Demolition of Shoreline Apartments will begin Jan. 23

The vacant Shoreline Apartments now have a set demolition date, January 23.

YOU WILL SOON SEESOME PROGRESS ONTHE SHORELINEAPARTMENT PROJECTIN BUFFALO.THEY'VE BEEN ANEYESORE FORYEARS... AND THEYARE FINALLY COMINGDOWN TO MAKE WAYFOR THE NEXT PIECEOF THE PROJECT.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER TAYLOREPPS IS LIVE OUTSIDETHE APARTMENTSWITH A LOOK ATWHAT'S HAPPENING.THERE'SCONSTRUCTION TAPEAND HEAVYMACHINERY HERE ATWHAT'S LEFT OF THEOLD SHORELINEAPARTMENTS..AFTER NEARLY THREEYEARS, A LAW SUITAND TWO FIRES, THEREST OF THEBUILDINGS WILLFINALLY BE TORNDOWN BEGINNINGTOMORROW.MAYOR BROWNANNOUNCED THEPROJECT THISAFTERNOON.BUFFALO POLICE HAVEGONE IN TO MAKESURE NO ONE ISLIVING IN THEAPARTMENTS...THEREHAD BEEN REPORTSOF SQUATTERS...AS DEMOLITIONBEGINS, YOU WILL SEETAPE LINING THEAPARTMENTS TOWARN PEOPLE ABOUTASBESTOS IN THEBUILDING.BUT CITY OFFICIALSSAY IT'S NOTHING TOWORRY ABOUT..NORSTARDEVELOPMENT OWNSTHE APARTMENTS.

THECOMPANY'S SENIORVICE PRESIDENT LINDAGOODMAN IS EXCITEDTO MOVE THEPROJECT IS FINALLYMOVING FORWARD.LINDA GOODMAN "IT'SGOING TO WORK VERYNICELY FORAFFORDALE ANDMIDDLE INCOME, RIGHTIN THE DOWNTOWNCORE WHEN WE'RELOSING A LOT OFAFFORDABLEHOUSING."THE DEMOLITIONPROJECT IS EXPECTEDTO TAKE A FEWMONTHS..THE PLAN ISTO HAVE IT ALL TORNDOWN BY THE END OFMAY.DEVELOPERS EXPECTTHE ENTIREPROJECT..166 NEWAPARTMENTS... TOTAKE UP TO TWOYEARS.WHEN IT'S ALL SAIDAND DONE, THE PLANIS TO HAVE THISSECTION OF NIAGARASTREET LOOKING LIKETHE NEWAPARTMENTSALREADY COMPLETEDNEXT DOOR.LIVE IN BUFFALO,