Originally Posted by
steven
Just for Reference:
-The freezer queen project is being done by the same guy that owns Quaker Crossing in Orchard Park.
-For the central terminal its Harry Stinson best known for The Candy Factory Lofts in Toronto, One king West in Toronto, and High Park Lofts in Toronto. He also has done a few in Hamilton.
The central terminal does seem a tough nut to crack but looking at how fast Turner Lofts has filled up, with rents in the $1200 to $1600 range on a previously undesirable stretch of Niagara street, I think its possible.
The thing to keep in mind is a lot of sane people are coming in to work those bio/medical jobs so luckily we are not only stuck with old Buffalo suburbanites and there, "Archie bunker still stuck in the 70's" type mentality.
It is estimated that by 2017, combined with the initiatives of Roswell Park Cancer Institute and UB 2020, employment on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus will exceed 17,000, close to that of the Bethlehem Steel plant before its closure.
Younger office workers, nurses, researchers etc. Its an exciting time to live in Buffalo.