Seven development projects in Western New York will receive nearly $5 million in grants from Empire State Development Corp., in the latest round of awards through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative.
The local awards are among 40 projects across the state that received a total of more than $27 million, as part of this year’s fourth batch of winners recommended by the regional councils.
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“We continue to make investments lifting up our communities across New York State, and these 40 shovel-ready projects are crucial to boosting economic growth and driving private investment,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement. The Western New York projects include:
$1.9 million for Chautauqua Lake Hospitality’s renovation of The Hotel Lenhart into a 40-guest-room hotel in Bemus Point, with private bathrooms, a restaurant and banquet area, aimed at creating a year-round tourist destination.
$1 million for Wood and Brooks Properties to convert the historic Wood and Brooks piano-key manufacturing complex in the Town of Tonawanda into a development with a construction-trades incubator in first-floor commercial space and 55 apartments on the upper floors. The $23 million project includes an existing six-story building and an adjacent and connected one-story structure, totaling 98,370 square feet.
$802,970 for the revitalization of the former Sacred Heart Church in Buffalo by Rugo Holdings. The…
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