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The Hyatt work, which included a $13 millioj top-to-bottom remodeling of all 396 rooms plus everymeetinhg room, made its debut Thursday morning. “This provides a great foundation for ourfuture success,” said Mike Marsch, Hyatt general manager. The Hyattf renovations is the firsrt phase ofa multi-pronged private- and public-sector effory to improve convention and meetinhg services in downtown Buffalo. Next the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center will undergoa $5 milliomn facelift. Combined nearly $20 million is beingh invested in the two properties that are considered the hearof downtown’s hospitality business.
“It really is the linchpihn of Main Street,” said Jamed Sandoro, founder of the Buffalo Transportation/Pierce Arrowa Museum. The work is several years in the making and the most extensive to take place in the Hyatt sincd it openedin 1984, said Paul Snyder Sr., chairman. Snyder built and developed the hotel. Snyder said the entires price tagtopped $27 million includin buying out the hotel’s financial partnerse and re-working its fiscal package. The project received public-sector support from both the , whicgh granted $5.1 million, and the . “This is like gettinhg a brand new hotel,” said Jennifer chairperson.
“It will go a long way towards changing the image of Buffalo for meeting plannerszand visitors.”