The long-awaited redevelopment of the Commodore Perry Homes is finally poised to begin.
The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority and developer Pennrose of suburban Philadelphia are seeking city Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals approval next week for the $200 million redevelopment of the Perry public-housing project into a mixed-use and mixed-income development that includes commercial, residential and community uses.
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According to the development team’s application to the city, it’s designed “as a bridge between Canalside, Larkinville and the Buffalo River waterfront,” while “bringing life back to acres of the Perry Homes community.”
“For years, Perry Street was forgotten and has become an eyesore to Downtown Buffalo,” LaBella Associates Senior Civil Engineer Dan Brocht wrote in a letter to the board, noting that brick buildings are “boarded up to keep people and animals out” of 24 vacant structures. “It has been a neighborhood safety concern and subject to vandalism. The community has been encouraging demolition of these blighted buildings for years.”
Currently 35 buildings with 284 units, on an 18.8-acre site east of downtown, the project will feature 405 residential units in 27 buildings, with 8,000 square feet of commercial space. Located at 339 Perry St. and 448 South Park Ave., among eight city blocks, the project will begin with demolition of the old structures, and is expected to…
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