Downtown Buffalo is the center of the region for commerce.
Bustling with high-quality commercial space, job growth, and architecturally significant buildings, Downtown is home to government agencies, financial institutions, insurance companies, real estate, law firms, and life science centers.
It is also home to a large and diverse group of employers. From financial institutions, healthcare, retail, and call centers, it is the region’s epicenter of employment opportunities, with a workforce of more than 50,000. Click here for our 2015 Buffalo Place Inc. Pedestrian Study to learn more about the foot traffic Downtown employees generate.
FACTS AND FIGURES
Downtown has a skilled workforce of more than 50,000 and an array of amenities and resources, making it the hub of Western New York commerce.
In addition, Downtown Buffalo:
- Belongs to the Buffalo-Niagara region, which is home to more than 1.17 million people.
- Features more than 3.2 million square feet of class A office space, which rents for $19-$33 per square foot.
- Has an additional 3.1 million square feet of class B office space, which rents for $14-$17 per square foot.
- Boasts more than 1,100 businesses.
- Sits along a major North American fiber optic network, making it ideal for high-tech and computer companies.
- Is located within 15 minutes of the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, which offers more than 100 flights daily.
- Features an Amtrak station that serves three passenger routes.
- Accommodates more than 42,000 passenger vehicles daily on two expressways.
- Sees service from 34 bus routes and a light rail line, accommodating 22,000 passengers daily.
- Features more than 18,000 commercial parking spaces with an average monthly rental cost of $63.
- Has a residential population of approximately 8,300 and a population of 120,000 residents within three miles.
- Is the location of Erie Community College's city campus, which has more than 2,400 enrolled students.
- Sits a short transit ride away from more than 40,000 students attending local colleges and universities.
- Will soon be the home of a reconstructed historic Erie Canal terminus, which stands to make Downtown a significant tourism destination.
- Features more than 1,500 hotel rooms within a ten-minute walk of the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.
- Attracts more than 7 million visitors annually.
+ STAFFING
NYS Department of Labor (Unemployment Office)
284 Main Street
(716) 851-2600
Remedy Staffing
Brisbane Building - 403 Main St., Suite 106
(716) 831-4800
49 West Tupper Street
(716) 842-0500
Surge Staffing
255 Delaware Ave., Suite 1A
(716) 271-0420
+ COWORK SPACE
505 Ellicott Street
(716) 222-8687
Seneca One - 29th Floor
(716) 293-2974
+ PRINTING & COPYING
40 La Riviere Drive
(716) 995-7777
Ellicott Square Building - 295 Main Street
(716) 852-0026
265 Franklin Street
(716) 427-6769
401 Franklin Street
(716) 854-2374
Minuteman Press of Downtown Buffalo
505 Main Street
(716) 855-3867
49 Court Street
(716) 847-6400
725 Main Street - Suite 175
(716) 853-3627
+ COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES
10 Lafayette Square
(716) 839-4000
17 Court Street
17 Court Street
(716) 884-7900
50 Fountain Plaza
716-200-1824
285 Delaware Avenue
(716) 834-5000
388 Pearl Street
388 Pearl Street
(716) 856-9607
598 Main Street
598 Main Street
(716) 856-8400
665 Main Street
(716) 829-1900
723 Main Street
723 Main Street
(716) 852-0733
10 Fountain Plaza
(716) 200-1824
514 Main Street
(716) 854-0060
403 Main Street
(716) 880-1917
487 Main Street
(716) 842-3165
110 Pearl Street
(716) 580-3136
535 Washington Street
(716) 633-2096
295 Main Street
(716) 854-0060
EMI Building
700 Main Street
(716) 390-3494
Guaranty Building
28 Church Street
(716) 854-0060
111 Genesee Street
(716) 939-3507
465 Main Street
(716) 631-8000
422 Main Street
(716) 855-1900
M&T Center
One Fountain Plaza
(716) 848-7977
M&T Plaza
One M&T Plaza
(716) 842-5400
446 Main Street
(716) 580-3136
350 Main Street
(716) 855-1900
237 Main Street
(716) 580-3136
617 Main Street
(716) 220-8468
478 Main Street
(716) 854-0060
300 Pearl Street
(716) 855-3700
653 Main Street
(716) 874-4880
14 Lafayette Square
(716) 622-0571
241 Main Street
(716) 580-3136
One Seneca Street
(716) 855-3700
737 Main Street
737 Main Street
(716) 854-2332
290 Main Street
(716) 854-0060
268 Main Street
(716) 844-7239
Theater Place
622 Main Street
(716) 689-3300
