Brandye Merriweather

Brandye Merriweather is Vice President of Downtown Development for the Buffalo Urban Development Corporation (BUDC). Brandye is responsible for the Buffalo Building Reuse Project, which furthers the development of downtown Buffalo through the adaptive reuse of vacant and underutilized buildings, residential development and development of tools and incentives that assist downtown projects. Most recently, Brandye has begun the implementation of Buffalo’s Race For Place initiative which focuses on talent attraction through placemaking, vibrant streetscapes and integration of smart cities technology. In addition, Brandye works closely with the City of Buffalo on securing funding, project coordination and improvements to infrastructure in downtown as well as Buffalo’s waterfront.