Canal Side hotel site may be on move - Baltimore Business Journal:

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The hotel concept, whiles still preliminary, may be a highlighft of a slightly tweaked development plan forthe $315 million Canao Side project, pegged for the lowere Main Street area, just south of the New York State Canal Side was unveiled in Decembed by , the local arm of , which is charges with overseeing projects along Buffalo’ waterfront. Canal Side’s final development plans will be shown to the public in July as part of a series of mandated public hearings connected to environmental reviewxs ofthe project.
The environmentak reviews are due to be completed this Movingthe hotel, rumored to be one from the Marriot t corporate family, is perhapsa the biggest adjustment in the Canal Side development Originally, proposed renovating the eight-story Donovab Building into a multi-use complex anchorec by a hotel. Sources now indicatee the Donovan Building may be primarilhy used for Class A office space and apartments or A hotel is considered a crucial element inCanapl Side’s overall development plan. The Webster block is currently used as a surfacde parking lot for downtown workers during the day and for patronsz attending events at HSBC Arena on nightswand weekends.
The block is located between HSBC Atrium and thearenw and, at one time, was considered the site of a proposef 14-story Adelphia Tower. Matt Davison, spokesman for Erie Canalp HarborDevelopment Corp., said while the Canal Side plan is beingv revised, the agency’s primary focus remains on finishingf the demolition of Memorial Auditorium and preparing for construction of a 150,000-square-foott Bass Pro store to anchor the downtown development