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Home > Leadership > Mayor > Archive Press Releases > 2006 Archives > April 2006 > ADDITIONAL NEW HOMES ADDED TO COLD SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOOD

ADDITIONAL NEW HOMES ADDED TO COLD SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOOD


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Office of the Mayor
Peter K. Cutler
Director of Communications
716-851-4841

Homes replace vacant, dilapidated structures

BUFFALO—Mayor Byron Brown today helped cut the ribbon on the next phase of the redevelopment of the Cold Springs neighborhood on Buffalo's East Side.  The project, headed by the Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning and Bethel Community Development Corporation, has built dozens of new homes along Elsie Place, Ada Place and Purdy Street over the past two years.

"As you drive through this neighborhood, you can clearly see how the street is coming back to life with the building of these beautiful new homes," said Mayor Brown.  "Gone are many of the dilapidated, abandoned houses, now replaced with new homes.  Building strong neighborhoods is important for every community and this tremendous collaborative effort between the City of Buffalo and the Bethel Community Development Corporation is another example how the city and not-for-profit organizations can make a difference in our citizens' quality of life."

The Cold Springs neighborhood today welcomed two new families at 19 and 20 Elsie Place.

"When we started this project, we had one goal:  providing affordable, sustainable homes in the City of Buffalo," said Timothy Wanamaker, Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Planning.  "Also, we wanted to make sure these new homes were designed to emulate the existing neighborhood. The homes are also concentrated, not scattered around the neighborhood.  This is another way we work to build a strong neighborhood foundation."

Funding for the Cold Springs redevelopment comes from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.  The homes were built by Lamparelli Construction.  The City of Buffalo is also building new homes in the historic Fruit Belt neighborhood and in the "Homeownership Zone," which includes Davis, Camp, and Kane Streets.