DLandW Buffalo

08/21/2026

It's good to be home again!

After spending 18 months with the Sabres at the waterfront, we are back home now that a space has become available inside Savarino's Five Hundred Seneca building.

Happy to see all our friends and coworkers, and loving the fresh food served at Graze every day (with Spotted Octopus opening soon)!

08/18/2026

The people of Buffalo have waited long enough for the reactivation of the historic DL&W building on our waterfront.

The Buffalo News Editorial Board noted in a recent article that the NFTA's plan to open the DL&W Terminal's second-floor outdoor deck is making slow progress, but the fate of the 80,000-square-foot interior remains unresolved—despite Savarino DLandW Buffalo providing a funded plan for the space.

https://www.dlandwbuffalo.com/news/the-editorial-board-dlw-interior-development-is-unresolved

07/06/2026

Michē Needham of Lumsden McCormick CPA is an exemplary member of our community and a trusted advisor to the Savarino DL&W Development LLC team. We are certain she is in good company here!

https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2026/06/26/table-of-experts-women-culture-work-life-balance.html?

Buffalo Business First Publisher John Tebeau invited three women who found success in banking and financial services to discuss how their industries have evolved.

07/01/2026

We are proud to have the early support of many local and state leaders (with more on the way!). Senator April N.M. Baskin's endorsement for our vision of public glassmaking on the Buffalo, New York waterfront notes:

"This region needs projects with follow through. Buffalo Electric Glass has the leadership and the concept to deliver something genuinely rare. Investing and supporting the growth of Buffalo Electric Glass will be pivotal for the region’s local economy and its future."

Read Senator Baskin's full letter of support on our website at: https://buffaloelectricglass.com/support

06/29/2026

Buffalo Electric Glass, led by Robert Cassetti as interim director, hopes to open the world’s largest electric-powered hot-glass facility inside the historic Inner Harbor [DL&W] building near Canalside, with a goal of exposing more people to the art of glassmaking through live demonstrations, hands-on workshops and artist-led classes in glassblowing.

Cassetti, a 30-year veteran of glassblowing programs who developed a mobile glassblowing initiative, is a former senior director at the Corning Museum of Glass, and founding board president of the new nonprofit.

Read more...

The DL&W project is a public market, gathering place, and entertainment venue set on the second floor of the historic train terminal and situated at the confluence of the Buffalo River, Erie Canal, and Niagara River, immediately adjacent to Canalside and KeyBank Center. 

06/24/2026

The DL&W Terminal has waited long enough. So have the people of Buffalo.

So have the people of Buffalo.

05/22/2026

This week, WGRZ - Channel 2, Buffalo anchors wrapped up a segment on the NFTA’s ongoing efforts at the DL&W Terminal with an observation: it would be great, they suggested, to get people up on the sky deck and ask them what they want to see the second-floor of the terminal become. The idea is well-intentioned, and given the lack of amenities at the waterfront, it’s a reasonable conclusion.

But it also describes something that already happened, more thoroughly and comprehensively, several years ago in accordance with the Pre-Development Agreement between Sam Savarino's DLandW Buffalo and the NFTA.

… and here is what we said..

04/14/2026

Recent news of Senator April N.M. Baskin's proposed "White Elephant" legislation bodes well for several of Buffalo's biggest buildings, including the DL&W.

More money for Buffalo's biggest buildings...and the DLW is on the list

02/18/2026

Savarino DL&W Buffalo LLC's plan for the DL&W's second floor includes a food hall, live music (with both indoor and outdoor venues), a waterfront restaurant, a public market, social gaming, Buffalo Electric Glass, and more—all inside the train shed it obtained historic designation for on Buffalo's waterfront.

It's all lined out (including four of ten case studies completed), so you can see how it all works together.

Program of Space Located on Buffalo’s waterfront, the DL&W station will serve as a successful example of transit-oriented waterfront development reimagined for everyday modern life, guided by Savarino DL&W Development LLC and its team of consultants. The second floor of the historic train shed wil...

12/02/2025

Perhaps you've heard? A new cultural destination will anchor Savarino's redevelopment of the DL&W Terminal. Led by a team of hot-glass experts with a board of top-notch art, civic, and communication leaders, is the first tenant announced for this landmark project. More to come!

A new cultural destination for Western New York.