX Rail Line; Military Rd. (NYS Route 265); Hertel Ave.; Elmwood Ave.; Kenmore Ave.
ZONE # PROJECT DEVELOPER/ OWNER PROJECT OVERVIEW
67.02 Elmwood Crossing Sinatra & Company Real Estate Multi-project re-use of former Hospital and Ellicott Development Campus. Residential and Amenity-focused.
56 North Buffalo Mixed Use Uniland Development 20 acre site with office, retail and residential space.
WHY DELAWARE?Strong, recognizable, very dense urban neighborhood
• High-value housing stock
• Extremely active commercial presence
High levels of investment throughout Elmwood, Delaware and Main Street Corridors
• High intensity mixed-use: primarily residential, retail, restaurant
WHY WEST HERTEL?Blended jobs center and residential Cluster Area
Visible Very-High Traffic Area
• High Number of National Brand Retailers
Variety of vacant parcels and buildings in area
Diverse Zoning permits variety of uses
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OPPORTUNITY ZONE UNIVERSITY HEIGHTSTRACT 47
SIZE 0.6 SQ. MI.
POPULATION 5,799 (2017), 6,316 (2013) [-8%]
MEDIAN AGE 31
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD $36,000 INCOME
JOBS 938 (2015), 841 (2011) [+12%]
TOP INDUSTRIES Health Care and Social Assistance (58%); Retail Trade (15%); Accommodation and Food Services (14%)
INFRASTRUCTURE Main St.; Bailey Ave. (NYS Route 62); Amherst Ave.
ASSETS University at Buffalo South Campus; Kensington-Bailey Commercial Corridor; Shoshone Park; McCarthy Park; Buffalo Promise Neighborhood
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WHY UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS?• Excellent TOD Potential. High Traffic and High Walkability Area
• ~ 18,000 vehicles/ day
• 77/100 Walkability Score
• Many small businesses support greater resident population
• NYS East Side Corridor Economic Development Fund
❒ Bailey Ave Corridor and Kensington-Bailey Investment Area
ZONE # PROJECT DEVELOPER/ OWNER PROJECT OVERVIEW
47 Metro Rail LaSalle Station Niagara Frontier Transportation Potential Transit Oriented Development project of Authority existing station, adjacent surface parking lot and other properties. Mobility Hub and Complete Streets.
RAILS TO TRAILS
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CLUSTER
OZ Census Tracts Buffalo Parks Metro Rail Stop
McCarthy Park
Main Street
From 2012 to 2017, more than $1 BILLION in public investment in the City, the majority of which are in Buffalo Opportunity Zones.
EQUALOPPORTUNITY
ZONES
From 2011 to 2018, $6.7 BILLION in completed and planned private developments in the City of Buffalo, NEARLY 70% IN BUFFALO
Opportunity Zones.
VISIT BUFFALONY.GOV/OZFOR ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AND CURRENT INFORMATION