“South Buffalo enthusiasts who gather this weekend for The Partners for a Livable Western New York Walk will do so along a thoroughfare remarkably made over since the last such walk two years ago,” reports Scott Scanlon for The Buffalo News. “‘Back then, we were focusing on the problem properties and some things that could be done on different points of the street,” said Marc Pasquale, president of the nonprofit South Buffalo Coalition for a Vibrant Seneca Street. ‘We’ve already addressed so many things.'”

• Hook & Ladder Development is among investors that continue to restore residential and commercial properties along the key artery, including the H&L headquarters at 2111 Seneca.
• The nonprofit DePaul development company has completed a $23 million affordable housing project just over the border in West Seneca on a once-fallow site that in recent decades played home to a revolving door of department stores, including Twin Fair, Hills and Ames.
• Schneider Development continues its work on the redevelopment of the historic Shea’s Seneca Theatre, most of which was demolished in 1969.
• Architect Karl Frizlen has redeveloped the former St. Teresa School into a residential building.

“Walkers wishing to get a glimpse of those gems will start about 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, from St. Teresa’s Parish Center, 33 Mineral Springs Road. Those who gather at 8:30 a.m. will see a slide show of best practices for streetscape improvements, then two groups will fan out in different directions along Seneca Street, return to the church, and talk about what they’ve seen.”

“Refreshments will be available before and after the walk, which also will be hosted by the Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo, with support from WNY Refresh.”

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