Erie Community College is moving forward with plans to build a new facility at their north campus. The Center for Excellence will be approximately 100,000sqft, and is expected to cost about $30 million to build. Of that $30 million, New York State is expected to kick in approximately $15 million, with Erie County kicking in $7.5 million. This will be the first major development on north campus since 1960.
The Kideney Architects has been selected as the group that will design the structure. They were chosen by a selection committee after a competitive process.
ECC recognized the need to build an expansion to the north campus due to a decline in enrollment, because students were choosing other campuses such as Niagara County Community College, and other state and private schools. ECC North campus is currently supporting almost 7,000 students, which the current facilities can not continue to handle.
A Buffalo church may be redeveloped to residential use! Ellicott Development Company has the church at 187 N Pearl St under contract, with plans to convert the building in to residential housing. The church was built around 1899, and is filled with beautiful stained glass windows and ornate architecture. This isn’t Ellicott Development’s first round at the rodeo – they have already purchased the Our Lady of Lourdes church at 1115 Main St for redevelopment. Continue reading ‘Redeveloping Allentown: Church To Home’
[This story is a followup to the February 17 story on Tonawanda Schools auctioning district buildings, and the March 7 story on the successful bids on those buildings.]
The Tonawanda School Board voted unanimously to move forward with the sale of the Highland school and Administration buildings, which went up for auction and were successfully bid on. The public will have the opportunity to vote on the proposed sales on May 17. Assuming the public approves the sale, the sale of the properties will complete after that date.
A Clarence housing park aimed at adding senior housing will more than likely be given the green light to add approximately 70 additional homes. On Wednesday, Stephen Development owner Paul Stephen approached the Clarence town board and asked for a special exemption permit to allow the expansion of the existing park. The permit was approved, though Stephen will need to submit a site plan before any work can begin.
Residents are concerned about dust and dirt being kicked up as part of the construction. Paul Stephen has made plans to develop a separate road for construction vehicles to use, which will hopefully prevent too much dust and dirt on the public use roads, as well as reduce noise pollution in the area. In addition, construction will only be able to take place from 7am to 7pm Monday through Friday, with limited hours on Saturday and no construction taking place on Sunday.
[Full Article At The Buffalo News]
