BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — City of Buffalo officials and the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority took coordinated actions Thursday that will allow work to begin on the first phase of the $260 million Commodore Perry Homes redevelopment project.
The project will begin with the demolition of 24 vacant apartment buildings on the nearly 19-acre site. Once demolition work is completed, work will begin on 27 new affordable housing buildings that will feature 405 units, along with 8,000 square feet of commercial space. The project will feature 24 two-or-three-story townhouses and residential walk-up buildings and three five-story buildings along South Park Avenue and Louisiana Street.
Demolition and construction are set to begin in March. The plan to redevelop the Perry Homes site was originally approved in July 2023, and occupancy of the new units is expected to start in 2025 through 2027.
“This is a huge step forward in our journey to revitalize this area. The demolition of the BMHA Commodore Perry buildings clears the way for a better quality of life for the residents in this area,” Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said in a release. “I am proud of the work the BMHA and our Office of Strategic Planning have done to move this project forward.”