North Eastern Alliance Redevelopment Project

11580 Walden Avenue, Alden, NY 14004

Approved

What is it? · Identity & scale

Project type: Industrial
Review stage: Approved
Total sq ft: 57,933
Stories: 1
Acreage: 5 ac

Who & what? · Context & documents

Developer / applicant entity: 11580 Walden Ave LLC / North Eastern Alliance LLC
Estimated investment / project cost: $33M
Reviewing board: IDA / LDC

Site notes

Construction and equipping of a 1-story, 57,933 SF commercial cannabis cultivation, processing, and distribution facility on 5 acres at the former Erie County Home site in Alden. ECIDA held a public hearing on January 29, 2026 and adopted the Inducement/Approving Resolution on February 25, 2026 granting an 11-year and $112,500 mortgage recording tax exemption.

Source

Erie County IDA (ECIDA) Project Files· Feb 25, 2026

Public record & decisions

Applicant Claims

$33M private capital investment reactivating a 5-acre portion of the surplus Erie County nursing home property and creating 80 full-time positions within two years.

Staff / Agency Concerns

Existing vacant county nursing home, boiler plant, and maintenance garage structures on the broader parcel remain unused in the initial phase; purchase closing contingent on ECIDA financial assistance.

Public Testimony

Public hearing held on January 29, 2026 by ECIDA.