This BCD Urban Renewal Area is a portion of the Boulevard Central District which encompasses the Boulevard Mall and some surrounding parcels. The Town Board was also designated as the Amherst Urban Renewal Agency (AURA) to carry out all future urban renewal functions/actions.

2023年12月14日 · The investment of $31 million in the infrastructure of the Boulevard Mall site is key to the future development of the parcel from an under-utilized commercial space into an inviting and walkable town center.

2025年1月6日 · — The redevelopment plan for the Boulevard Mall should start to come into focus this year. Ongoing negotiations with Benderson Development and Douglas Development as …

2022年8月4日 · — At one point in time, Town of Amherst Supervisor Brian Kulpa says the Boulevard Mall was worth $99 million. "It's been a pretty big fall from grace," Kulpa said. So now the town, along with...

The Urban Renewal Area includes approximately 194.9 acres with 60 properties. This Plan puts particular focus on addressing the Boulevard Mall and immediately adjacent properties, which the Agency has determined to be the main driver of economic underdevelopment, underutilization, stagnation, and blight.

2023年12月20日 · The Boulevard Mall redevelopment project, supported by Governor Hochul’s $31 million investment, is a beacon of hope for Amherst, setting the stage for a renewed and vibrant community.

2023年12月14日 · The plan for the renewed Boulevard Mall is to bring a community feel back to the area, that includes an active public space utilizing a quality and environmentally sustainable design that provides key pedestrian amenities.

The addition of a green space to support a future community facility on the Boulevard Mall site allows for expanded services, programming, events and activities not only for new residents as part of the Mall redevelopment, but also serves the surrounding residents who currently lack close access to green space and community amenities.

2023年12月14日 · The governor's office said the proposed plan would create at least 1,500 residential units through a mix of affordable, market rate, student, and senior housing, and …

2024年1月30日 · Yet the Boulevard Mall in Amherst, New York, is poised to begin the transformation, due to funding and policy decisions at the local and state level. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently awarded $31 million to prepare infrastructure to transform the largely vacant site in a suburb connected to two University of Buffalo campuses.