News - Niagara Falls Redevelopment

November 4, 2023

Niagara Gazette: Obtaining docs on Centennial Park “curiouser and curiouser”

Newspaper reports: “It’s not the first time the newspaper has been denied access to documents related to Centennial Park.” In an article in the Niagara Gazette, the newspaper describes how it has been “unable — despite months of trying — to secure from the administration a copy of a grant application to National Grid seeking […]

November 4, 2023

Dennis Elsenbeck: Data center will lower electric bills

In an compelling op-ed in the Niagara Gazette, Dennis Elsenbeck, former Regional Director for Western New York at National Grid, explains how the Niagara Digital Campus will improve electric infrastructure in the City of Niagara Falls and also lower electricity rates for local residents. He also states that, when fully built, the data center will use […]

November 4, 2023

Niagara Gazette: Obtaining docs on Centennial Park “curiouser and curiouser”

October 11, 2023

NFR Unveils Urbacon’s Niagara Digital Campus Phase I Site Plan

Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) Unveils Urbacon’s Site Plan for Phase I of the Niagara Digital Campus, a state-of-the art $1.5 billion data center and technology center in the City of Niagara Falls, NY Niagara Falls, NY (October 11, 2023)—Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) today unveiled a site plan for Phase I of the Niagara Digital Campus […]

September 24, 2023

New article: Time is Fading for Two-project Solution?

This article originally appeared in the Niagara Falls Reporter: Time Is Fading Rapidly on Hope for a Solution On Niagara Falls’ Competing Projects By Tony Farina Time is rapidly slipping away on a golden opportunity to possibly cash in on two competing development projects in Niagara Falls that could be transformative in so many ways. Let’s […]

September 22, 2023

NFR’s Roger Trevino in the Niagara Gazette

The following viewpoint article by Roger Trevino of Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) appeared in the Niagara Gazette on September 22, 2023: GUEST VIEW: In defense of NFR land deal In response to Wednesday’s article “Council attorney says eminent domain case is ‘strong’ ”: As we have stated in the past, we believe NFR has a […]

August 29, 2023

The Future is Data!

The following guest opinion article by local entertainment and promotions executive Christian Printup appeared in the Niagara Gazette on August 29, 2023: GUEST VIEW: Data center versus arena? The future is data By Christian Printup I am a local boy, a proud son of Niagara Falls. I’ve worked in a handful of different places in the U.S. […]

August 5, 2023

NFR Meets with Community On Status of Niagara Digital Campus

In recent weeks, NFR representatives have met with members of the community to discuss the status of the eminent domain legal action brought by the City of Niagara Falls take NFR’s private property for the speculative and unfunded Centennial Park plan, as well as the high technology opportunities presented by the proposed Niagara Digital Campus […]

July 28, 2023

NFR Responds to Decision in First Round of Eminent Domain Litigation

On Friday, July 28, 2023, the Appellate Division ruled in the favor of the City of Niagara Falls, in the first round of eminent domain litigation that is expected to take years. Niagara Falls Redevelopment issued the following statement in response to the court’s ruling: It is important to remember that this is only the […]

May 3, 2023

NFR Files New Brief in Eminent Domain Case, Attacking Niagara Falls’ Lack of Legal Basis for Taking Private Property

In a new reply brief filed by attorneys for Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) in the eminent domain action launched by the City of Niagara Falls nearly a year ago, NFR alleges the city has fallen back on “bromides and bluster,” rather than facts and law—with attorneys for the city railing against a private landowner that […]

April 18, 2023

Spending $30 million on New Parking in Niagara Falls? Not Needed!

The Wall Street Journal reports North American cities want less parking, not more Mayor Restaino proposes approximately $30 million in new parking to support the proposed location of his event center and park plan. This is despite the underutilized, city-owned parking that already exists next to the perfect location for his events center: Near […]

April 18, 2023

The Two-Project Solution

One of the more frustrating aspects of the current dispute between the City of Niagara Falls and Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) is the fact that a “two-project solution” readily exists. A solution that would provide the city residents with a park, an arena and a state-of-the-art Niagara Digital Campus… all without overburdening taxpayers with the […]

March 18, 2023

Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Rips Niagara Falls

Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Tried to Build a Data Center In Niagara Falls “I had a project in upstate New York behind the grid in Niagara Falls for electricity – a global data center we were building. Eventually it got so bad with the politicians in the local region and the state policy, we moved […]