NIAGARA FALLS DEVELOPERS FORUM
1 Mayors Welcome 5 Available Sites 2 USA NIAGARA 6 Financing AGENDA 3 BOA Program 7 6Done Deals 4 Master Plan 8 Bus Tour / Lunch
New Attitudes, New Niagara Falls Paul Tronolone, USA Niagara
USA Niagara Development Corporation
THE NEW NIAGARA MORE THAN attracts more people to visit and stay longer VISITORS CONTRIBUTE 13.5 $2.6 VISITORS BILLION TO WNY PARKS EVERY YEAR TO REGIONAL ECONOMY EACH YEAR MILLION
THE NEW NIAGARA and attracts people to live...
THE NEW NIAGARA and work here.
THE NEW NIAGARA keeps companies and attracts new ones.
THE NEW NIAGARA has a fully accessible waterfront
THE NEW NIAGARA and a vibrant downtown for visitors AND residents
THE NEW NIAGARA that is FUN!
THE NEW NIAGARA makes economic development decisions locally... Over 30 Members across 5 Counties Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie and Niagara Counties Regional Planning Consolidated Funding Applications Buffalo Billion
THE NEW NIAGARA makes economic development decisions locally... Empire State Development Subsidiary Focus on Niagara Falls Tourism Help Implement City s Comprehensive Plan Economic Development & Community Development
THE NEW NIAGARA Tourism bright future. SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH High Potential Sectors Key Enablers Entrepreneurship
Why It s Important Assets Challenges Tourism a significant job creator (15 jobs per $1 M tourist spend) and is growing faster than the economy (5% p.a.) Region s natural and cultural assets match the needs of the largest, fastest growing customer segment (outdoor adventure/ heritage) Niagara Falls attracts more visitors annually than many national parks (9 M vs. 4.4 M in the Grand Canyon) Multiple cultural assets exist in the region from Fort Niagara to the Buffalo museum and theatre districts, to the Erie Canal, to various National Historic Landmarks Fewer tourists stay overnight (21% in Niagara vs. 28% in Grand Canyon) and spend less (US Niagara: ~$159/day; Ontario Niagara: ~$225/ day) High returns to marketing spend (5:1), but current spend is low (a third of Pittsburgh) Limited tourist amenities exist near the Falls
legacy of urban renewal and highways
THE NEW NIAGARA sustainable downtown neighborhood in a globally-significant park along a fully accessible waterfront
Niagara Falls State Park Denser, More Mixed-Use Downtown Development
demonstrates that THE NEW NIAGARA change is possible
THE NEW NIAGARA restores the urban fabric
THE NEW NIAGARA and trains and fosters future entrepreneurs.
THE NEW NIAGARA fills in the downtown landscape 800+ NEW/IMPROVED ROOMS 60K SF RESTAURANT/RETAIL 100K SF ENTERTAINMENT Downtown Hotel and Mixed-use Developments
THE NEW NIAGARA brings our waterfront to life. $20 MILLION STATE INVESTMENT Robert Moses Parkway South/Riverway Project Reconnects Downtown to the Niagara River and its rapids New Gateway to City & Park Was integral in leveraging millions of dollars in hotel investments
THE NEW NIAGARA Robert Moses Parkway North Removal Main Street to Findlay Drive 135-acre, fully-accessible ribbon of green space along the Niagara Gorge rim Access to 400 acres of wilderness within Gorge Largest expansion of green space here since Frederick Law Olmsted helped create the Niagara Reservation in 1885 brings our waterfront to life. $42 MILLION STATE INVESTMENT
THE NEW NIAGARA promotes adventure and exploration to extend visitor stay 11 MILES OF WATERFRONT ON THE UPPER AND LOWER NIAGARA RIVER WITH 4 STATE PARKS AND UNDERUTILIZED STRUCTURES Niagara Falls Parks Programming
THE NEW NIAGARA is a city for the 21 st century.
a city in a park
with a vibrant, mixed-use downtown
and seamless connections to the water s edge
the very best marriage of the natural and the built
USA Niagara Development Corporation Thank You.
Background of BOA Program Chris Bauer, NYSDOS
Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program An Office of New York Department of State November 1, 2016
November 1, 2016 2 Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program An Office of New York Department of State
November 1, 2016 3 Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program Provides communities with tools to revitalize neighborhoods affected by known or suspected brownfields An Office of New York Department of State
November 1, 2016 4 Where we work $45M BOA grants awarded 176 grants 90 open grant contracts 120 BOA study areas Over 50,000 acres More than 5,000 brownfields An Office of New York Department of State
November 1, 2016 5 BOA Nomination Clear community vision Identify key redevelopment opportunities Predictability for development community Direction for public investment An Office of New York Department of State
November 1, 2016 6 Designated BOAs Secretary of State designates BOAs Designation benefits: BCP tax credit bump-up Priority and preference Ongoing DOS support City of Rome Lewis County City of Batavia Village of Macedon City of Rochester City of Rochester City of North Tonawanda City of Jamestown Town of Babylon Greater Jamaica SoBRO Town of Fort Edward Oswego County Oswego County Syracuse City of Cohoes Broome County Broome County City of Glen Cove UPROSE Geneva Lockport North Hempstead Niagara Falls Olean Rotterdam Downtown Rome Lyons Falls Batavia BOA Waterfront & Downtown LYLAKS Vacuum Oil S. Genesee River Tonawanda Island Chadakoin River Central/Eastern Wyandanch Downtown Greater Jamaica Port Morris, Harlem River Northeast Industrial Oswego Canal Corridor City of Fulton BOA Hiawatha Lodi Cohoes Boulevard Endicott Johnson Industrial Spine Brandywine Corridor The Orchard Neighborhood Brooklyn, Sunset Park Geneva, North End Lockport New Cassel Niagara Falls Highland Community Olean Northwest Quadrant Rotterdam Junction An Office of New York Department of State
November 1, 2016 7 Benefits of BOA Designation Priority and preference DOS support Brownfield remediation tax credits An Office of New York Department of State 7
November 1, 2016 8 BOA Status Last BOA grant awards made in 2013 Developing RFA for new funds proposed in 2016 2017 budget Anticipate streamlining program and increasing predevelopment assistance Three pending designation requests, at least ten more expected in 2016 An Office of New York Department of State