1760 Maple Road, Williamsville (Town of Amherst), NY 14221

Amherst, NY • Western NY

1760 Maple Road Mixed-Use & Workforce Housing Development

1760 Maple Road, Williamsville (Town of Amherst), NY 14221

Approved

What is it? · Identity & scale

Project type
Mixed-Use
Review stage
Approved
Homes
120

Who & what? · Context & documents

Developer / applicant entity
1760 Maple Road, LLC (Counsel: Hopkins Sorgi & McCarthy PLLC)
Estimated investment / project cost
$38M
Reviewing board
IDA / LDC

Site notes

$37,500,000 transit-oriented mixed-use commercial and multifamily infill development on a long-vacant arterial parcel at 1760 Maple Road in the Town of Amherst (rezoned by the Town Board in February 2023 following a July 2022 Comprehensive Plan Amendment). Includes 120 residential apartments (with 20% / 24 units reserved as workforce housing at 80% for 12 years), commercial space, and a $250,000 community contribution toward a new restroom facility at Willowdale Park. Town of Amherst (AIDA) approved a 10-year , sales tax exemption, and mortgage recording tax exemption on August 15, 2025, and adopted a First Amendatory Resolution on April 24, 2026 increasing the mortgage exemption cap to $29,451,000.

Public record & decisions

Applicant Claims

Delivers 24 workforce housing units at 80% , a four-fold Year 1 property tax increase over the 10-year , and $250,000 for Willowdale Park public restroom facilities.

Staff / Agency Concerns

Camoin Associates reasonableness assessment noted marginal return on investment and off-site infrastructure costs requiring AIDA assistance; AIDA benefits exclude equipping and tenant build-out of the commercial space.

Public Testimony

Reviewed during AIDA public hearing prior to August 15, 2025 approval; April 24, 2026 mortgage amendment did not require a new public hearing under GML.

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