Canal Side hotel site may be on move - Business First of Buffalo:

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The hotel concept, while still preliminary, may be a highlighft of a slightly tweaked development plan forthe $315 million Canall Side project, pegged for the lower Main Streety area, just south of the New York State Thruway. Canal Side was unveiled in Decemberby , the local arm of , which is charged with overseeing projects alongv Buffalo’s waterfront. Canal Side’s final developmenrt plans will be shown to the public in July as part of a series of mandated public hearings connected to environmental reviews ofthe project. The environmenta reviews are due to be completeethis fall.
Moving the hotel, rumorede to be one from the Marriotrcorporate family, is perhaps the biggest adjustment in the Canal Side developmentg plan. Originally, proposed renovating the eight-story Donovan Building into a multi-uss complex anchored by a hotel. Sources now indicate the Donovan Building may be primarily used for Clasw A office space and apartments or A hotel is considered a crucial element inCanall Side’s overall development plan.
The Webster block is currently used as a surface parking lot for downtown workers durinb the day and for patronw attending events at HSBC Arena on nights and The block is located between HSBC Atrium and thearenqa and, at one time, was consideredx the site of a proposed 14-storyu Adelphia Tower. Matt Davison, spokesmann for Erie Canal HarborDevelopment Corp., said while the Canal Side plan is beint revised, the agency’s primary focus remains on finishing the demolitionb of Memorial Auditorium and preparing for construction of a 150,000-square-foott Bass Pro store to anchor the downtownb development project.