Buffalo Place Research
How is Downtown doing, and how do we know? Buffalo Place collects information to make it easier for businesses to locate Downtown and for private individuals to invest in our community. Our data collection focuses on:
Downtown Activity:
- What brings people to Downtown and where do they go?
Where Are Downtown People? (Click for Map)
Downtown Employees: The Downtown community had difficulty finding an estimate of Central Business District employment, with many official sources seeming too low or high due to their methodology. During completion of the 2016-2018 Downtown Access Study, staff realized there was sufficient information from recent parking accumulation reports and a Transportation Mode Survey Of Downtown Employees to make a reliable estimate. Weekday employment was estimated at 46,135, with full Downtown employment at 55, 362.
Estimate of Downtown CBD Employment
Map - Downtown Employees per block
Other Downtown Employment Estimates With Issues
Downtown housing units and estimated population
Downtown Buffalo Housing Units, Population Estimate, & Map (November 2023)
Map - Downtown Residents Per Block
Map - Downtown Residents Per Block – Existing, Proposed, and Under Construction
Map - Downtown Housing Units – Existing, Under Construction, and Proposed
Presentation – January 2020 Update on Downtown Housing
Downtown Hotels/Lodging
Downtown Buffalo Hotel Rooms 12-2019
Travel to and Around Downtown – Information on travel patterns, access and parking can be found by clicking here.
U.S. 2010 Census Report with maps for the Downtown Central Business District, Downtown, and Greater Downtown areas
1990-2010 Downtown Buffalo Census Trends
Publicly available parking
2023 Downtown Buffalo Publicly Available Parking
Curb parking regulations and utilization
Map - Curb Parking Regulations
Downtown land use
Chart - 2017 Downtown Land Uses
Downtown office occupancy rates
2007-2017 Class A & B CBD Office Occupancy Trends
Occupied and available space
Map - Where is Downtown Development
Map - Building Occupancy Change 2006 to 2019
Downtown Property Values
