The project was delayed for several years due to, amongst many things, a 2015 moratorium on the sale of property owned by the city of Buffalo.

Reverend Michael Chapman speaks with The Business Journals’ Jacob Tierney about the progress Buffalo’s Black Billion has made and his plans for its future. Please here to read the article.

The plot of land will accommodate the nonprofit’s vision of a mixed-used community  space that will include an outdoor market place, an indoor retail space, a community garden and low-income housing.

The Fruit Belt, named after the fruit trees that lined the yards of its first settlers is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city. Due to its proximity to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, the Fruit Belt neighborhood sits on some of the most coveted real estate in the surrounding Buffalo area.

The purchase of the plot of land is part of Buffalo’s Black Billion’s mission of reviving the Fruit Belt neighborhood and ensuring food security in the area and the surrounding communities of Buffalo’s East Side.

WKBW’s Ryan Arbogast spoke with the President of the Baptist Minister’s Conference of Buffalo, Reverend Tim Brown, regarding the purchase of the land and the upcoming construction. Please click here for full article.