Updated: 10:09 AM EDT April 7, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. Nine properties on Buffalo s East Side will benefit from $500,000 in grant money through the East Side Commercial Building Stabilization Fund, which is part of the governor s $50 million East Side Corridor Economic Development Fund.
The money awarded to building owners is to be used to stabilize historic, at-risk properties so they can be maintained for future mixed-use, retail, commercial, or residential redevelopment. Each of the nine projects chosen to receive funding from the East Side Commercial Building Stabilization Fund represents an opportunity to restore buildings and reinvigorate neighborhoods,” said Empire State Development Acting Commissioner and President & CEO-designate Eric Gertler. “We applaud the awardees for working hard to preserve and renew these historic structures, which in the long run will help to both anchor and grow local businesses.”