TVGA Consultants moves headquarters to 620 Main St.

TVGA Consultants (TVGA) will relocate their headquarters from Elma, N.Y. to downtown Buffalo in the former Levy, King and White building, located at 620 Main St. TVGA will lease the building from Larkin Development Group. The entire staff of employees that are presently based at the Elma location will make the move, effective January 3, 2011. "TVGA's decision to move their offices to downtown Buffalo is yet another example of the growing trend of businesses, both local and national, relocating into the urban core," said Mayor Byron Brown. "Employees and owners alike are looking beyond inexpensive parking and the seclusion of a privately owned suburban facility; instead they are now looking to become part of a unique urban environment - the benefits of which include diverse transportation options and easy access to shopping, dining out and entertainment. I welcome TVGA to our growing downtown community." "All of TVGA's staff, principals and managers are enthusiastic about the move," said Edward Schiller, PE, president of TVGA. "It will be easier to interface with many of our clients, who are downtown. Every employee believes that being part of downtown redevelopment is important to the growth of Western New York. TVGA was founded in 1917 and will be responsible for the redevelopment of the former Levy, King and White building, built circa 1919, thus tying together 2 entities from Buffalo's proud history." The firm will not be the only winner, according to the staff. Angela Keppel, a planner with TVGA, sees the move as an incredible opportunity to add economic spin-off for the businesses located within the vicinity. "As a proud Buffalonian, and an urban planner, I see bringing economic activity back to the downtown core as an exciting opportunity for TVGA to have a role in the preservation and growth of Buffalo." Howard Zemsky, president of Larkin Development Group says "For the past several years we have been looking for the ideal single tenant who could utilize the entire building. TVGA is a perfect fit for the building and for downtown Buffalo. They are a professional services firm with a distinguished history and a bright future. Our team was struck by the enthusiasm of the partners and the associates for our community. We are extremely proud to have an association with TVGA." TVGA Consultants is a full-service survey and engineering firm that has provided attorneys, municipalities, state agencies and authorities, private industry, developers, contractors and federal government agencies alike quality, value-based professional engineering services for more than 93 years. TVGA is proud to employ a highly skilled and diverse staff of civil, transportation, traffic and environmental engineers; scientists; photogrammetrists; and land surveyors from four locations throughout New York.