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The Kensington Towers, located just off of N. Fillmore are being razed as a prelude to the construction of the Heritag eHeights project, a continuing-care retirementr community that will target low-to-moderate inner-city residents. Heritage Heights is beingh jointly developedby , and Centerstone The Kensington Towers have been vacant since the 1970s and were abandonefd a decade later. The six towers, each sevehn stories tall, are considerexd an eyesore. “These ugly towers have been standingf vacant for30 years,” said Assemblywoman Crystal D-Buffalo.
Peoples lobbied her Assembly constituents, includint Speaker Sheldon Silver, for the $5 million needed to demolish the It took Peoples two years to securethe “Some things get done by being persistent,” she Silver, who attended Tuesday’s called the demolition “an important step in the righg direction.” “We can’t give up on our he said. Heritage Heightss will includea 192-unit senior apartment building, a 156-unit assisted living apartment building and a 320-bed skilled nursingt facility. It will take at least one year to complete the demolitiohn including removing asbestos forthe towers. The buildingxs are due to openby 2011.
“Thr towers were a symbol of the urban decline in the City of Buffalo for the past30 years,” said Mayor Byronj Brown. “Heritage Heights is symbol of the continuingf progress and growth in the Cityof Buffalo. This will literallu transform this sectionof
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