[CPEO-BIF] Former Trico Products buildin, Buffalo, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Brownfield panel likes new proposal for former Trico plant
But says it’s too soon to change developer


By David Robinson
Buffalo News (NY)
September 17, 2013

A proposal for Orchard Park developer Krog Corp. to take over as the preferred developer of the former Trico Products building in Buffalo and potentially convert it into an extended-stay hotel was met with positive reactions from members of a key economic development panel overseeing redevelopment efforts at the vast onetime factory.

"I think the news is positive," said Brendan R. Mehaffy, executive director of the city’s Office of Strategic Planning.

Members of the Buffalo Brownfield Restoration Corp., which is the formal owner of the Trico building, discussed the Krog proposal Tuesday but said it was too soon to take any action on changing the preferred developer of the property, currently the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.buffalonews.com/business/brownfield-panel-likes-new-proposal-for-former-trico-plant-20130917

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Lenny Siegel
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