A developer is seeking tax breaks for a 270-unit apartment complex planned for Wehrle Drive in Amherst. Young Development is the project's client.
A developer is seeking tax breaks, as The Buffalo News reported. Young Development is the project's client. Uptown Apartments is a planned 270-unit housing complex on a 24.9-acre site at 2190-2200 Wehrle Drive, according to a June 2026 engineering report filed with the Town of Amherst.
Tax Relief Request
A developer is seeking tax breaks for the project.
Town officials approved zoning variances for the project.
Housing Plans
The project is planned as a 270-unit apartment complex.
The unit mix includes 80 one-bedroom apartments, 162 two-bedroom units and 28 three-bedroom apartments. Amenities planned for the site include a clubhouse, pool, dog park, pickleball courts and cornhole courts.
Project Phasing
Uptown Apartments is planned to be built in two phases, according to the town engineering report.
The June 2026 town engineering report states that the project will consist of 270 apartment units in 26 10-unit buildings and two 5-unit buildings, with phase one including 140 units.
The town's engineering report also discusses stormwater management at the site.
Part of a Broader Regional Pattern
AIDA board materials list North Forest Workforce Housing as a 2025 lease transaction with a $42 million investment currently underway, and The Greens Workforce Apts as another 2025 closing valued at $38,806,270, both according to the Amherst Industrial Development Agency. The agency also reported that 44 active projects produced a combined 2,094 new and retained jobs in 2025.
AIDA's performance report lists Iskalo Spring Street LLC at $2,481,868.
A statewide survey from the New York State Economic Development Council, as reported by New York Focus, found that IDAs across the state granted subsidies to 425 projects with a housing element between 2018 and 2022, covering 39,625 housing units, of which 10,080 were labeled affordable.
