BUFFALO | Development Thread - Page 68

westcoastperspective · #**1341** Posted **Feb 13, 2008, 7:24 PM**

Park Lane condo tower lawsuit has been dismissed!

http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffa...ml?jst=b_ln_hl

http://buffalorising.com/story/break..._lawsuit_d#sca

9091 · #**1342** Posted **Feb 13, 2008, 8:15 PM**

Just as I said prior to your post. Great news indeedy

Downtown Bolivar · #**1343** Posted **Feb 13, 2008, 8:50 PM**

^^^whew! That's great news. Construction in 2008? It just shows that even though Buffalo missed the last real estate boom, it's still way underbuilt.

westcoastperspective · #**1344** Posted **Feb 15, 2008, 1:15 AM**

Surprise! New Horizon has the AM&As complex up for sale: $3.5 million. They bought it for $2 million and did NOTHING!

BUFFALOVE!! · #**1345** Posted **Feb 18, 2008, 3:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by Downtown Bolivar

^^^whew! That's great news. Construction in 2008? It just shows that even though Buffalo missed the last real estate boom, it's still way underbuilt.

yeah does anyone know how to post this in the city diagram board? ours is so depressing and needs some loven. plus the courttower needs to be drawn

westcoastperspective · #**1346** Posted **Feb 19, 2008, 3:13 AM**

The Martin Group's future offices at 477 Main Street, the former Wendy's. Carmina Wood Morris is the architect:

sullymon54 · #**1347** Posted **Feb 20, 2008, 6:06 PM**

looks great, now if we could just get the damn train and its associated stations off the street so people could see it we'd be in business

sullymon54 · #**1348** Posted **Feb 20, 2008, 6:07 PM**

Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 11:54 AM EST
BERC's Wanamaker heading to West Coast
Business First of Buffalo - by James Fink Business First

Tim Wanamaker, head of the Buffalo Economic Renaissance Corp. and Buffalo Office of Strategic Planning for the past five years, has resigned to become city manager of Inglewood, Calif.

Wanamaker tendered his resignation late Tuesday to Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown shortly after the Inglewood City Council voted to offer him a contract. Terms of the contract were not revealed.

Brown and top members of his administration declined comment.

Wanamaker was recruited to Buffalo by former Mayor Anthony Masiello. He moved to Buffalo from Prince George's County, Md. in early 2003. Wanamaker brought a deep resume of talent and experience to Buffalo City Hall.

During his Buffalo tenure, Wanamaker tackled a number of tough development projects and issues including overseeing new housing projects in various neighborhoods along with a lengthy list of commercial projects ranging from working with Benderson Development Co. on bringing a Kohl's department store to North Buffalo to working with British investor Bashir Issa on the re-development of the Statler Towers. Buffalo has a development pipeline exceeding $4.4 billion - the highest in the city's history.

That he left Buffalo for another city was only a matter of when, not if, City Hall insiders said.

"We knew Tim would be on someone's radar screen," one insider said.

Halovet · #**1349** Posted **Feb 20, 2008, 8:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by BUFFALOVE!!

yeah does anyone know how to post this in the city diagram board? ours is so depressing and needs some loven. plus the courttower needs to be drawn

also 33 Gates Tower!

Halovet · #**1350** Posted **Feb 20, 2008, 8:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by sullymon54

Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 11:54 AM EST
BERC's Wanamaker heading to West Coast
Business First of Buffalo - by James Fink Business First

Tim Wanamaker, head of the Buffalo Economic Renaissance Corp. and Buffalo Office of Strategic Planning for the past five years, has resigned to become city manager of Inglewood, Calif.

Wanamaker tendered his resignation late Tuesday to Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown shortly after the Inglewood City Council voted to offer him a contract. Terms of the contract were not revealed.

Brown and top members of his administration declined comment.

Wanamaker was recruited to Buffalo by former Mayor Anthony Masiello. He moved to Buffalo from Prince George's County, Md. in early 2003. Wanamaker brought a deep resume of talent and experience to Buffalo City Hall.

During his Buffalo tenure, Wanamaker tackled a number of tough development projects and issues including overseeing new housing projects in various neighborhoods along with a lengthy list of commercial projects ranging from working with Benderson Development Co. on bringing a Kohl's department store to North Buffalo to working with British investor Bashir Issa on the re-development of the Statler Towers. Buffalo has a development pipeline exceeding $4.4 billion - the highest in the city's history.

That he left Buffalo for another city was only a matter of when, not if, City Hall insiders said.

"We knew Tim would be on someone's radar screen," one insider said.

So go out and recriut someone else! None of this cry~baby~shit. We got people on this forum that could handle it. GEEZ!

buffaLOVE · #**1351** Posted **Feb 22, 2008, 7:21 PM**

Does anyone know what the heights of the gates circle and casino towers will be? Also, will the casino tower affect the skyline much?

Thanks

Doozine · #**1352** Posted **Feb 22, 2008, 11:00 PM**

According to emporis.com, Gates Circle will be 23 floors, 279 feet. The Casino will be 22 floors (no exact heights have been given) and will be just outside the CBD, so Im guessing it will have a pretty big impact on the skyline. I am not sure of the exact location. Also does anyone know anything about the old Tishman Building aka 10 Lafayette Sq, aka 447 Main St that is up for sale? Any new developments? Any plans? Any interest? Are there currently tenants? Any info is great, and pictures would be even better. Also, does anyone have pictures of the developments downtown? Im in Chicago so I cant exactly see the old Tuffalo too often.

Doozine · #**1353** Posted **Feb 22, 2008, 11:04 PM**

Oh and I wish that the architects and developers on our casino would have used this design instead.... Atlantic city, 70 floors. Ultra swank.

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=...ticcity-nj-usa

Oh well ... we'll takes what we's can gets.

westcoastperspective · #**1354** Posted **Feb 22, 2008, 11:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Doozine

According to emporis.com, Gates Circle will be 23 floors, 279 feet. The Casino will be 22 floors (no exact heights have been given) and will be just outside the CBD, so Im guessing it will have a pretty big impact on the skyline. I am not sure of the exact location. Also does anyone know anything about the old Tishman Building aka 10 Lafayette Sq, aka 447 Main St that is up for sale? Any new developments? Any plans? Any interest? Are there currently tenants? Any info is great, and pictures would be even better. Also, does anyone have pictures of the developments downtown? Im in Chicago so I cant exactly see the old Tuffalo too often.

Try these:

http://www.buffalorising.com/story/p...ishman_buildin

http://www.buffalorising.com/city/ar...ng_getting.php

http://www.buffalorising.com/story/t..._alive_and_doi

Tishman has been for sale since the current owner bought it and the price is creeping up. Last I heard, there was a group from Cleveland serious about buying it and several other downtown properties. That was last fall and I haven't heard anything recently.

Stick around here- you'll see what's going on. Chicago? Know any good architects there?

http://www.buffalorising.com/story/d...pment_year_end

buffaLOVE · #**1355** Posted **Feb 23, 2008, 10:00 AM**

On some other Buffalo sites someone mention something about Iskalo and a possible 20+ story tower. Just wondering if that was supported by anything or just some one dreaming.

westcoastperspective · #**1356** Posted **Feb 23, 2008, 2:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by buffaLOVE

On some other Buffalo sites someone mention something about Iskalo and a possible 20+ story tower. Just wondering if that was supported by anything or just some one dreaming.

Iskalo itself said they were planning a mid-rise building on the 500 block of Main but couldn't get the site- Rocco put it under option for Century City lofts project. That project is on ice for now. Iskalo hasn't said if they're still interested. Search Bflo Biz Journal for the Iskalo scoop.

9091 · #**1357** Posted **Feb 24, 2008, 5:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by westcoastperspective

Try these:

Stick around here- you'll see what's going on. Chicago? Know any good architects there?

There are no good architects in Chicago, all the really good ones work with me on the "Isle"

westcoastperspective · #**1358** Posted **Feb 24, 2008, 8:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by 9091

There are no good architects in Chicago, all the really good ones work with me on the "Isle"

When are you moving off the Isle?

9091 · #**1359** Posted **Feb 24, 2008, 10:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by westcoastperspective

When are you moving off the Isle?

Well there was talk of heading to the Issa Tower but since that project is in limbo - at best, no one is saying. Of course we do have room to expand where we are.

westcoastperspective · #**1360** Posted **Feb 24, 2008, 11:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by 9091

Well there was talk of heading to the Issa Tower but since that project is in limbo - at best, no one is saying. Of course we do have room to expand where we are.

Pass this to the higher ups over at Cannon: Get outta the 'burbs and into downtown. Your new St. Louis office puts "HQ's" to shame.

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/s...l?ana=from_rss