# So is HSBC leaving Buffalo, or will Buffalo government finally not eff something up? **URL:** \ **Category:** PolitiSUCK\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749 "2010-08-04T13:47:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/1 "2010-08-04T13:47:12Z")
[http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/business/Leader-HSBC-has-land-transfer-deadline](http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/business/Leader-HSBC-has-land-transfer-deadline) > BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - HSBC bank has set a deadline of Thursday for a land transfer on the Webster block, in Buffalo. > > According to Buffalo Common Council Majority Leader Rich Fontana, the executive vice president of HSBC North America told him Tuesday morning that if a deal is not struck by Thursday, “we’re out.” And what did the Common Council do today? They tabled the measure because there are too many questions. [http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/downtown/article92607.ece](http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/downtown/article92607.ece) :lol: Goodbye 4000 jobs in Buffalo. Maybe we’ll get lucky and Amherst will throw together some great offer and HSBC won’t move far. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/2 "2010-08-04T14:26:23Z")
Is this the land that was saved for BassPro for a decade? Now all of a sudden HSBC has to have it within days of Brian Higgins deadline?!? ---
**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/3 "2010-08-04T14:51:53Z")
Why the fuck would you give phenomenal water front property to a GOD DAMNED BANK??? ---------- Post added at 05:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:46 PM ---------- And didn’t we just spend millions tearing down the aud, now were going to give it to HSBC? Give em the 1.9 acres they need. Keep the rest for something worthwhile, that will also create jobs (in 2032). ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/4 "2010-08-04T15:00:08Z")
The bank isn’t leaving the region. The three options are this deal, get huge concessions and renovations from Seneca One to stay in the tower, or the deal in Crosspoint by GEICO. Corporate Real Estate is playing all 3 against each other to see who gives the sweetest deal. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/5 "2010-08-04T15:01:52Z")
:tup: if it ends up in Amherst at Crosspoint. ---
**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/6 "2010-08-04T15:04:19Z")
They will fuck it up. I seriously have lost all hope city run but a bunch of corrupt moronic frat boys. I am amazed the city was able to give CBRE the land for the building I work in. (BCBS building downtown) ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/7 "2010-08-04T15:04:22Z")
I would love it. Shorter commute, free safe parking, and no poor people everywhere when I go for lunch. I would prefer to keep the city out of my life as much as possible, especially when they get red light cameras. Pretty much half the staff lives in E. Amherst and the other half lives in the southtowns, so its quite the split decision at work. ---
**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/8 "2010-08-04T15:05:29Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > :tup: if it ends up in Amherst at Crosspoint. Crosspoint is sweet… ---
**Author:** ![klug](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/klug/32/5222_2.png) [@klug](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/klug)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/9 "2010-08-04T15:07:36Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > I would love it. Shorter commute, free safe parking, and no poor people everywhere when I go for lunch. I would prefer to keep the city out of my life as much as possible. +1 I loved working in Crosspoint Parkway ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/10 "2010-08-04T15:11:02Z")
I’m all for jobs but I feel the only reason they want the land is because they, like everyone else, see potential in it. Since it hasn’t been used it’s whoever can get in first and break ground who will make the money. Or just sell it off at a ridiculous premium, in which case it will sit as it always had mired in red tape. ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/11 "2010-08-04T15:46:49Z")
I work at crosspoint, and they have been building something new for a few months now. Also they are preparing another land parcel for something else. I have no idea why anyone would want to work in the city… ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/12 "2010-08-04T16:48:35Z")
Keep this up and Amherst will officially become the 2nd largest city in NYS…and thus one of the best cities in the country ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/13 "2010-08-04T17:29:48Z")
> [@JustinH](#): > > I work at crosspoint, and they have been building something new for a few months now. Also they are preparing another land parcel for something else. I have no idea why anyone would want to work in the city… it sucks fo rthe most part…but my office is right a the marina so its nice on lunch time to go for walks and such…thats about it ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/14 "2010-08-04T18:39:36Z")
Citi was contemplating moving out of their NYC office a few years ago. How close is the new building to the citigroup location in crosspoint? I wonder if that ever panned out? ---
**Author:** ![frost12850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/2acd7d/32.png) [@frost12850](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/frost12850)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/15 "2010-08-04T19:20:02Z")
> [@JustinH](#): > > I work at crosspoint, and they have been building something new for a few months now. Also they are preparing another land parcel for something else. I have no idea why anyone would want to work in the city… Its going to be a Bryant and Stratton… ---
**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/16 "2010-08-04T20:15:06Z")
> [@JustinH](#): > > I work at crosspoint, and they have been building something new for a few months now. Also they are preparing another land parcel for something else. I have no idea why anyone would want to work in the city… The BCBS building is awesome but I hate downtown in general the nice thing is walking distance to the waterfront. Not many jobs in my area of expertise in the Amherst Area that pay well… M&T might be on the short few. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/17 "2010-08-05T05:24:38Z")
man, we need MORE jobs in the city… ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/18 "2010-08-05T05:41:14Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > man, we need MORE jobs in the city… :tdown: Downtown Buffalo is epic fail ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/19 "2010-08-05T05:59:51Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > man, we need MORE jobs in the city… Then stop electing retards for mayor and common council. ---
**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749/20 "2010-08-05T06:15:16Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Then stop electing retards for mayor and common council. QFT 🧑‍⚖️ [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-is-hsbc-leaving-buffalo-or-will-buffalo-government-finally-not-eff-something-up/158749.md?page=2)