Buffalo, NY

LEADERSHIP
Executive Director:
Michael Clarke
Chair, Local Advisory Committee:
Catherine Braniecki
Interim LAC Chair
KeyBank
CONTACT INFORMATION
70 West Chippewa Street, Suite 604
Buffalo, New York 14202
Telephone: (716) 852-3430
Fax: (716) 852-3470
Website

Established in 1998

Achievements by the Numbers:

(By LISC and Affiliates since inception)
  • 895 homes and apartments
  • 176,209 square feet of commercial space
  • $79.2 million total investment
  • $132 million leveraged

Profile:

LISC’s Building Sustainable Communities initiative is helping to reinvigorate targeted Buffalo neighborhoods through its emphasis on concentrated and comprehensive community development strategies. On Buffalo’s West Side, long-vacant eyesores are being renovated into affordable single-family homes and rental units; vacant lots are being reclaimed as community gardens and recreational facilities; and “green” development is taking shape in the form of a first “net zero” energy efficient home. LISC’s partners on the West Side and in Buffalo’s reinvigorating Larkin District also turned their attention to the work of revitalizing commercial districts, supported by a New York Main Street State grant to spur new neighborhood development. In order to preserve the physical environment, Buffalo LISC promotes innovative public policies and plays a leading role in local discussions aimed at solutions to the region’s high number of vacant properties. We have helped form two groups – the Erie County Distressed Properties Task Force and Groundwork Buffalo – that work with government agencies and community partners to develop innovative strategies to return these properties to productive use.