I applaud today’s milestone, and look forward to celebrating the invaluable resources that await.” “Soon enough, residents will have a workforce training center and employment possibilities within walking distance of their homes. “Through a much-needed investment by New York State and the City of Buffalo, we’re seeing a building - and a neighborhood - brought back to life and fueled by opportunities on the horizon,” said Senator Tim Kennedy. To me, closing the street is a powerful indicator that Northland is real and it is happening,” Mayor Brown said. The project also includes new curbs, sidewalks, LED street lights, lighting, landscaping, and rehabilitation of sewer and water systems. Crews will begin re-paving Northland Avenue, between Fillmore Avenue and Grider Street. Mayor Brown also detailed the $5.7 million Northland Avenue Streetscape Project, which will get underway next Monday, April 9th. This is extremely good news for the project and for Buffalo’s east side,” Mayor Brown said. “The listing by the National Park Service brings this project a critical step closer to receiving $19 million in a combination of state and federal historic tax credits. Use of the replica windows in the transformation is key design element which led the National Park Service to list the site on the National Register of Historic Places earlier this week. Installation of the replica historic windows will preserve the original look of the former Niagara Machine & Tool Works building, which was constructed in 1911. “As progress continues toward the opening of the training center in August, I thank Governor Andrew Cuomo for embracing and supporting our shared vision for this transformative project that will be a game-changer for the Northland neighborhood, on Buffalo’s east side, and for our entire City,” Mayor Brown said. The training center is the centerpiece of the $100+ million transformation of the Northland Corridor. The project is on track for the 80,000-square-foot Northland Workforce Training Center to open in August. The adaptive reuse of the idle plant began on June 4, 2017. This project will prepare a new generation of skilled workers and provides a catalyst for the future of Buffalo’s East Side by restoring a historic building to its former glory.” The Northland Workforce Training Center is a key part of our State’s economic development strategy in Buffalo and Western New York. “The Governor and I have a bold vision to build off Buffalo’s legacy as a global hub for industry and commerce and have focused on attracting new businesses offering advanced careers of the 21st century. “Growing up in Western New York, I remember seeing the impact of factories being shuttered and workers losing their jobs,” said Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul. And as these windows go in, you can feel this building come alive,” Mayor Brown said. Remediation, stabilization, and interior demolition is complete, and new concrete floors have been poured. The Northland Workforce Training Center will welcome its first students in just over four months. The first set of 156 replica historic windows are now being installed in the former industrial building, located at 683 Northland Avenue. Brown was joined by Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, and other elected officials today, to announce that the Northland Workforce Training Center has reached a key construction milestone with window installation underway.
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