Niagara Falls, NY • Western NY
2010–2018 Main Street Student Housing & Retail Adaptive Reuse (Bridge District DRI)
2010–2018 Main Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14305
What is it? · Identity & scale
- Project type
- Mixed-Use
- Review stage
- Under Review
- Homes
- 36
- Total sq ft
- 42,000
- Commercial sq ft
- 10,000
- Stories
- 4
- Acreage
- 0 ac
Who & what? · Context & documents
- Developer / applicant entity
- Main Street Bridge District Partners / Niagara University
- Estimated investment / project cost
- $14M
- Reviewing board
- Planning Board
Site notes
Adaptive reuse and two-story vertical addition to long-vacant commercial buildings at 2010–2018 Main Street within the Niagara Falls Bridge District corridor, creating Niagara University student housing above ground-floor retail storefronts. Featured at the City of Niagara Falls Main Street Revitalization showcase in October 2026.
Source
Niagara Frontier Publications / Buffalo Business First· Oct 22, 2026
Public record & decisions
Applicant Claims
Reactivates long-vacant Main Street commercial buildings with year-round student residents and ground-floor retail near the International Train Station.
Staff / Agency Concerns
Structural engineering for two-story vertical addition on historic masonry walls and historic tax credit compliance.
Public Testimony
Highlighted during the October 22, 2026 Main Street Revitalization open house with city, state, and university leaders.