The Central Terminal Restoration Corporation (CTRC) is accepting Request for Proposals (RFP). The idea is to help formulate master plan to shape the redevelopment and reuse of the iconic Buffalo Central Terminal (BCT) and to develop a neighborhood plan to connect the Broadway Fillmore business district, the Broadway Market and other neighborhood institutions to help guide a broader vision and revitalization efforts for the area. There will also be a focus on engaging neighborhood residents to help Create physical, economic and emotional connections between the neighborhood and the BCT.
The CTRC has made tremendous strides in stabilizing the facility and bringing attention to the importance of this landmark. Underway now is capital work on the historic concourse in line with the 2017 Urban Land Institute Advisory Panel’s findings. The plan is to create a year-round, regional venue using the diversity of spaces on the Main Concourse and will include parking accessibility and full capacity for catering and entertainment to fully support events at the facility. The design for this work has commenced and initial construction contracts are targeted to be issued by mid-2020.
The capital and planning work at the CTRC is funded with $5+ million through the Phase II of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion investment plan focused on ensuring that all Western New Yorkers have an improved quality of life, and includes programs targeted at revitalization in some of the City’s most underserved neighborhoods. As part of this strategy, $65M in state funding is dedicated to the revitalization of Buffalo’s East Side through transformational capital investments in nine investment areas along four East Side Commercial Corridors (Michigan Avenue, Jefferson Avenue, Fillmore Avenue, and Bailey Avenue).
This is exciting news for the neighborhood and the BCT.
You can download the RFP by clicking here—>
