Dunkirk Downtown Revitalization Initiative

Congratulations to the City of Dunkirk for their $10 million New York State Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) grant award. The DRI funding will advance a number of public and private investments to improve Dunkirk’s downtown and enable it to take full advantage of its waterfront potential. Downtown Revitalization Initiative projects will create a robust environment for rehabilitation of historic downtown buildings designed to develop significant new infill mixed-income residential opportunities that are inclusive while embracing our strong heritage and ethnic diversity. Reactivation of Central Avenue storefronts with new businesses and services and upper floor downtown residential activity will power the transformation inspired through adaptive reuse projects. Improvements to the Dunkirk Harbor to bolster Lake Erie spawned sport fishing and boating, new recreation experiences for tourism growth, and extended Dunkirk stays will power the potent conduit from the waterfront to Central Avenue extending to Fredonia. With DRI funding, Downtown Dunkirk will be more attractive, livable, walkable, vibrant, and memorable while catalyzing additional private investment and development interest.

Great work by Mayor Wilifred Rosas and the City of Dunkirk Department of Planning and Development  and all those who helped make this happen! Our economic development team at the CCIDA, CCPEG and CCPD which offered other technical and monetary assistance leading up to and during the DRI application process.

CCPEG was proud to partner with the City to produce this video, which was used during the City's presentation to the Regional Economic Development Council. Each individual project mentioned still needs to be selected and approved to be part of the City’s DRI Strategic Investment Plan, which will be developed by a local planning committee this year. 

Click here to view the video.