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CITY OF BUFFALO POPULAR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 BUFFALO, NEW YORK AM ESSAGE FROM THE ABOUT THISC REPORTOMPTROLLER Totizens the of the A MESSAGE FCiROM TABLE City of Buffalo of THE COMPTROLLER , CONTENTS As the chief fiscal officer of the City of Buffalo, we are pleased to present to you our Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for the fiscal ended June 30, 2019. To the Citizens of the City of Buffalo, Annually the City issues audited financial statements, known as the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), which is prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). 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Barbara Miller-Williams Comptroller 1 BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BELOW ARE A FEW OF THE UPCOMING PROJECTS, INVESTMENTS AND GRANTS WITHIN THE CITY OF BUFFALO: • Nash Lofts - 163 Broadway ($6.6 million • AM&A’s building at 377 Main St. ($70 mil- investment) to convert four vacant buildings lion investment) will be turned into a 350 on Broadway and Michigan into mixed use room Wyndham Hotel apartments, office space and restaurants • The development and reconstruction of • Albright-Knox Art Gallery at 1285 Elmwood Seneca One Tower ($120 million investment) Ave. ($160 million investment) expansion and former Buffalo Police Headquarters and renovation ($30 million investment) are helping reshape Downtown by bringing additional jobs, apartments, office space and restaurants • City of Buffalo contracted with a new Pre scription Benefit Manager (CVS) that’s • Renovation of the former 600,000-square estimated to save the City $8 million in foot Trico building that will consist of 133 administration costs apartments and 100,000 square feet for mix use office, retail and restaurant tenants ($80.5 million Investment) • New York State ongoing commitment to cultivate the East Side of Buffalo with an investment of $120 million to transform • Record Theatre building at 1785 Main St. neighborhoods, revitalize the Jefferson (Up to $7 million investment) renovation for Avenue commercial corridor and create mixed use job-training opportunities for residents • City of Buffalo secured a $9.8 million grant • Northland Workforce Training Center – (SAFER) from FEMA to fund the salaries Phase 2 ($45 million investment) for 50 new firefighters for three years & $322,000 from FEMA to cover additional firefighter operational costs • Louisiana ($ 25 million investment) con struction of apartments • New York State to provide $10 million, Ralph BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation’s $5 million and City of Buffalo $3 million to help fund LaSalle Park project (Replace Hudson St. pedestrian bridge) Below are a few of the upcoming projects, investments and grants within the City of Buffalo: • Nash Lofts - 163 Broadway ($6.6 million • City of Buffalo secured a $9.8 million grant (SAFER) from • City of Buffalo contracted with a new investment) to convert four vacant buildings on2 FEMA to fund the salaries for 50 new firefighters for three Prescription Benefit Manager (CVS) that’s Broadway and Michigan into mix use apartments, years & $ 322,000 from FEMA to cover additional firefighter estimated to save the City $8 million in office space and restaurants operational costs administration costs • The development and reconstruction of Seneca • New York State ongoing commitment One Tower ($120 million investment) and former • New York State to provide $10 million, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. to cultivate the East Side of Buffalo with Buffalo Police Headquarters ($30 million investment) Foundation’s $5 million and City of Buffalo $3 million to help an investment of $120 million to transform are helping reshape Downtown by bringing fund LaSalle Park project (Replace Hudson St. pedestrian neighborhoods, revitalize the Jefferson additional jobs, apartments, office space and bridge) Avenue commercial corridor and create restaurants job-training opportunities for residents • Renovation of the former 600,000-square foot Trico building that will consist of 133 apartments • AM&A’s building at 377 Main St. ($70 million investment) • Northland Workforce Training Center and 100,000 square feet for mix use office, retail will be turned into a 350 room Wyndham Hotel – Phase 2 ($45 million investment) and restaurant tenants ($80.5 million Investment) • Barcalo & Boil apartments at 175- • Record Theatre building at 1785 Main St. (Up • Albright-Knox Art Gallery at 1285 Elmwood Ave. ($160 255 Louisiana ($ 25 million investment) to $7 million investment) renovation for mixed use million investment) expansion and renovation construction of apartments BUSINESSBUSINESSBUSINESS & ECONOMIC& ECONOMIC & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT