A large-scale construction project quietly advancing on Camp Road in Hamburg is set to become one of the most significant institutional builds in Western New York this decade. FeedMore WNY's new regional headquarters — a 197,700-square-foot facility on 74 acres — is under active construction and on pace to open in fall 2026, according to Empire State Development. The total project cost is not to exceed $107 million, with Uniland Development Company serving as general contractor.

What's Being Built

The campus at 4832 Camp Road, Hamburg will consolidate FeedMore WNY's fragmented operations into a single unified site. The facility includes a 76,735-square-foot warehouse, a 46,950-square-foot commissary capable of producing 20,000 meals per day, dedicated clean rooms for repacking donated food, hydroponic growing spaces, and expanded classroom and training areas for the organization's RISE workforce development program. FeedMore WNY's capital campaign page describes the scope in detail.

The site was selected for being at the approximate geographic center of FeedMore's four-county service area — covering Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua counties. Construction is being led by a team that includes Uniland Development Company as general contractor, Buffalo Construction Consultants as owner's representative, and Trautman Associates as architect. More than 25 companies and 250 workers from various trades across Western New York are employed on the project, according to FeedMore WNY's July 2025 topping-out announcement.

Key Project Milestones

• October 2024: Empire State Development announces construction start
• February 2025: First steel beams installed on the commissary structure, with the project tracking on schedule through winter
• July 30, 2025: Topping-out ceremony marks final beam installation on the primary facility
• November 2025: Project reported at approximately 45% completion, per Buffalo Business First
• Fall 2026: Targeted opening, per ESD and project partners

Funding Breakdown

The $107 million project draws from multiple public and private sources. Empire State Development is administering $24 million from the State's Special Capital Appropriation fund. The New York Power Authority contributed a $5 million award. As of early 2025, approximately $84.3 million of the $110 million total campaign target had been raised, with fundraising ongoing to close a remaining gap and avoid additional debt, according to WKBW's July 2025 site report.

Why This Matters to Construction Professionals

This is a complex institutional build combining food-grade manufacturing and cold storage, commercial kitchen infrastructure, agricultural growing systems, and workforce training spaces — all on a greenfield site. The project demands coordination across multiple specialty subcontractors simultaneously: cold storage mechanical systems, HVAC for commissary and clean rooms, civil and utility work across 74 acres, structural steel erection at large scale, and finishes suitable for food processing environments. Construction documents specify more than 13 miles of roof and wall secondary members equating to over 70,000 lineal feet, and more than 200,000 nuts, bolts, and fasteners, per FeedMore's February 2025 project update.

For general contractors and specialty trades in the Buffalo area, the project has been a significant source of employment since late 2024. Uniland is using Procore for project management, reflecting the operational scale and real-time coordination requirements typical of projects this size.

Implications for Owners, Developers, and Contractors

The FeedMore campus is a model for how large nonprofit institutions can successfully assemble complex public-private financing packages — combining state capital appropriations, authority funding, philanthropic capital, and community campaigns — to deliver projects that would otherwise stall on funding constraints. For developers and institutional owners watching this project, it demonstrates that mission-driven organizations can execute at commercial scale when financing structures are properly assembled before construction begins.

For subcontractors, the project also illustrates the employment duration possible on a single large site: with 250 workers across 25 companies, and construction spanning from late 2024 through fall 2026, tradespeople have had sustained work through multiple seasons — a meaningful difference from the shorter-cycle residential and light commercial work that typically defines the regional market.

What to Watch Next

The project is nearing its final construction phases. Interior fit-out of the commissary, warehouse systems, and RISE training spaces will be the focus through 2026. FeedMore WNY continues fundraising to close the remaining campaign gap before opening. Once operational, the campus is projected to nearly double FeedMore's current warehouse space and triple commercial kitchen capacity — enabling the organization to scale meal production from 5,000–6,000 to up to 20,000 meals per day.

Bottom Line

The FeedMore WNY Hamburg campus is one of the largest active institutional construction projects in Western New York, combining food logistics, manufacturing, and workforce development infrastructure at a scale rarely seen in the nonprofit sector. With a proven team on site and milestone completions on schedule, fall 2026 remains a credible opening target. For the regional construction industry, it represents sustained large-project employment and a demonstration of what is possible when complex public-private financing is executed well.

Sources:
Empire State Development – Construction Start Press Release (Oct. 2024)
Uniland Development – FeedMore Construction Updates
FeedMore WNY – Capital Campaign Page
FeedMore WNY – Topping-Out Ceremony (July 2025)
WKBW – Construction Site Report (July 2025)
Buffalo Business First – 45% Completion (Nov. 2025)