Over the next two years, the Buffalo Central Terminal is poised for a significant transformation, thanks to a $33 million investment from the Regional Revitalization Partnership. This substantial funding will be used to stabilize the historic main terminal building, restore safe access to the passenger concourse, and revitalize the Plaza and lawn areas.
Exterior construction will address urgent structural improvements to the Plaza and Parking Structure, create a watertight envelope to protect the building from further weather-related damage by addressing various leaking and structural roof areas, including the Passenger Concourse’s barrel roof, and secure the masonry on the Main Terminal Building, including the upper Tower floors.
The interior of the Main Terminal Building will see repairs that include stabilizing the Guastavino wall and ceiling tiles, floors, marble wainscoting, and walls; installing code-required lighting, fire alarm, and smoke detection systems; installing new doors and performing safety work at the entrance and exit lobbies; creating a new emergency exit to Curtiss Street; and repairing the structural integrity of the Waiting Room/Concourse wall and the Passenger Concourse floor.
The repairs, which have already begun, will continue into 2027. They will enable public access to the west side of the Passenger Concourse, entrance lobby and adjacent former retail spaces, northeast exit lobby, and the historic restaurant for limited events. A barrier will block access to the east side of the Concourse, while leaving it visible to experience the grandeur of the Concourse.
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