The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens expansion involves the renovation of approximately 14,500 sq. ft. of existing interior space in the grow range building, and the new construction of an approximately 16,500 sq. ft. building addition that will house event spaces, classrooms, an expanded retail gift shop and reception area, and accessibility amenities and improvements (the “Expansion” or “Project”). The Expansion will connect the rear of the famed glass conservatory to the grow range building on an existing access lane and grass lawn, but otherwise will not affect the historic Lord & Burnham conservatory building or vista. The current spaces within the historic conservatory that are used for admissions, retail, and events will be converted to exhibition spaces for the living museum. A 52-space parking lot is planned to support these new amenities. In addition, a new 6"DIP waterline for domestic water and a new 8" DIP waterline for fire water are planned, both to be connected through a backflow preventer and meter to the existing 12" City of Buffalo waterline on South Park. A more fulsome description of the Project is included in Attachment C.
Images and Documents:
- SEQRA Environmental Impact Negative Declaration ("Neg Dec")
- National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA)
- A public information meeting was conducted the evening of 10/23/24 and the comment form closed 10/30/24.
- Wireframe renderings (11/9/24)
- NYSOPRHP Letter of No Adverse Effect
- Renderings from 9/27/24 (images from Attachment C below)
- Lead Agency Request: (9/27/24): Letter sent to potentially interested and involved agencies
- SEQRA Environmental Impact Negative Declaration ("Neg Dec")