BUFFALO NEXT: DEVELOPMENT

For almost a decade, Batavia officials have had high hopes for the Ellicott Station project, viewing it as an important step to revitalizing downtown by adding a brewery and dozens of apartments.

It hasn't turned out that way. Instead, construction ground to a halt nearly two years ago, leaving an exposed shell that is more eyesore than asset. The $25 million project is in limbo, mired in a legal dispute over the type of housing it will off er after initial plans for luxury apartments evolved into more affordable options mandated by the agencies helping to fund the project.

Even so, its developer, Samuel Savarino, with reworked financing in place, has resumed construction on the five-story building in downtown Batavia, near the intersection of state Routes 5 an

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