Jonathan Epstein

Buffalo

Business Reporter @ The Buffalo News since 2004, covering real estate & development. Reporter since 1994, previously @ The News Journal in DE & American Banker.

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Articles

Affordable apartment building to be built on site of former bowling center gets green light

2 days ago | buffalonews.com | Jonathan Epstein

Construction on a three-story affordable apartment building to replace a former bowling alley just east of Main Street could begin early next year, after the Amherst Commons Apartment project was approved this week by the city Planning Board. Regan Development of Ardsley, N.Y., plans to demolish the former Amherst Bowling Center at 47 E. Amherst St. and erect a 134-unit residential apartment building instead.
Central Terminal baggage, post office buildings to be converted to apartments

3 days ago | buffalonews.com | Jonathan Epstein

As work continues to restore public access to Buffalo's Central Terminal concourse, officials announced Wednesday that two secondary buildings at the East Side complex will be converted into affordable housing and other space, as part of a longer-term plan by a redevelopment team. The Central Terminal Restoration Corp.
Construction underway on BestSelf crisis center on Buffalo's West Side

3 days ago | buffalonews.com | Jonathan Epstein

BestSelf Behavioral Health has kicked off construction on its BestResponse Intensive Crisis Center on Buffalo's West Side, as the nonprofit agency seeks to help individuals facing mental health or substance abuse crises at all hours with the new 24-hour support facility.
Buffalo Next: Doing its best work

3 days ago | buffalonews.com | Jonathan Epstein

BY JONATHAN D. EPSTEINJune 3, 2025On its Best behaviorBestSelf Behavioral Health has kicked off construction on its BestResponse Intensive Crisis Center on Buffalo's West Side, as the nonprofit agency seeks to help individuals facing mental health or substance abuse crises at all hours with the new 24-hour support facility.
Allient plans new Amherst headquarters with IDA help

5 days ago | buffalonews.com | Jonathan Epstein

An Amherst-based manufacturer of motion control parts and systems for industrial and defense products wants to relocate its headquarters to newer space within the town. But the publicly traded company, Allient Inc., wants the Amherst Industrial Development Agency to provide nearly $150,000 in sales tax breaks to make the project more cost-effective, or it may consider options in Alabama, Oklahoma or Ohio, where it also has manufacturing facilities.
Park Grove wins ECIDA tax breaks for Iroquois Lofts project

5 days ago | buffalonews.com | Jonathan Epstein

The Rochester developer that plans to convert a historic Larkinville factory into the Iroquois Lofts apartments won $3.2 million in tax breaks from the Erie County Industrial Development Agency, marking the first adaptive-reuse project to come before the agency in two years amid a challenging time for developers. Park Grove Realty plans to spend $30.2 million to renovate the vacant former Iroquois Door Co. building at 619 Exchange St. into 64 market-rate apartments.
Canisius gets bond funding for renovation project

5 days ago | buffalonews.com | Jonathan Epstein

Canisius University plans to spend $8.5 million to renovate three buildings to enhance classrooms and create an academic advisory center for students, using a small part of over $55 million in tax-exempt bonds that were approved last week. The Buffalo and Erie County Industrial Land Development Corp.
Rodriguez Construction expands space at Northland Corridor

1 week ago | buffalonews.com | Jonathan Epstein

Minority-owned contractor Rodriguez Construction Group is building its own physical base at the Northland Corridor. The company, whose current lease at the Northland Central facility expires Oct. 31, is extending and expanding its lease at 683 Northland Ave., renewing the 8,539 square feet it already holds, while adding 4,798 square feet of additional office space on the building's mezzanine level. That added space will be used as an office area.
No bids for design work at Commercial-Marine Drive intersection

1 week ago | buffalonews.com | Jonathan Epstein

The Buffalo Urban Development Corp. and the City of Buffalo last month sought bids for a design firm to oversee a project planned for this fall to revamp the intersection of Commercial Street and Marine Drive with temporary improvements. But that was apparently too tight a deadline. BUDC President Brandye Merriweather said "none of the proposed teams were able to meet that timeline," because of staffing issues and other work commitments.
Dental products company wants Amherst tax breaks to help with new HQ

1 week ago | buffalonews.com | Jonathan Epstein

A year after putting one of its five Amherst office buildings at Centerpointe Corporate Park up for sale, Independent Health Association sold it to a dental products maker that wants to turn the facility into its new headquarters. Evolution Dental Science plans to buy the vacant office building at 150 Essjay Road and renovate it into its own offices, along with warehouse, light manufacturing and research-and-development space.