Press release:
Mancuso Business Development Group is proud to announce that Creamy Creation LLC will be the first new business in the Masse Place redevelopment project.
An international leader in the development and production of cream-based beverages, the Creamy Creation team will be growing into over 7,000 square feet of office, laboratory and storage space. Construction will begin as soon as plans and approvals are finalized to renovate a portion of the empty industrial building for their unique operations.
Creamy Creation entered the North American market in the early '90s with a one-person sales office located in La Crosse, Wis. In 1995, the U.S. operations relocated to Batavia, NY in the heart of New York dairy country.
Partnering with Genesee County's O-AT-KA Milk Products resulted in a steady source of top quality New York milk and cream as well as a competent and dedicated workforce. Creamy Creation opened a new production facility on the grounds of O-AT-KA in 2008 and its staff has since grown to nine people. Plans are in place to add two more people in 2012.
More than 60,000 square feet of flex space for office and commercial uses in a park-like setting was created at Masse Place by the partial demolition and creative revitalization of a portion of the Batavia Industrial Center.
“These buildings that were originally built in 1907 now have new utilities and facades so that we can attract businesses and jobs for the 21st Century to Batavia,” said B. Thomas Mancuso, SIOR, the president of the Mancuso Business Development Group.
The Masse Place redevelopment effort started in 2004 as a result of the City of Batavia’s Central Corridor Redevelopment Plan. Actual demolition did not begin until the summer of 2010 and the initial phase of improvements was just completed this August.
I guess some congratulations
I guess some congratulations are in order.
This business just moved from an established building to a new building; so there is another empty space. I don't see the advantage for the City or the County.
Advantage is that they will
Advantage is that they will now be in a industrial space that is bigger and could accomodate for future growth, also they would be out of a split residential / commercial space that is now available for someone else . The new space is much better suited for the type of buisness they are doing . If things keep going as is with development , then the spaces available in the Masse project will be in high demand , so this is smart move to make now . This also opens the door for a space on Washington ave that is better suited for retail or medical offices .
Congratulations to Creamy
Congratulations to Creamy Creations and Mr. Mancuso what a positive move for our city.
I think most citizens will see it as that, there are those people that eat ,breath, and unfortunately speak nothing but negativity, Nothing will bring positivity to these people.
Again, great steps in the right direction..
this is an adjunct business
this is an adjunct business supporting the highly sucessful Oatka Milk Co-op. Batavia NY is soon be known as the dairy processing capital of the NorthEast.
Mancuso might be interested
Mancuso might be interested in tax incentives available for buildings listed on the National Historic Registry. The article mentions that the building was originally built in 1907. Being listed on the National Historic Registry would not prevent future development or improvements to the building. I don't want to bog down this post with details most probably don't care about but I will post a link to the website that can provide you with information on tax incentives for both historic buildings and non-historic buildings built before 1936 and still in use.
http://www.nps.gov/tps/tax-incentives.htm
http://www.preservationstudios.com/
The second link is for a company in Buffalo that helps property owners and municipalities get historic status with the state or federal government in addition to possible grants because of said status.