East Side Neighborhood Transformation Partnership

The University at Buffalo - East Side Neighborhood Transformation Partnership (UB -ESNTP) center was created in 2006 with a Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC) grant from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The UB-ESNTP's three year mission is to encourage community development initiatives in the Martin Luther King Jr. and Fruit Belt neighborhoods located on the East Side of Buffalo, NY. The UB-ESNTP represents a significant partnership between the University and two of the most disadvantaged communities in Buffalo's inner-city. This partnership has a specific emphasis on promoting community development initiatives in the areas of: housing, economic development, and education. In addition, the UB-ESNTP advocates for sustained, campus-wide engagement in Buffalo's African American community.

East Side News and Business Concepts

UB Planners Win International Award for East Side Development Work

New Mecca Business Complex is a proposed business incubator operation that will offer small companies affordable retail space and office space for their business operation. Our mission is to provide businesses with a professional, attractive, and supportive environment in which to grow and develop small businesses. The New Mecca Business Complex will provide for its tenants; furnished office space, receptionist services, conference room access, seminar room access, adjustable retail units, and a comfortable coffee area. For additional information on this upcoming project, please contact Hasson Dixon at 716-603-0519. 

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