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Tonawanda housing authority outlines $100M‑plus redevelopment and seeks pilot resolution

City of Tonawanda Common Council · March 4, 2026

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Summary

Housing authority representatives briefed council on Phase 2 of a Hillview/Gibson/Hyde Street redevelopment project, saying Phase 1 senior housing should be ready next April and that combined portfolio investment exceeds $100,000,000; they asked council to pass a pilot resolution to align with Erie County affordable housing policy.

Representatives from the housing authority presented an update on the Hillview Pines redevelopment and the Phase 2 work planned for Gibson and Hyde Streets.

The housing authority said Phase 1 (a three‑story senior building on Dodge Street) is anticipated to be ready to receive tenants around April next year, and Phase 2 (Gibson/Hyde apartments) would start no later than December and possibly as early as September. The authority said the portfolio investment across projects exceeds $100,000,000 and asked the council to consider a pilot resolution consistent with Erie County’s affordable housing policy to facilitate closings with housing finance partners.

Council members asked timing questions and sought confirmation that existing tenants would not be displaced; the housing authority responded that move plans and vacancy plans are in place and that no current residents would be displaced. The authority also offered to share compiled tenant questions gathered during tenant meetings and virtual comment periods.

Council did not take a final vote on a new pilot resolution at the meeting; councilors asked for placement of the measure on a near‑term agenda so the authority could move forward with county and finance agency timelines.