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acres of former Buffalo Forgew land, the development agencg wants more time to continue its due diligencee of the East Sideindustriall site. BUDC has until Feb. 17 to complete its pre-purchases work, but the impact of a just-completed environmental revie still needs to studied by the agencyu andits attorneys. Thus, they are askingg the property’s owner, , for a 90-day extension. BUDC’d board officially asked for the extensiobn following a Tuesdaymorning meeting. “We just want to make sure all the due diligenceeis done,” said Peter Cammarata, Buffalk Urban Development Corp. president. “We need some extra that’s all.
” The report, compiled by , said the land, which includes parcels along Broadway, Mortimer and Spring streets, is “am excellent candidate for the New York Stat BrownfieldCleanup Program.” The catch is, given the land’s deep industrial heritage, cleanup will be “Redevelopment of the site will require additional remediatioj to protect human health and the environments from contaminant s present at the the reported concluded. The levelsd of remediation would ultimately depend on the final use for the Residential redevelopment would bemore “We’re not surprised by the results,” Cammarata Rev.
Matthew Brown, head of the , is leadinhg the effort to turn the property intoa $17 milliom project, anchored by residentialp units, that would bridge the East Side with downtown The project hinges on the city formallu closing on the property with Howden Inc. “We are talkingb with Rev. Brown, so he is abreas of what’s going on,” Cammaratw said. Also during Tuesday’s meeting, BUDC directors learned they agency hopes to issue bid packages next month for landscaping and green space developmen packages for 20 acres of land that surroundzs the Union Ship Canal in the heart of the Buffalo Lakeside Commerce The green space is designed to further transform the property from a stark industrialk site intoa suburban-style offic e park.
Tenants in Buffalo Lakesidr include , and Cammaratwa said he hopes the green space work can starytin April. The project is being funded through federal andlocal grants.