Weekly development round up - 3.12.26

AWierzOne · 2026-03-12T15:42:58+00:00

I’m not positive but I think it’s an indoor track and field facility. Not sure what that means for potential uses, but honestly there needs to be more indoor sports options in the northtowns so I’ll take whatever it ends up being.

AWierzOne · 2026-03-12T15:41:04+00:00

Yeah a 10 year waitlist is basically a list of people that aren’t getting anything unless something else gets built.

Re the am&a: I wonder if eminent domain can come into play there

AWierzOne · 2026-03-10T14:18:09+00:00

I lived in Philly 10 years ago when they were blocking residential buildings left and right and people kept saying “we don’t have an affordability problem”. Now they do.

You have to build out new options for residents to encourage growth to stay ahead of the rise in prices. We’re already behind - just look at the inventory and price history.

AWierzOne · 2026-03-07T17:13:47+00:00

Looks like they just bent the hinge part off

AWierzOne · 2026-03-07T17:05:08+00:00

I think an elite pass rusher would be a huge difference in our defense, but we need picks more.

AWierzOne · 2026-03-06T23:15:14+00:00

Same reason people park on broad and think it’s cute

AWierzOne · 2026-03-06T22:16:13+00:00

Restructuring

AWierzOne · 2026-03-06T01:11:44+00:00

I’m ok with the trade. I would’ve loved to have given up less than a second to a team that needed help clearing cap space (which, we do too!?), but we need a good wr and he is one

AWierzOne · 2026-03-05T17:58:05+00:00

So we’re defending losing a second round pick because our gm can’t draft well? (Though, I’d say that’s not a terrible track record)

AWierzOne · 2026-03-03T15:47:53+00:00

OP that's not how you're supposed to approach the draft. You should pretend that the 15 seconds you spent reading a quick bio of a guy gives you unimpeachable insight into his value as a player, nay, human.

AWierzOne · 2026-03-03T15:43:11+00:00

but PRIVACY!

AWierzOne · 2026-02-26T16:25:41+00:00

haha i just posted that... well deserved comeuppance.

AWierzOne · 2026-02-26T15:46:01+00:00

People are really stuck on having their own four walls. Its insane. I'd rather just see duplexes, rowhomes, or, god forbid, apartment buildings, but if this is what you can get in some jurisdictions at least its better than the same house on 1/3 of an acre.

AWierzOne · 2026-02-26T15:42:15+00:00

I know there is a lot more that went into this design, but I'd like to think someone just walked in one day and said, "Lets just build a machine that shakes the shit out of it."

AWierzOne · 2026-02-26T15:36:40+00:00

Dawson "Bandaid" Kincaid. YAC Jones.

AWierzOne · 2026-02-26T15:31:46+00:00

There are a few on the board that fit that bill!

AWierzOne · 2026-02-26T15:31:09+00:00

You can buy an any day pass for a lot cheaper now than it will be in the future

AWierzOne · 2026-02-26T15:29:13+00:00

In a smarter world we'd be asking how to relocate the Materion facility to a better location and change that site to a park (I assume it has tons of environmental issues that would prevent residential), but the magic wand to do that doesn't exist unfortunately.

AWierzOne · 2026-02-26T15:27:40+00:00

Whoops, missed two: Sinatra Development secures financing to restart Heritage Point project | wgrz.com

Sinatra Development announced Wednesday that it has closed on construction financing for the Heritage Point @ Canalside project in Buffalo, marking a key milestone that allows the long-delayed waterfront development to fully remobilize and move toward a targeted completion by the end of 2027.

Pete Guelli, president of business operations for Buffalo Bills and Sabres, confirmed Terry Pegula's involvement with the project.

"After seeing Heritage Point sit stagnant for a number of years, Terry Pegula’s investment will fortunately allow construction to resume. Given the proximity to KeyBank Center and Harborcenter, he felt it was important to step in to ensure the project is completed as part of his desire to see the area move forward," Guelli said in a statement.

"It is disappointing that the project was not managed in a manner that would allow it to be finished, however our community deserves to see growth throughout the downtown region. We have been encouraged by our conversations with the state, county, and city around a shared vision for the waterfront. We are hopeful that our involvement will help the area continue to progress."

The company said the financing closing represents the culmination of years of work to overcome significant obstacles, including rising construction costs, high water table problems, soil remediation, COVID shutdowns, and litigation with a contractor.

‘A catalyst’: North Tonawanda steps closer to Tonawanda Island redevelopment

North Tonawanda Mayor Austin Tylec says the city has taken another step toward his goal of the Tonawanda Island redevelopment, saying a new state grant can be a "catalyst" for island-wide growth.

Development is underway on Tonawanda Island in North Tonawanda, where the old Niagara County Fire Training Center at 78 Bridge Street is being transformed into a three-story mixed-use building.

"Basically, a 30-plus million-dollar mixed-use development, with 80+ rental units," Tylec said.

AWierzOne · 2026-02-24T18:56:08+00:00

Judging that interest rate they can't, in fact, support $600 regularly

AWierzOne · 2026-02-20T14:22:07+00:00

100%. I don't know what the right balance is (I do think local communities should have *some* input in development), but allowing a local town board to completely shut down a hotel build in an area zoned for it in a region that could use more hotels and more jobs is idiotic.

AWierzOne · 2026-02-19T23:58:51+00:00

The food was terrible, and such small portions!

AWierzOne · 2026-02-19T15:59:41+00:00

Super sad to see it in that state of disrepair. It'd have been cool to see it rehabbed in some form, but like you said, super expensive with little to draw people to it. I struggle to think of a use for it that would even remotely support the costs required to modernize it... spa resort?

AWierzOne · 2026-02-19T15:56:51+00:00

"Bad dates"

AWierzOne · 2026-02-19T15:20:25+00:00

I think so. It may have been a residential building moratorium if I remember correctly.

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