Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – It appears that work to continue construction of the Heritage Point project along Canalside in Downtown Buffalo will be commencing soon enough.
Just before the Buffalo Common Council went on recess at the last Community Development Committee meeting at City Hall, a representative from Sinatra Development met with city lawmakers and said the company is closing on the remaining balance of financing for the project. Once that is complete and those financials are closed, Fillmore District Councilman Mitch Nowakowski says Sinatra Development will take about a year for construction to be completed.
“We’ll see that project up to the highest potential, and what it was designed for. Ultimately, that is the key to a lot of our successes, to complete that project so we can get moving with the North Aud Block, and then ultimately a transformation at Marine Drive,” said Nowakowski in an interview with WBEN. “In the next five years, we’ll start seeing a Canalside that is completely transformed, and bring a density of people living at Canalside and at our waterfront…