Development Advisory Council

Industry Overview

Buffalo Niagara’s physical growth and development is a critical component towards a revitalized and economically sustainable future. Since 1970, our region’s urbanized land area has grown by 78% while we lost 16% of our population; this equation must change if we are to be an affordable place to live, work and do business.

Council Overview

The Development Advisory Council is a broad cross-section of leading development, construction, and real estate professionals in Western New York who aim to support policy, collaboration, and educational opportunities around the sustainable redevelopment of Buffalo Niagara.

Development Advisory Council Mission

Advocacy Initatives

Programming Initatives

Development Advisory Council Mission

Advocacy Initatives

Programming Initatives

"Working with the Partnership provides my company a seat at the table as part of the private sector’s voice in economic development, advocating for stronger communities throughout the region."

"The Partnership’s Development Advisory Council provides the opportunity for diverse and often competing practitioners in the real estate and development industries to join with a unified voice to advocate for sustainable policy and projects that can help revitalize Buffalo Niagara."

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Council Leaders

Benjamin N. Obletz
Council Vice Chair
President
First Amherst Development

Council Members

AMD Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Arc Building Partners, LLC.
Arcadis
Architectural Resources, P.C.
Bank On Buffalo
Barclay Damon, LLP
Benchmark Environmental Engineering & Science PLLC
Benchmark Management Corporation
Benderson Development Company, LLC
Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
C&S Companies
Cannon Design
Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP
Carmina Wood Morris, DPC
CBRE Buffalo
Chason Affinity
Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation
Clark Patterson Lee
Construction Exchange of Buffalo & WNY, Inc.
DiDonato Associates
Ecology & Environment, Inc.
Ellicott Development Co.
Encorus Group
First Amherst Development Group LLC
Five Star Bank
Foit-Albert Assoc., Architecture, Engineering & Surveying, PC
Frey Electric Construction Co., Inc.
Frontier Group of Companies
Gerald Kelly Capital Corp.
Glendale Development
Great Lakes Environmental & Safety Consulting, Inc.
Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council
Greenlight Networks
Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
Hamister Group, LLC
Hanna Commercial Real Estate
Harris Beach PLLC
Hodgson Russ LLP
Hopkins Sorgi & Romanowski PLLC
Hurwitz & Fine, P.C.
Iskalo Development Corp.
Joy Kuebler Landscape Architect, P.C.
KeyBank
LaBella Associates, D.P.C.
LeChase Construction Services, LLC
Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP
M&T Bank
Modern Disposal Services, Inc.
Montante Companies LLC
National Grid
Nussbaumer & Clarke, Inc.
Millington Lockwood
OSEA (Occupational Safety and Environmental Associates)
P. Max Engineering
Parkitects, Inc.
Penman Development Partners, LLC
Priam Enterprises, LLC
Renewal Housing Corp.
Rodriguez Construction Group, Inc.
RP Oak Hill Building Company Inc.
S&T Bank
Savarino Companies, LLC
Schneider Development, LLC
Seneca Gaming Corporation
Signature Development
Sinatra & Company Real Estate
Sonwil Distribution Center, Inc.
T.Y. Lin International Group
The Community Preservation Corp.
The Krog Corp.
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Tompkins Bank of Castile
Turner Construction Co.
Uniland Development Company
Watts Architecture & Engineering, P.C.
Wells Fargo
Wendel
West Side & Black Rock-Riverside Neighborhood Housing Services
WSP USA Inc.

Previous & Ongoing Programs & Initiatives

The BNP focuses on economic growth and expansion of existing businesses with programs and initiatives aimed at increasing private sector jobs and investments in the Buffalo Niagara region. Many of these initiatives are successful because of the direct input and support from members of our Development Advisory Council. Here are some examples of past and ongoing initiatives that are a critical component in creating a revitalized and economically sustainable future.

Buffalo Building Reuse Project – a public/private effort seeking to make downtown Buffalo more competitive for private investment in the 21st century.
Adaptive ReUse – one of the most impactful and efficient economic development tools available to employers in Western New York.
Downtown Buffalo Housing Report – This report synthesizes the findings of several studies examining the downtown residential market and the impact of specific incentive programs.

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