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Posted: October 23, 2009
Buffalo Planning Board approves developer Croce's $19 million, 57-room hotel project
The Buffalo Planning Board has approved the plan of local developer, Mark Croce, to construct a $19 million hotel at the Curtiss Building located at Franklin and Huron Sts. The project is scheduled to be completed by late 2010.
The new 110,000 s/f hotel will feature 57 rooms, a 20,000 s/f meeting/banquet hall, a full service restaurant and a spa/salon. A seventh floor will be added to the building, creating room for four suites. The project will be built utilizing sustainable and green practices.
The project received a $1.35 million grant from Restore N.Y. program. The architect is Young + Wright Architectural.
Croce broke ground on the restoration project on September 24.
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