[CPEO-BIF] Remington-Rand Building, North Tonawanda, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

NORTH TONAWANDA: Rand developer offers update on renovations to 
canalside factory

By Neale Gulley
The Tonawanda News (NY)
September 18, 2009

Manhattan-based developer Tony Kissling wants people in North Tonawanda 
to know change is coming.

At best, many who are tied to the conversion of Sweeney Street's former 
Remington-Rand factory building into 81 live/work apartment units hope 
that change means bringing business and cash-carrying outsiders into 
this cottage community.

For his part, Kissling is not hoping, but guaranteeing it will at least 
mean a long-dormant building is turned into something new.
"We've been going on for six years now and it's hard but we're able to 
get going on this thing," he said. "We've got the mortgage commitment 
and everything."

Cleanup of the site began in May, a groundbreaking ceremony was attended 
by local, state and national officials from the area, seemingly all of 
whom helped secure some kind of funding or tax credit for the project.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.tonawanda-news.com/local/local_story_261000930.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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