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After years of relative inactivity, the more rural northern parts of Amherst are seeing a surge of new development projects that are bringing hundreds of new apartments aimed at young

From Amherst, Clarence and Lancaster to Niagara County, local economic development agencies are increasingly approving tax breaks for market-rate housing and retail projects.

Muir Woods is bustling with activity, with new developers and a new plan that focuses on low-rise housing, rather than big office buildings.

Officials say if the Adams Street Infill Housing Initiative succeeds, the concept could be replicated in other parts of the city, revitalizing more vacant lots.

Vincent R. Volpe Jr., the former president and CEO of Dresser-Rand Group before it was acquired by Siemens AG, has started an engineering and manufacturing company that specializes in designing

Student-housing developer seeks $9M in tax breaks for $83M project at Muir Woods Buffalo News (NY) $83.3 million student-housing development at Muir Woods in Amherst says it needs nearly $9 million in tax breaks to make the project financially viable. The Austin, Texas-based real estate developer, Aspen Heights Partners, also is seeking an unusual property-tax arrangement to support the project, which includes nearly $5 million in infrastructure improvements for roads and utilities that it...

A proposal to redevelop the former Record Theatre complex on Main Street into apartments and retail is moving ahead after the Zoning Board of Appeals granted two variance requests for the planned Monroe Building project. The development team behind the $6 million venture wants to revive what had once been an automobile showroom before it became a well-known music store for several decades under former owner Leonard Silver. The group plans to convert the historic 33,000-square-foot facility i...